ISTANBUL (AP)?Iran earned its first victory ever at basketball?s world
championship, blowing most of a 24-point lead before holding on to beat Tunisia
71-58 on Monday.
Hamed Haddadi(notes) of the Memphis Grizzlies had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the
Iranians (1-2), whose lead was down to three in the final minutes before they
pulled away again.
Playing in the event for the first time, Iran lost to Brazil and Croatia in
its opening two games before easily beating Tunisia, now the lone winless team
in Group B at 0-3.
Iran played in the Olympic basketball tournament in 2008 for the first time
in more than 60 years after winning the Asian championship the year before. The
Iranians defended the Asian title last year to earn their spot in the worlds
field.
They appeared headed for an easy victory after Haddadi scored the first five
points of the second half, and the lead grew to 24 later in the period, before
Tunisia?s rally fell short.
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