Chinese Taipei overcame a 10-point deficit in the third quarter to defeat Jordan, 91-87, on Thursday in their opening match in the 2013 FIBA-Asia Men's Championships at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Lin Chih-Chieh finished with 27 points including baskets in a pivotal 14-3 run in the fourth period as Chinese Taipei started off their campaign in Group A of the Asian championships that includes the Philippines and Saudi Arabia.

Chinese Taipei trailed 57-67, but capped off the third quarter with eight straight points to cut the deficit to two points, 65-67.

Chinese Taipei took the lead for good in the fourth with Lin hitting two free throws, 88-79, with 34.8 seconds left before surviving a fightback by Jordan late in the game.

"I think Jordan is a good team. We were lucky that we won by four points," said Chinese Taipei coach Hsu Chin-Che. "In the second half, we were nervous that is why we trailed by 10 points."

Chinese Taipei will next face Saudi Arabia on Friday before wrapping up their preliminaries against the Philippines on Saturday.

Jimmy Baxter had 30 points for Jordan.

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