In the Subgroup G game held in Jakarta, the Spaniards won with the result 96:78 (21:22, 29:20, 14:17, 32:19).
Santiago Aldama was the top scorer for the Spanish team with 15 points, Willy Hernangomez scored 14 points and had five steals, Juan Nunes had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Alberto Diaz had 11 points.
Bruno Kabuklu scored 15 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in the Brazilian national team, while Yagu Santos had 14 points, six steals and four assists.
The Brazilian national team has to do without Raul Netu, who was injured in the first match, in this and the following matches.
Before that, the Ivorians defeated Iran 71:69 (15:20, 22:15, 17:21, 17:13) in the match of subgroup G.
In subgroup G, Spain is the first with two victories, Brazil and Ivory Coast have won each, and they will fight for a place in the top sixteen in the match, while Iran has experienced two losses.
In the C subgroup game, the Americans were superior to the Greeks with the result 109:81 (23:19, 27:18, 29:19, 30:25).
Nine basketball players scored at least eight points in the USA team, but Austin Reaves was the top scorer with 15 points, who also grabbed six rebounds and gave five assists. Jalen Brunson and Anthony Edwards each had 13 points, while Josh Hart had six points, 11 rebounds and five assists.
The Americans made 30 of 34 free throws in this game.
Georgs Papayannis scored 17 points for the Greeks and Niks Rogkavopoulos added 14 points.
In the first match of the second round of Subgroup C, the New Zealand national team beat Jordan 95:87 (21:18, 25:19, 19:20, 20:28, 10:2) in overtime, achieving their first success in the tournament.
In Group C, USA has two wins, New Zealand and Greece have one each, and Jordan has suffered two losses.
The 32 teams of the final tournament are divided into eight subgroups. The winners of the first two places in each group will continue the fight for the 1st-16th place, while the third and fourth place winners will fight for the 17th-32nd place.
Groups A, B, C and D compete in the Philippines, Groups E and F play in the Japanese city of Okinawa, and Groups G and H play in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. The top eight teams will compete for medals at the “SM Mall of Asia” arena in the port area of Manila.
In the final tournament of the World Cup, seven participants of the Paris Olympic Games tournament will be determined, as well as 19 other national teams, which, together with the winners of the five regional pre-qualification competitions, will fight for the last four tickets to the Olympic Games next summer.
2023-08-28 16:18:02
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