South Korea beat Jordan 114-80 in the Asian Games on 16 September 2026. The visitors showed no mercy from the opening tip, running up a comfortable thirty-four-point margin. It was a statement result for the side sitting second in the table.
South Korea had already picked up two wins from three games before this one. They came from the dead after that opening defeat to Lebanon in late August. Tonight they played like a team that had found its rhythm. Jordan, meanwhile, were on a good run of three straight victories before this evening.
The hosts had looked solid at times, beating Qatar and Iran in their last two outings. But against a Korean side that scored 100 against Japan just three days ago, their defence had nothing to do all evening. The scoreline told the story of a match that never really had a chance to be competitive.
South Korea's recent results show they can be ruthless when things click. Eighty-three against Japan, forty-eight against Indonesia, sixty-six against Saudi Arabia — they were putting up numbers tonight that matched their best form. Jordan's defensive structure simply couldn't handle the pace and movement.
For the hosts, this loss ends what had been a perfect start to the tournament. Three wins from three now looks like a distant memory. The gap between what they expected from themselves and what they delivered was wider than the scoreline suggests.
South Korea move clear at the top of their group with this victory. They now sit on three wins and have only lost once in five games. Jordan drop to second place and face a harder path to the knockout stages.