Guam defeated Thailand 89-81 on the second day of the 2025 Asian Cup men's basketball qualifying play-offs on the 20th, which also made the Chinese Taipei team unsure of its qualification ticket.

Guam Ross (right)

The two teams went back and forth in the first quarter, Guam came from behind with a 22-21 lead into the second quarter, Guam's main forward Wesley, who retired early due to a calf injury, returned in this quarter to lead the team to play a 17-9 offensive to expand the lead, Guam played the first two quarters to achieve a double-digit gap of 48:38, Clouded Leopard Yang scored a team-high 13 points, and Thailand scored 15 points with 36-year-old guard Lishh.

After the basket, Guam's firepower did not stop, once extended the lead to 21 points, and entered the decisive quarter with a 72:57 lead, Thailand showed resilience in the final quarter, relying on Lish and Zhai Sanu to fire on the outside, chasing only 4 points in the last 45 seconds, but Guam relied on Rose's free throws to stabilize his position and take away the victory in a thrilling way.

Cruz scored a team-high 21 points, Rose scored 19 points on 4-of-11 shooting in 40 minutes, Borha scored 15 points, and Thailand scored a team-high 20 points and Zunshawar contributed 14 points.

Guam lost to Chinese Taipei 73:113 on the 19th, and as long as it loses on the 20th, it will be eliminated, and now it beats Thailand to keep a chance to live, and the Chinese Taipei team will definitely advance to the 2025 Asian Cup as long as they win on the 21st, even if they lose, as long as they do not lose more than 72 points, they can also get the promotion ticket.