Jeddah, Aug. 6 -- The Indian basketball team lost their opening Group C game against Jordan 91-84 in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025, which was played 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, as per Olympics.com.

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.

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