In a one-on-one battle to determine second place in their area, the Australians prevailed with a score of 109-89 and thus left another local.
It was a duel between the two candidates to keep the second place in group E and they played it, mainly the Australians who were not pressured by the locals and in a good first half ended up imposing 109 to 89 to join the invincible Germans. next time.
The Oceanics had a great performance from Josh Giddey with 26 points (10/18 in TC) and 11 assists, although Xavier Cooks also produced the MVP of the day, with a double double of 24 and 16 rebounds. Josh Green contributed 15 and 4 steals, leading by a wide margin in that aspect, Nick Kay added 13 points and Patty Mills 11 and 9 assists.
Especially in goal passes, Brian Warwick’s cast made a big difference, finishing with 31 with eight assists. For Japan there are 22 in that section. Another of the keys is the security in handling the ball, with only 7 losses against 15 of the Asians, more than double. The rebounding fight is also in favor of the kangaroos: 44 to 33 (19 to 12 offensively).
For Japan, the best came from Joshua Hawkinson, who was the leading scorer of the game with 33 points and 7 rebounds. He was followed by NBA player Yuta Watanabe with 24 and 7 rebounds as well, although he left for five personal fouls. Yuki Togashi contributed 14 off the bench, third and last in the top ten.
Next up for the Australians is the second round, where they will join group K with Germany, who will draw the results of the first round. This time, they will face two F classifieds, a place that will be closed tomorrow. So far, Slovenia and Georgia have qualified, but everything can change, especially second place. Venezuela will face Georgians from 5:00 am need to win 13 points and expect victory for Slovenians in any result at 8:30 am
Source: Tycsports
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