SEREMBAN (Malaysia) – Iran vented all of their frustrations by dealing Samoa a 78-45 beatdown to barge into the win column of the FIBA U16 Women’s Asia Cup 2025-Division B, Sunday at the Karisma Arena.<\/p>\n
That 67-70 collapse to India still fresh in their minds, the young Team Melli roared to a 20-9 start before breaking away in the second chapter, never to let up as they indeed learned from Saturday’s lessons.<\/p>\n
It could be recalled that the West Asian side coughed up a 61-50 fourth-quarter lead to their counterparts from South Asia, with Mahek Sharma making the game-winning three-point play entering the final minute.<\/p>\n
And that’s precisely why the charges of Coach Serveh Zarghamyan showed a concerted effort to double down on defense, especially in the final period even though they were already leading by 20-plus points.<\/p>\n
The Iranians have improved to 1-1 in Group A following the win and will look to end the Group Phase with back-to-back victories when they take on Uzbekistan on Monday, September 15, at 14:00 local time.<\/p>\n
Four players finished in double figures in the win, led by Elina Kazemevini with 13 points. Asma Shadrouh and Elena Ahmadian produced 12 points apiece, with the latter adding 4 rebounds and 6 assists plus a steal.<\/p>\n
Sara Mokhtari notched a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds as 11 of the 12 players scored at least 2 points in the triumph thanks to the 24 assists they finished with – 14 more than what their foes had.<\/p>\n
Jalyn Newton-Taito had 10 points to lead Samoa, who fell to 0-2.<\/p>\n
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