Asian Games Basketball roundup: South Korea holds off Japan for women's basketball gold

Nagoya (Japan), Sep 26 (UNI) South Korea held off a late Japanese rally to win the women's basketball gold medal 75-70 at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games here on Saturday, while China beat Chinese Taipei 77-64 for bronze. South Korea led by 19 points at halftime, but Japan clawed back to within two, 70-72, with 15 seconds left before South Korea closed it out at the free-throw line. South Korea's Lee Hae-ran led all scorers with 24 points and nine rebounds, while Kang Lee-seul added 21 points and seven rebounds. Japan's Haru Owaki nearly posted a triple-double with 23 points, 13…