Amir Amini had 20 points, 6 assists and four steals and M. Akbaribisheh had 16 points and four steals as Iran University Select beat Taiwan University Select 78-71 in the championship game of the 2008 Asian University Men's Basketball Championship (AUB) on Oct. 16.
Taiwan finished as runner-up for the second time. It lost to Korea two years ago in the inaugural AUB.
Korea's Hanyang University edged Notre Dame University of Lebanon 74-72 in the bronze medal game.
The home boys failed to cut down on their turnovers once again after squandering a 23-point lead in a upset loss to Iranians in the preliminary round. Taiwan committed 22 turnovers in the final game as Iran pulled off a 15-4 run in the final three minutes for the victory.
Wu Tai-hao had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Lin Ching-pang had 11 points and 8 boards.
When Taiwan meets Korea on the basketball court, you expect something interesting to happen, which was the case in the cross-over semifinal. The game was stopped three times because of confrontation, protests and near-brawls. It ended with six disqualifications -- four for Taiwan and two for Korea -- and 59 foul calls.
Taiwan beat Hanyang Univ. 88-80 thanks to Chen Shun-hsiang's 34 points and the 26 for 30 free-throw shooting as a team. Wu Tai-hao, who had a techincal and fouled out of the game, had 14 points, 7 rebounds and three blocks.
Guangdong University of Technology, which produced current New Jersey Nets forward Yi Jianlian, and City University of Hong Kong failed to make the semifinals.
Lin Ching-pang.
Wu Tai-hao scored over Iranian players.
Wu Tai-hao dunked on a Guangdong University of Technology defender.
Chen Shun-shiang scored 34 in the championship game.
Chaotic scene in the Taiwan-Korea game.
(Photo source: UDN.com, AUB official web site)