China claim FIBA U18 Asian Championship bronze

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- China crushed Lebanon 85-68 in the third-place match at the FIBA U18 Asian Championship here on Sunday.

China, who had lost the semifinal to South Korea 89-85 on Friday, were led by Liu Lijia who notched 22 points. Yang Hansen contributed a double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds.

China trailed by 20-25 after a poor defensive performance in the first quarter, but scored 12 u