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ASIA CUP MEN: Only China, which 20 years ago was the last team to lift three Asia Cups in succession, now stands in Australia's way of completing a clean sweep threepeat, after William "Davo" Hickey led the Boomers to a 92-48 semi final rout of Iran overnight in Jeddah.

China ultimately outlasted New Zealand in the other semi final 98-84 after producing a match-winning 30-18 final period, the Tall Blacks now playing for Bronze after a memorable tournament which included turning back a 21-point deficit in the quarter-finals before advancing past Lebanon 90-86.

Iran started full of pluck but once Jack McVeigh (17 points at 50 per cent in 20 minutes) struck a 3-pointer to tie the game at 15-15, it was all Australia the rest of the way.

The last play of the quarter was indicative of what was to follow, Xavier Cooks racing the ball forward for a driving shot attempt which Jack White (11 points at 80 per cent in 19 minutes) collected, throwing down a thundering dunk for a 27-20 buffer.

Owen Foxwell marshalled the Boomers with such aplomb, Hickey needed to offer something special and he did just that. In 15 minutes, he had 14 points at 56 per cent, six rebounds and six assists.

The two sweet dishes that stood out were the ones he whipped to Harry Wessels (16 points at 60 per cent) and White to close the first half on a pair of mammoth dunks and a 51-29 buffer.

The Boomers' defence was slick and organised, containing the Iranians to nine and eight point second and third periods respectively, firmly closing the door on any type of comeback.

Coach Adam Caporn had the luxury of clearing his bench for bigger minutes as every player again scored, the march continuing into the Final.

GROUP A: Australia Boomers 97 (McVeigh 20, Galloway 12, Hickey 11, Cooks 10; White, Magnay 8 rebs; Foxwell 3 assts) d Korea 61 (J Lee 20, H Lee 11, S Lee 9; H Lee 9 rebs; Yang 3 assts); Lebanon 84 d Qatar 80; Korea 97 d Qatar 83, Australia Boomers 93 (Galloway, Smith 18, McVeigh 11; White 10 rebs; Hickey 9 assts) d Lebanon 80 (Khayat 22, Mansour 12, Haidar, Zeinoun 11; Khayat, Mansour 6 rebs; Mansour 5 assts); Australia Boomers 110 (Galloway 24, Smith, Hickey 15, Magnay 11, McVeigh 10; Wessels, Cooks 6 rebs; Hickey 8 assts) d Qatar 82 (Goodwin 24, Harris 15, Dieng14, Bedri, Hadzibegovic 13; Goodwin 7 rebs; Goodwin 5 assts ); Korea 97 d Lebanon 86. Final: 1 Australia Boomers 3-0, 2 Korea 2-1, 3 Lebanon, 4 Qatar 0-3.

GROUP B: Japan 99 d Syria 68, Iran 77 d Guam 52; Iran 78 d Japan 70; Guam 82 d Syria 73; Iran 82 d Syria 43, Japan 102 d Guam 63. Final: 1 Iran 3-0, 2 Japan 2-1, 3 Guam 1-2, 4 Syria 0-3.

GROUP C: Jordan 91 d India 84, China 93 d Saudi Arabia 88; China 100 d India 69, Saudi Arabia 77 d Jordan 73; China 90 d Jordan 68, Saudi Arabia 84 d India 59. Final: 1 China 3-0, 2 Saudi Arabia 2-1, Jordan 1-2, 4 India 0-3.

GROUP D: New Zealand Tall Blacks 100 (Britt 21, King 18, Smith-Milner 13, Davison 12; Davison 8 rebs; Britt 6 assts) d Iraq 78, Chinese Taipei 95 d Philippines 87; Chinese Taipei 87 d Iraq 60, New Zealand Tall Blacks 94 (Ngatai 22, Britt 19, Cameron 12, King 11; Gold 11 rebs; Britt 8 assts) d Philippines 86; Philippines 66 d Iraq 57; New Zealand Tall Blacks 118 (Cameron 28, King 22, Gold, Britt 14; Cameron, Davison 9 rebs; Cameron 8 assts) d Chinese Taipei 78. Final: 1 New Zealand Tall Blacks 3-0, 2 Chinese Taipei 2-1, 3 Philippines 1-2, 4 Iraq 0-3.

QUALIFICATION TO QUARTER-FINALS: Chinese Taipei 78 d Jordan 64, Philippines 95 d Saudi Arabia 88, Korea 99 d Guam 66, Lebanon 97 d Japan 73.

QUARTER FINALS: Australia Boomers 84 (Galloway, Foxwell 15, McVeigh 12, Magnay, Cooks 10; White 8 rebs; Hickey 4 asst) d Philippines 60 (Quiambaio 17, Ramos 15, Brownlee 10; Edu 8 rebs; Brownlee 4 assts). Iran 78 d Chinese Taipei 75. China 79 d Korea 71, New Zealand Tall Blacks 90 (King 23, Darling 18, Smith-Milner 13, Cameron 12; Darling 9 rebs; Davison 5 assts) d Lebanon 86.

SEMI FINALS: China 98 (Zhao 24, Wang 14, M.Hu 13, J.Hu, Liao 12; J.Hu 8 rebs; Zhao 6 assts) d New Zealand Tall Blacks 84 (Britt 21, King 19, Cameron, Smith-Milner 11; Cameron 5 rebs; Britt 6 assts); Australia Boomers 92 (McVeigh 17, Wessels 16, Hickey 14, White 11; Hickey 6 rebs; Hickey 6 assts) d Iran 48 (Vahedi 11, Sheikhi 8, Monji 6; Zangeneh 4 rebs; Kazemi, Sheikhi 3 assts).

For Gold: Australia Boomers v China

For Bronze: New Zealand Tall Blacks v Iran

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