TEHRAN - In an epic final group match, Mahsa Karani stood tall along side her teammates to defeat Samoa 76-73 in overtime at FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup Division B.

Iran have gone through the group stage undefeated after an epic encounter against the Pacific might of Samoa with Mahsa Karani leading the way on the floor at Futian Sports Park, Shenzhen.

Mahsa Karani was an absolute standout, and competed in overtime the same way she competed throughout the entire game to finish with a whooping 26 points, 7 bocks and 6 rebounds.

"It was a really tough game, but a really good game for us and to beat them in overtime was a good result for us," Karani said. "It was a really good game for our body conditioning and training, we just listened to our coach and did what she asked."