South Korea women's basketball cruises past Indonesia by 42 points to reach Asian Games semis

South Korea's women's basketball team dominated Indonesia to advance to the semifinals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The team, coached by head coach Park Su-ho, defeated Indonesia 101-59 in the quarterfinal at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, Japan, on Thursday. South Korea will now face the winner of Friday's Mongolia-China match for a berth in the final.

South Korea has reached the semifinals at every Asian Games since women's basketball was introduced at the 1974 Tehran edition. The team has won a medal at every tournament except the 2006 Doha Games, where it finished fourth — a run that includes a silver medal won as a unified Korean team in 2018.

South Korea is chasing its fifth Asian Games gold in the sport, having previously won in 1978, 1990, 1994 and 2014. Hopes for a basketball double have grown after the men's team reclaimed the top of the podium for the first time in 12 years.

Led by Lee So-hee of BNK, a sharp scorer throughout the tournament, South Korea moved through the game with relative ease. The team led 28-18 after the first quarter, fueled by six three-pointers from Kang I-seul of Woori Bank and Heo Ye-eun of KB, among others, and extended the advantage to 52-30 at halftime.

South Korea continued to pull away in the third and fourth quarters, putting the result beyond doubt early. All 12 players on the roster scored. Choi I-saem led the team with 16 points and five rebounds, while Jin An added 12 points and six assists, Lee So-hee 12 points and five rebounds, Jeong Hyeon 12 points, Heo Ye-eun 11 points and eight assists, and Kang I-seul 11 points.