Slovenia’s Luka Doncic within the Fiba World Cup. -FIBA PHOTO
Slovenia, Puerto Rico and Greece picked up victories Wednesday on the basketball World Cup to finish the sector of 16 groups for the second spherical.
Slovenia defeated Cape Verde 92-77, led by 19 factors from NBA star Luka Doncic. Puerto Rico routed winless China 107-89 behind 22 factors from former NBA participant Tremont Waters. Greece defeated New Zealand 83-74 with 27 factors from Ioannis Papapetrou.
Earlier within the day, Serbia, Georgia and Brazil additionally reached the second spherical. Serbia defeated South Sudan 115-83 with 25 factors from 20-year-old Nikola Jovic. Georgia topped Venezuela 70-59 behind 25 factors from Tornike Shengelia. Brazil beat Ivory Coast 89-77 with Yago Santos scoring 24 factors and including 12 assists.
Ten groups had already superior: the Dominican Republic, Australia, Italy, Spain, the USA, Canada, Germany, Lativa, Lithuania and Montenegro.
GROUP F — SLOVENIA 92, CAPE VERDE 77
In Okinawa, Doncic led Slovenia (3-0), as he has all through the match, with 19 factors, seven rebounds and 9 assists to information the crew into the second spherical. Proper behind was teammate Klemen Prepelic with 18 factors, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
Cape Verde (1-2), which has performed much better than most anticipated, was led by Betinho Gomes with 17 factors and Kenneti Mendes with 10.
GROUP B — PUERTO RICO 107, CHINA 89
In Manila, Waters had 22 factors and 6 assists as Puerto Rico superior. Puerto Rico had six gamers in double digits.
Ismael Romero scored 18 factors and added 10 rebounds for Puerto Rico (2-1). Puerto Rico joined Serbia because the groups to progress from Group B.
Zhao Rui scored 16 factors for winless China (0-3). Minnesota Timberwolves sixth-man Kyle Anderson, who picked up Chinese language citizenship days earlier than the match opened, scored 9 factors in 31 minutes.
GROUP C — GREECE 83, NEW ZEALAND 74
Greece after beating New Zealand within the Fiba World Cup. -FIBA PHOTO
In Manila, Papapetrou scored 27 factors and teammate Giannoulis Larentzakis hit 20 as Greece (2-1) superior. The US received the group and in addition certified.
Greece broke the sport open within the last quarter, outscoring New Zealand 33-20 with Papapetrou and Larentzakis persistently scoring key baskets late.
Shea Ili led New Zealand (1-2) with 27 factors and Reuben Te Rangi scored 19.
GROUP G — SPAIN 85, IRAN 65
In Jakarta, Juancho Hernandezgomez had 21 factors and his brother Willy scored 16 to guide defending champion Spain (3-0), which had already superior to the second spherical. Santiago Aldama added 11.
Brazil is the opposite qualifier from the group.
Iran (0-3) was led by Mohammad Amini with 19 factors.
GROUP B — SERBIA 115, SOUTH SUDAN 83
In Manila, Jovic shot 9 of 9 from the ground as Serbia (3-0) beat South Sudan (1-2) to achieve the spherical of 16. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 23 factors and 9 assists.
Jovic and Bogdanovic mixed for 18 factors within the first quarter as Serbia led 30-20 and steadily constructed its lead.
Peter Jok scored 21 factors for South Sudan however Chicago Bulls guard Carlik Jones had simply three factors in 22 minutes.
GROUP F — GEORGIA 70, VENEZUELA 59
At Okinawa, Shengelia scored 25 factors and Goga Bitadze had 11 factors and 11 rebounds as Georgia superior.
Georgia, which is taking part in for the primary time within the World Cup, led 42-23 on the half as Venezuela (0-3) scored solely 4 factors within the second quarter.
Nestor Colmenares had 16 factors and 12 rebounds to guide Venezuela. Jose Materan added 12. Each groups struggled from 3-point vary. Georgia was 5 of 23 and Venezuela was 6 of 25.
GROUP C — UNITED STATES 110, JORDAN 62
Group USA’s Anthony Edwards goes for the windmill dunk towards Jordan. -FIBA PHOTO
In Manila, Anthony Edwards scored 22 factors and Bobby Portis Jr. chipped in 13 for the USA (3-0) to wrap up the group stage with a simple victory over Jordan (0-3). Josh Hart led the Individuals with 12 rebounds.
Former NBA participant Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led Jordan with 20 factors and 7 rebounds. The US faces Montenegro on Friday within the second spherical.
The U.S. improved to 8-0 total this summer season, counting 5 exhibitions performed on the best way to Manila.
They’re one in all three groups that received all three group video games by a minimum of 20 factors — becoming a member of Group H winner Canada and Group D winner Lithuania.
GROUP G — BRAZIL 89, IVORY COAST 77
In Jakarta, Yago Santos scored 24 factors and added 12 assists and Brazil (2-1) superior into the second spherical, a bounce again after not qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. Tim Soares added 15 factors for the winners.
Brazil went 14 of 31 from 3-point vary.
Cedric Bah led Ivory Coast (1-2) with 13 factors and 13 rebounds.
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