The third day of the 2014 FIBA U17 World
Championships in Dubai, UAE saw the Americans outclass Batang Gila even as the
Round of Sixteen pairings were set in stone.
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| Diamond Stone (left) and the rest of Team USA had little trouble getting by Jolo Mendoza (right) and Batang Gilas. |
SCORES
& RECAPS:
Day Three:
FRANCE over JAPAN, 96-51
FRA 96 - Denis 24, Ponsar 19, Noua 14, Jeanne 11, Loubaki 5,
Gombauld 5, Labanere 4, Hergott 4, Hufschmidt 4, Lebeouf 3, Bengaber 3
JPN 51 - Hachimura 27, Maki 7, Hiraiwa 5, Muto 4, Hayashi
2, Igarashi 2, Nomi 2, Nnanna 2, Maeta 0, Taira 0, Kono 0, Gunji 0
QS: 22-12,
49-25, 76-39, 96-51
- France moved up to 2 wins and 1 loss after blasting
Japan, thanks mainly to the 14-point, 12-rebound double-double of Amine Noua.
Coach Frederic Crapez also enjoyed great production from his wingmen as
Gauthier Denis and Carl Ponsar combined for 6 triples and 43 markers. Japan,
which remained winless in three outings, was paced by the 27 points and 8 rebounds
of Rui Hachimura, who has been Team Hayabusa’s lone bright spot in this
tourney.
CHINA over EGYPT, 84-58
CHN 84 - Hu 18, Fu 18, Zhao 14, He 13, Wang Z 5, Miao 4, Xu
4, Wang C 2, Liu 2, Luo 2, Fan 2, Zhang 0
EGY 58 - Farag 11, El Safwany 11, El Morsy 6, Bakr 6,
Metwaly 6, Hussein 6, Saadelin 4, Mohamed 3, Safyeldin 3, Khalaf 2
QS: 21-11,
51-19, 64-42, 84-58
- China moved up to third place in Group D after
dominating Egypt. Four Chinese registered double-digit scoring here, led by Hu
Jinqiu and He Xining. Hu had 18 points, 16 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks,
while He added 13 markers and 12 boards as China led practically from end to
end. Fu Hao and Zhao Yanhao also scored 18 and 14 respectively for coach Liu
Jizeng. Meanwhile, Egypt was paced by Omar Farag and Raouf El Safwany, who
tallied 11 points apiece. It is worth noting, however, that the team’s top
guns, Mohamed Abdelrahman and Mohamed El Sheikha, will return to the team along
with coach Branislav Jemc after helping Egypt win the 2014 FIBA Africa U18
Championships.
GREECE over ANGOLA, 62-51
GRE 62 - Charalampopoulos 15, Koniaris 13, Mouratos 12,
Pefanis 10, Michaloutos 4, Diplaros 3, Skordas 2, Papagiannis 2, Flionis 1,
Ntouzidis 0, Alifieris 0, Kamaras 0
ANG 51 - Fernandes 16, De Sousa 15, Amandio 6, Manuel D 4,
Manuel V 4, Do 3, Jungo 3, Miranda 0, Xavier 0
QS: 18-12,
37-28, 53-34, 62-51
- Team Hellas cemented second spot in its group right
behind Team USA after defeating Angola. Top offensive weapon Vasilis
Charalampopoulos dropped 15 points and 9 rebounds, while Antonis Koniaris added
13 markers for the Greeks, who have won two straight after losing to the
Americans on Day 1. Big men Bruno Fernandes and Silvio De Sousa paced the
losing side with a combined 31 points, 26 boards, and 4 swats. Angola dropped
to third in its group after absorbing back-to-back losses. Greece’s prized big
man, Georgios Papagiannis played sparingly again, scoring only 2 points in 12
minutes of action.
CANADA over AUSTRALIA, 85-74
CAN 85 - Murray 25, Washington 18, Ekiyor 9, Fraser 8, Djogo
8, Ottey 7, Young 4, Cyrus 2, McEwan 2, Cummings 2, Desrosiers 0
AUS 74 - Humphries 41, Wilson 9, Clark 8, Akintola 5,
Vasiljevic 4, Owies 4, Froling 3, Hodgson 0, Noi 0, McMullan 0, White 0
QS: 22-25,
37-33, 59-51, 85-74
- 6’11 Isaac Humphries of the Boomers broke the U17
Worlds single-game scoring record, dropping 41 points on 16/23 FG shooting. He
also collared 19 rebounds and blocked 5 shots, even his herculean effort wasn’t
enough to tow the Aussies to the top of Group B. Humphries was the only guy to
score in double-figures for coach Mark Watkins. Erstwhile top scorer Dejan
Vasiljevic was shackled to only 2/12 FG shooting. Canada’s Jamal Murray finally
broke out of a slump, draining 25 points to lead his squad in its second
triumph. He was backstopped by Howard Washington, Jr., who recorded 18 markers.
The Boomers fell to third in the standings due to an inferior quotient.
USA over PHILIPPINES, 124-64
USA 124 - Jackson 16, Newman 16, Ferguson 15, Giles 15, Stone
12, King 9, Tatum 8, Swanigan 8, Rabb 8, Ramsey 3, Battle 0
PHL 64 - Mendoza 19, Go 12, Escoto 10, Nieto Ma 9, Dela Cruz
7, Nieto Mi 3, Desiderio 3, Dario 1, Navarro 0, Padilla 0, Panlilio 0, Abadeza
0
QS: 32-16,
62-32, 91-52, 124-64
- As expected, the Americans coasted to their third
win in a row, completely outclassing the much smaller Filipinos. Six players
scored at least 10 points for the defending champions, who are set to face
another Asian side, Japan, in the next round. Josh Jackson's 16 points, 11
rebounds and five assists set the pace for Team USA while team captain Malik
Newman also scored 16 markers. Diamond Stone continued to be dominant in the
paint, logging 12 points, 11 boards, and 2 rejections. On the other end, the 19
points of spitfire Jolo Mendoza were in vain as Batang Gilas sank to 0-3.
ITALY over SPAIN, 64-50
ITA 64 – La Torre 18, Costa 8, Varcellino 6, Cesana 5,
Nowhuocha 5, Tote 4, Bolpin 4, Moretti 4, Bucarelli 4, Cattapan 3, Savoldelli
2, Pecchia 1
ESP 50 – Yusta 15, Sorolla 8, Lopez 7, Turbica 6, Garcia 5,
Rodriguez 4, Perez 3, Vila 2, Young 0, Amo 0, Onwuka 0, Mazaira 0
QS: 22-22,
33-33, 52-43, 64-50
- Andrea La Torre finally flashed fine form for the
Azzurri, dropping 18 points and 7 rebounds as the Italians frustrated European
champions Spain for second place in their group. It was a low-scoring affair,
which was dominated by La Torre’s versatile play on both ends. Santiago Yusta
was the lone Spaniard in double-digits with 15 points. Coach Andrea
Capobianco’s wards played good defense in this game, forcing Spain to commit 25
turnovers. Spain battles Argentina in the round of 16, while the Italians
tussle with the Chinese.
PUERTO RICO over UAE, 110-53
PUR 110 - Ebube 20, Toro 18, Rivera 14, Allende 11, Moya 10,
Gandia 10, Torres 10, Texeira 8, Berry 5, Cruz 4
UAE 53 - Mohammad 21, Suwais 7, Al Mehairi 6, Juma 5, Saad
4, Al Zarooni 4, Al Abdulla 2, Al Farsi 2, Al-Ali 2, Al Nuamani 0, Al Maazmi 0,
Al Yammahi 0
QS: 27-15,
55-31, 87-40, 110-53
- The Puerto Ricans already solidified first place in
their group, but they didn’t let that get to their heads against host team UAE,
which got blown out for the third straight time. Edwin Ebube led seven Puerto
Ricans in double-figure scoring with 20 points, while big man Arnaldo Toro
continued to impress with 18 points,17 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Rashed Mohammad
paced the Emirates with 21 markers. Nobody else scored more than 7 for coach
Zoran Zupcevic’s squad. Puerto Rico faces a dangerous Egyptian team in the next
round, while UAE takes on Serbia.
SERBIA over ARGENTINA, 60-57
SRB 60 - Kenic 18, Marikovic 10, Stojanovic 10, Rakicevic 7,
Miladinovic 7, Cirkovic 6, Peno 2, Bojanic 0, Aranitovic 0
ARG 57 - Fjellerup 15, Carvalho 14, Aliende 6, Fernandez 6,
Galardo 4, Merchant 4, Delfino 4, Onetto 2, Riego 2, Borsatti 0, Mas Delfino 0
QS: 14-14,
26-26, 42-40, 60-57
- In the day’s closest affair, Serbia claimed top
spot in Group D after surviving Argentina. Stefan Kenic dropped 18 points while
Vojislav Stojanovic and Vanja Marinkovic each scored 10 markers as the Serbs
remained undefeated. Lucio Delfino, Martin Fernandez, and Maximo Fjellerup all
had chances to give Argentina the needed points in the dying seconds, but they
all misfired. Fjellerup and Ayan Carvalho paced the Argentines with a combined
29 points.
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