THE Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup. Through play Tuesday, 10 teams have reached the final 16 with six more berths to be determined on Wednesday. The Dominican Republic finished 3-0 in Group A after a 75-67 victory over Angola. Australia, the…
THE Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
Defending champion Spain, the United States, Canada, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Montenegro have also advanced.IN Okinawa, Josh Giddey scored 26 points, Xavier Cooks added 24 and Australia advanced to the knockout stage by taking second place behind group winner Germany. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medalists entered the World Cup as one of the favorites.
Italy finished second in the group behind the Dominican Republic. Giampaolo Ricci scored 14 points for Italy, which pulled away in the second quarter to lead 48-39 at halftime and held off a late rally from the Philippines. IN Jakarta, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half as Canada overpowered Latvia. RJ Barrett added 22 points for Canada , which overcame a 35-23 deficit in the second quarter with a 30-9 run and steadily built its lead.Andrejs Grazulis had 16 points for Latvia but Davis Bertans — his team’s only National Basketball Association player — struggled with just 7 points in 23 minutes.
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