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Korea defeated Japan at the Under 18 Asian Basketball Championships and ascended to the top for the first time in 22 years.
Ace Lee Joo-young flew.
Correspondent Lee Jeong-chan.
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Our players, who reached the finals after a bloody battle, were dragged to Japan in the early stages when their stamina ran out.
At one point in the second quarter, it was pushed by 10 points, but it caught up with Lee Joo-young's performance.
Lee Joo-young drove 8 points alone for two minutes and turned the tide at once, and then exploded a three-point shot at every turn with a brilliant double clutch, driving the match to a close match.
And 26 seconds before the end of a tight match 73 to 73, Lee Hae-sol drew the finish line with a quick attack, followed by Joo-young Lee breaking through the bottom of the goal 6 seconds before the end, putting the key to the championship.
Korea's under-18 national team reached the top of Asia for the first time in 22 years, and Lee Joo-young, who scored the most points for both teams, took the MVP and top scorer titles.
It was a splendid achievement that overcame the inferiority of height with organizational power.
In the quarterfinals, the home team, Iran, who has an average height of 2m, took a comeback victory by one point, followed by a whopping 19 points behind China in the semi-finals, demonstrating their tenacity to overturn the game.
In addition to MVP Lee Joo-young, the second generation of basketball players such as Kang Seong-wook, son of former coach Kang Dong-hee, and Lee Chae-hyung, son of national team coach Lee Hoon-jae, performed brilliantly, illuminating the future of Korean basketball.
(Video editing: Woo-Jeong Woo)