<p>India, who held a one-point lead over Lebanon with two minutes left for the final buzzer before losing 68-71 last evening, were again pipped at the end by Malaysia, according to information received here.<br /><br />India, with American Kenny Natt as head coach, will now play table toppers Korea, who have won both their matches, tomorrow to complete their engagements in the four-team group.<br /><br />India, who trailed 26-42 at half time, were well served against Malaysia in the points tally by Jagdeep Singh, who top-scored with 25. Amjyot Singh and Hareesh Koroth also contributed to the final tally with 13 and 11 points respectively.<br /><br />Yesterday, India were on the verge of toppling one of the continent's top teams, Lebanon, before a heroic performance by top player Jean Abd El Nour stopped them as Lebanon survived to win by three points.<br /><br />El Nour scored eight of his game-high 24 points in the dying minutes to defeat the fighting Indian outfit.<br /><br />The West Asians initially led by 15 points and then held a 13-point lead at half time, before India fought back in the third quarter with a 32-14 run to take a stunning 64-57 lead.<br /><br />El Nour took it upon himself to lead his team's challenge and brought Lebanon on par. He brought out a foul and converted both free-throws to clinch the issue for his team.<br />Hareesh Koroth scored 20 points for India while Talwinderjit Singh added 18 to the scoreline.</p>
<p>India, who held a one-point lead over Lebanon with two minutes left for the final buzzer before losing 68-71 last evening, were again pipped at the end by Malaysia, according to information received here.<br /><br />India, with American Kenny Natt as head coach, will now play table toppers Korea, who have won both their matches, tomorrow to complete their engagements in the four-team group.<br /><br />India, who trailed 26-42 at half time, were well served against Malaysia in the points tally by Jagdeep Singh, who top-scored with 25. Amjyot Singh and Hareesh Koroth also contributed to the final tally with 13 and 11 points respectively.<br /><br />Yesterday, India were on the verge of toppling one of the continent's top teams, Lebanon, before a heroic performance by top player Jean Abd El Nour stopped them as Lebanon survived to win by three points.<br /><br />El Nour scored eight of his game-high 24 points in the dying minutes to defeat the fighting Indian outfit.<br /><br />The West Asians initially led by 15 points and then held a 13-point lead at half time, before India fought back in the third quarter with a 32-14 run to take a stunning 64-57 lead.<br /><br />El Nour took it upon himself to lead his team's challenge and brought Lebanon on par. He brought out a foul and converted both free-throws to clinch the issue for his team.<br />Hareesh Koroth scored 20 points for India while Talwinderjit Singh added 18 to the scoreline.</p>