The fourth day
of the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championships in Dubai, UAE saw the Chinese upset
the Italians even as Team USA, Canada, and France cruised to the quarterfinals.
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| Scenes of triumph and anguish are on full display in the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championships in Dubai, UAE. |
SCORES & RECAPS:
Day Four:
USA over
JAPAN, 122-38
- Team USA
raced past Japan and barged into the quarterfinals with ease. Jayson Tatum’s 19
points paced six American players in double-figures, while Diamond Stone had 14
points, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Rui Hachimura was the lone bright spot for
Japan with 25 markers. The Americans face the last surviving Asian squad,
China, in the next round, while Japan battles Italy in the classification wars.
CANADA over
ANGOLA, 106-59
- Canada breezed
past Angola as Koby McEwan dropped 23 points, leading five Canadians in
double-digit scoring. That included Jamal Murray, who drilled in 6 of 9 FGs to
finish with 15 points, while Kalif Young added 11 markers, 10 boards, and 2
rejections. Silvio De Sousa paced Angola with 14 points and the same number of
rebounds. Canada faces Serbia in the quarterfinals, while Angola battles UAE
next.
FRANCE over
PHILIPPINES, 86-57
- The French
had to scramble in the second half before cruising to a wide winning margin
against a very spirited Philippine team. The 21 points and 12 rebounds from
Amine Noua led Les Bleus, while Stephane Gombauld continued to impress with 14
points and 20 boards. The Nieto twins, Matt and Mike, each scored a dozen
markers in the fourth loss of the Filipinos. France takes on Spain next, while
Batang Gilas squares off with Argentina.
CHINA over
ITALY, 79-67
- China was
supposed to be the underdog against Italy, but the Asian powers were once again
led by their terrific trio of Zhao Yanhao (32 points and five steals), Hu
Jinqiu (19 points and 17 rebounds), and Fu Hao (12 and 6) to reach the final
eight for the third straight edition. They achieved seventh-place finishes in
2010 and 2012. Andrea La Torre had 17 points to lead the Azzurri, but he did
little else. The Chinese were +12 in rebounds and shot a scorching 50% from
beyond the arc. China meets Team USA in the next phase, while the Italians duel
with the Japanese.
PUERTO RICO
over EGYPT, 86-79
- Puerto Rico
advanced to the Round of 16 undefeated, but they were given all they could
handle in an overtime win over Egypt, who lost all three games in the first
round. Ivan Gandia scored 29 points to lead Puerto Rico while Arnaldo Toro had
13 points and 13 rebounds. Mohamed Abdelrahmen played his first game after
leading Egypt to the title at the FIBA Africa U18 Championship on Sunday and
scored a team-high 16 points, while Ahmed Khalaf had 10 rebounds and 8 blocks.
Egypt actually led, 71-68, with 30 seconds left when Khalaf fouled Jorge
Pachecho while shooting a three-point shot and the Puerto Rican guard made all
three foul shots to send the game into
overtime. Leandro Allende made a big basket and two free-throws in the final
minute of the extra session to decide the game. The Puerto Ricans battle the
Boomers in the quarterfinals, while Egypt falls to the consolation round and
plays Greece next.
SERBIA over
UAE, 116-31
- As expected
Serbia had no trouble against the host squad as Nikola Popovic collected 26
points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 assists and 4 steals as the reserves got to
play big minutes. In total, six Serbs scored in double-figures, including 21
points from Slobodan Jovanovic. The outcome was never in doubt here, and no Serb
starter played more than 15 minutes. Mohammad Juma led UAE with 12 markers.
Serbia is matched up against Canada in the final eight, while the home squad
faces Angola.
AUSTRALIA over
GREECE, 84-76
- Australia
booked its spot in the quarterfinlas with a hard-fought victory over Greece. Tommy Wilson and Dejan
Vasiljevic combined to go 6-for-6 on free throws in the final 24 seconds, and
Isaac Humphries collected 20 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Aussies to the
victory and a match-up against Puerto Rico next. The Boomers survived a
comeback by Greece, who trailed 71-58 with seven minutes left and trimmed the
gap to 78-76 on a three-ball from Thanasis Ntouzidis with 43 seconds. Greece,
who will play out the tournament hoping to finish ninth, was paced by 21 points
from Antonis Koniaris.
SPAIN over
ARGENTINA, 64-57
- Spain got 18
points from Santiago Yusta as the European champs gained a victory over
Argentina, who got 18 points from Augustin Mas Delfino. The Spaniards trailed
by one after the first ten minutes, but they won the final three periods en
route to booking a ticket against France in the round of eight. Sergio Garcia
was the only other Spanish player in double-figure scoring with 12 markers.
Argentina struggled with its shooting, making just 33% of its FGs, and this was
typified best by its star player, Maximo Fjellerup, who missed all 9 of his
shots from the floor to finish with a disappointing 2 points in 30 minutes of
play. Argentina hopes to bounce back against the Philippines in the consolation
round.
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1 Comment
when will phil play argentina for the classification round?
Balas