PETALING JAYA: Malaysia are well poised for their best finish in 22 years after beating Uzbekistan 80-75 in a second round group match of the 26th Fiba Asian Championship basketball tournament at Wuhan, China yesterday.
Malaysia finished ninth back in 1989 and last recorded a victory in the tournament back in 1995 – a 22-match winless streak. This time they went into the tournament with the sole target of winning a match.
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