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Iran’s Petrochimi Bandar Imam comes 4th at FIBA Asia Champions Cup

Sunday, 01 October 2017 8:05 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 01 October 2017 8:15 AM ]

The picture shows a view of the third-place match of the 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup between Iranian professional basketball club Petrochimi Bandar Imam (players in white) and Basketball Club Astana at the Chenzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Chenzhou, south central China, on September 30, 2017.

Iranian professional basketball club Petrochimi Bandar Imam has missed out on a bronze medal at the 2017 Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball (FIBA) Asia Champions Cup, and had to be satisfied with the fourth spot.

On Saturday, the Iranian outfit was looking for revenge on Basketball Club Astana of Kazakhstan, which had handed it its only loss in the group stage, but the Central Asian side demonstrated steadier performance.

Pertochimi suffered a narrow 78-81 defeat from the Kazakh team at the end of the third-place match staged at the Chenzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in the south central Chinese city of Chenzhou.

Anthony Clemmons led BC Astana in scoring. He tossed in 22 points and 5 assists, while American swingman Justin Carter scored 19 points. Veteran Kazakhstan national team guard Rustam Yargaliev also did well with 11 points.

The picture shows a view of the third-place match of the 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup between Iranian professional basketball club Petrochimi Bandar Imam (player in white) and Basketball Club Astana at the Chenzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Chenzhou, south central China, on September 30, 2017.

Behnam Yakhchali also netted 18 points and was named Petrocimi’s top scorer. Meisam Mirzaei and Arsalan Kazemi recorded 28 and 21 points on board respectively.

Moreover, Al Riyadi of Lebanon faced China’s Kashgar in the final match, and sealed an 88-59 win to claim the title.

The 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup started in Chenzhou, China, on September 22 and concluded on September 30.

The FIBA Asia Champions Cup, previously known as the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Champions Cup until 2002, is the Asian club championship for professional basketball. It is organized by FIBA Asia, and takes place once a year.

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