Georgia and Cape Verde made their first appearance in history at a FIBAWorld Cup, with the Georgians winning. The match was played at the Okinawa Arena in Japan and ended 85-60.
Four players from the winning team reached double-digit scoring. Among them, Goga Bitadze stood up with a double-double, scoring 15 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. The leading scorer of the match was Tornike Shengelia with 16 points, to which he added 5 rebounds. Duda Sanadze with 12 goals, and Alexander Mamukelashvili with 10 completed the foursome.
In Cape Verde, Kennedi Mendes with 11 points, and Keven Gomes with 10 were the only ones to reach ten points. For his part, the famous Edy Tavares converted 5 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
next meetings
Group F continues on Monday 8/28 with the following games:
5:00 am Venezuela vs. Cape Verde
8:30 am Georgia vs. Slovenia
Photos: FIBA.
Source: Tycsports
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