TOKUSHIMA, Japan, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Hamed Ehadadi scored 18 points and 8 rebounds to lead Iran trounce defending champion China 77-68 here on Monday at the final match of the group round of the 2007 FIBA Asia men's basketball Championship.

With the victory, Iran, who remained a unbeaten record, topped the Group A, which was called "Group of Death".

Having the bench players for the first two quarters, Iran sent its main center Ehadadi at the start of the third and he changed the game totally.

He scored 18 points in 15 minutes and eight rebounds, including four each offense and defense. The Chinese players could not stop him on the court but tried to prevent him from holding the ball.

As a result, Iran played a more fluently game than they had earlier and rallied to the final victory with a 10-0 run in the third quarter.

Bian Qiang scored 15 points for China, Chen Chen added 13 points while Yang Ming 11.

Iran will face the Chinese Taipei team on Tuesday in the quarterfinal, while China will clash with Hong Kong, China in the play-off.