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Yang Hansen Leads China to Stunning Lebanon Upset, Shakes up WC Qualifiers Group F

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It was a starry night in the Orient as three of Asia’s top stars came out to play and close out Window 4 of the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers on Monday. None shone brighter than Yang Hansen. The 7-foot-1 big man who plays for Portland nailed the go-ahead basket with 2.2 seconds left […] The post Yang Hansen leads China to stunning Lebanon upset, shakes up WC Qualifiers Group F appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.
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In the second game, within the fourth window of the qualified Asian and Oceania World Cup, Lebanon's elected coach, Ahmed Fran, lost to China with a result of 89-87, in a confrontation in the Chinese city of Chuji. The match began with a clear advantage for China, which ended the first quarter with an advanced 23-14, before Lebanon's performance improved significantly in the second quarter, with 28 points...the post-lethal seconds... Lebanon fal…

[Cable News] In the Asian Qualifiers Group F of the Men's Basketball World Cup, China narrowly defeated Lebanon by two points at home. Hansen Yang, who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA, scored 19 points.

The Lebanese men's national basketball team suffered its second defeat in the Asian qualifiers for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Qatar, narrowly losing to China 87-89 on the latter's home court. This was the second game of the fourth window in Group F. Lebanon, coached by Ahmad Farran, now has a record of 6 wins and 2 losses. [Read more]

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Tiebreaker Times broke the news on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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