JORDAN beat New Zealand, 86-80, at home in Amman on Sunday to book the last ticket in Group E to the Fiba Basketball World Cup.
Dar Tucker had 25 points, 14 rebounds, and eight assists, while Mousa Alawadi had 21 points for Jordan, which finished the qualifiers with a 7-5 card.
With China already qualified as host country, Jordan took the third World Cup ticket for Group E as Lebanon's 84-72 loss to Korea relegated it to fourth place with a 6-6 card.
To reach the World Cup, Jordan's giant-killers had to beat China and Lebanon in its final two matches.
Jordan’s win completed the cast for Asia in the World Cup that also saw New Zealand, Korea, Australia, Iran, Japan, and the Philippines moving on to the year’s biggest basketball tournament in the world.
The Philippines beat Kazakhstan, 93-75, to make it to the World Cup as the best fourth placer in the Asian qualifiers.
Corey Webster had 18 points and seven assists, while Shea Ili had 16 points and eight rebounds in practically a no-bearing game for the Tall Blacks.
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