The Indian men’s basketball team put up a brilliant fight but lost 91-84 to Jordan in overtime in its FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Group C opener at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.
World No. 76 India went toe-to-toe with 35th-ranked Jordan in an end-to-end contest as the two teams finished regulation time tied at 80-80. The valiant effort, however, fell short in added time.
Arvind Muthu Krishnan led India’s scoring with 14 points and was well supported by Pranav Prince and Harsh Dagar (12 each), Pratyanshu Tomar (11) and captain Muin Bek Hafeez (10).
Jordan’s Dar Tucker top-scored in the match with 30 points ahead of his teammate Hashem Abbaas, who scored 24.
Jordan, semi-finalists at the last edition of the FIBA Asia Cup in 2022, led 18-14 after the opening quarter. However, India stormed back early in the second with eight unanswered points to take control. The sides were level 38-38 at half-time.