Bahrain vs. Iran - 2013 FIBA Asia Championship
Second RoundAugust 6, 2013
12:45 a.m. ET / 12:45 p.m. PST
Official Live Stream: LiveBasketball.tv, Live Stats
DEPLETED & DEFEATED: Giles-less Bahrain find Iran too hot to handle
source: manila2013.fibaasia.netOne’s heart certainly went to Bahrain coach Sasa Nikitovic when he searched for words to describe his feelings at the end of the 56-75 defeat to Iran in the Group F Second Round game against Iran on Tuesday.
Firstly, the team due to the compulsions of scheduling was playing a game in less than 12 hours of their previous one – which they had lost 51-96 to Korea on Monday night. Secondly, Nikitovic had to contend with the absence of his naturalized center CJ Giles, who was flew back to Bahrain in the morning following an ACL injury.
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FINAL SCORE
Bahrain 56 - 75 IranBahrain vs. Iran Video Highlights
Bahrain Lineup
- 4 Mohamed Ebrahim
- 5 Hussain Al-Tawash
- 6 Mohamed Kawaid
- 7 Bader Malabes
- 8 Ahmed Ismaeel
- 9 Ali Abdulredha
- 10 Yunes Kawaid
- 11 Subah Azzam
- 12 Chester Giles
- 13 Abdul-Rahman Mubarak
- 14 Ahmed Akbar
- 15 Ahmed Aman
Iran Lineup
- 4 Mohammad Jamshidi (F)
- 5 Aren Davoudi (G)
- 6 Javad Davari (G)
- 7 Mehdi Kamrany (G)
- 8 Saman Veisi (G)
- 9 Oshin Sahakian (F)
- 10 Hamed Afagh (G)
- 11 Hamed Sohrabnejad (F)
- 12 Asghar Kardoust (C)
- 13 Rouzbeh Arghavan (C)
- 14 Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (F)
- 15 Hamed Haddadi (C)
