| Group A Australia 76 - Jordan 75 Serbia 94 - Angola 44 Argentina 78 - Germany 74 | Group B Slovenia 80 - Tunisia 56 USA 106 - Croatia 78 Brazil 81 - Iran 65 |
| Group C Greece 89 - China 81 Russia 75 - Puerto Rico 66 Turkey 86 - Ivory Coast 47 | Group D Lithuania 92 - New Zealand 79 Lebanon 81 - Canada 71 France 72 - Spain 66 |
Day 1 - Recap
Group A
- Australia overcame a 6-point deficit with 70 seconds remaining to beat Jordan 76-75.
- In Argentina's win over Germany, Milwaukee Buck Carlos Delfino led the way with 25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 3 3-pointers and no turnovers.
Group B
- In Slovenia's easy victory over Tunisia, Phoenix Sun Goran Dragic had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Memphis Grizzlies' center Hamed Haddadi came off the bench and had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks and a 3-pointer (yes, he shot 1 of 3 from long range) in Iran's loss to Brazil.
Group C
- Washington Wizard Yi Jianlian played well in China's loss to Greece. He had 26 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and did not attempt a 3.
- In Puerto Rico's loss to Russia, Dallas Maverick J. J. Barea had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Another Milwaukee Buck, Ersan Ilyasova, played well in Day 1. He had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 3-pointers in Turkey's win over Ivory Coast.
Group D
- In Lithuania's victory over New Zealand, Toronto Raptor Linas Kleiza had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 3-pointers. And former NBA player Kirk Penney scored 37 points for New Zealand in a losing cause.
- Perhaps the biggest news in Day 1 was the defending world champion Spain lost their opening game 72-66 to France who played without their NBA stars Tony Parker (SAS), Joakim Noah (CHI), Mickael Pietrus (ORL) and Rodrigue Beaubois (DAL).
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