FIBA Asia Championship 2015 Scores & Standings: China, Iran, Palestine Remain Unbeaten [Highlights]

By Maria Quinto First Posted: Sep 25, 2015 10:02 PM EDT

China, Iran and Palestine advanced to the second round of competition with unblemished records after beating their respective opponents on Friday in Changsha, China.

Host China leaned on another strong performance in the second half to run away with an 84-67 victory against Jordan at CSWC Dayun gymnasium.

Jordan was within striking distance at the half as they were just down by five points, but China pulled away in the third and final period to score their third victory in as many games.

Yi Jianlian was unstoppable on Friday as he finished with 26 points on 12-for-20 shooting to go along with 14 rebounds. Guo Ailun added 15 points on top of seven assists and four rebounds, while Zhou Qi finished with 10 points and three rebounds for China.

Meanwhile, Iran proved once again why they are the tournament favorite as they cruised to a 122-42 victory against hapless Malaysia in their final Group A assignment.

Reigning FIBA Asia Most Valuable Player Hamed Hadadi did not play for Iran, but his absence was not felt by the defending champions as they quickly blew the game wide open right from the opening period.

Mohammad Hassanzadeh Saberi was simply too much for the Malaysian aside as he finished with 28 points on 11-for-16 shooting to go along with 18 rebounds, while fellow big man Asghar Kardoust racked up 24 markers and 10 boards for Iran. Iran shot 59 percent from the field and limited Malaysia to just 26.1 percent shooting.

Palestine also kept their record perfect as they held on to an 85-79 win over Hong Kong in the final Group B game.

Hong Kong outscored Palestine by 13 points in the fourth period, but it was not enough to overcome the big lead built by the latter in the first half. Palestine quickly took a 30-18 lead after the first 10 minutes and increased their lead to 16 points at the half.

Sani Sakanini had a huge night with 19 points and 16 rebounds on top of eight assists, Imad Qahwash finished with 24 points and six rebounds, while Jamal Abu Shamala added 22 points and seven boards.

Complete 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Day 3 Results