Pelita Jaya Jakarta's progress was forced to stop in the semifinals or Final Four of the 2025 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Asia-East, after losing 79-85 against Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos, at the MBank Arena, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Friday night.
The defeat also buried the Indonesian representatives' dreams of qualifying for the 2025 BCL Asia, which will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on June 7-13.
Based on statistics from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), quoted by ANTARA in Jakarta, Broncos guard Ian Bennet Miller emerged as player of the game , with 24 points, two rebounds, and eight assists , for a total of 33 minutes and 20 seconds of play.
Justin Tatum, who is coaching Pelita Jaya, fielded Chris McCullough, Agassi Yeshe Goantara, Aldy Izzatur Rachman, Vincent Kosasih, and Jaquori Mclaughlin as starters.
Meanwhile, Ariunbold Erdene, who commands the Broncos, installed Barsbold Baatar Erdene, Saruul-erdene Enkhbaatar, Azbayar Altangerel, Jordan Tolbert, and Ian Bennet Miller as the starting five .
In the first quarter, Pelita was immediately bombarded by the home team through Altangerel. The player hit a three-pointer and opened the scoring.
Not long after, it was Tolbert's turn to contribute two points for his team.
Pelita Jaya started scoring through McCullough with a beautiful lay up that penetrated the opponent's paint area . After that, both teams scored until the score was recorded 22-17 for the Broncos' advantage.
