In the game of basketball, making a big shot in crunch time is as important as total points and rebounds on the stats sheet that's distributed after a game.

Point guard Aren Davoudichegani ended up with just five points but drilled a huge shot from beyond the 3-point arc with 18.3 seconds left in the game as Iran edged host Japan 53-51 in the final of the fourth FIBA Asia Cup at Ota City General Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

Iran grabbed its first Asia Cup title and earned an automatic spot in next year's FIBA Asia Championship in Beirut, which will be the preliminary tournament of the region for the 2014 FIBA World Championship in Spain.