Anahita Amini, Palia Melmando and Asma Shadlow troika held hands to finish the match on a 6-0 run and showed solid calm after the opposition reached 5:19 within 55-54 points.
According to the Tehran Times, Amini gave room to exhale on the perfect trip to the Foul Line.
Shadrouh went 2-2 from the stripe with two minutes remaining in the final final count as Uzbekistan struggled to find the bottom of the net in the scoring drought that took place at the worst possible time.
Hasti Khazaei led the young team Melli with 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Mobina Bereihi produced 11 points, 8 rebounds and six assists in 40 minutes, helping the crew finish the group phase with a 2-1 record.
Wasted on losses was mainly the solid outings of Munilajon Kalikova, who led the hippo team with 25 points built on six threes she made. Rayhona Salimova scored 19 points and 15 rebounds in losses.
Team Uzbekistan fell 1-2 after the loss and finished third in the group, but is still competing in the semi-finals as they head to the semi-finals.
MNA
