Tuesday, August 31, 2010

2010 FIBA World Championship - Day 3

Day 3 (Aug. 30) - Final Scores

Group A
Serbia 112 - Jordan 69
Australia 78 - Germany 43
Argentina 91 - Angola 70
Group B
Slovenia 91 - Croatia 84
Iran 71 - Tunisia 58
USA 70 - Brazil 68


Day 3 - Recap

Group A
- In Australia's easy win over Germany, Portland Trailblazer Patrick Mills had 16 points, 7 assists, 2 steals and 4 3-pointers in just 24 minutes.
- Like previous years, Luis Scola and Carlos Delfino are playing really well for Argentina in the world stage. In their victory over Angola, Scola had 32 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals while Delfino had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 3-pointers.

Group B
- Former Milwaukee Buck Roko Ukić had 20 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 4 3-pointers in Croatia's 91-84 loss to Slovenia.
- Earlier this year, Memphis Grizzly Hamed Haddadi said he wants to become the best Asian basketball player in the world. In Iran's win over Tunisia, Haddadi had another huge line of 23 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks and 1 3-pointer.
- USA, who were down by 3 points at half-time, came back and won the game 70-68 over Brazil, who played without NBA stars Nene and Anderson Varejao, when Leandro Barbosa missed a point-blank layup in the final seconds.


Day 4 (Aug. 31) - Game Schedule

Group C
4:00 pm   Russia vs. Ivory Coast
6:30 pm   Puerto Rico vs. China
9:00 pm   Greece vs. Turkey
Group D
4:00 pm   New Zealand vs. Lebanon
6:30 pm   France vs. Canada
9:00 pm   Spain vs. Lithuania

Be sure not to miss the 2 exciting games playing at 9 pm EDT tomorrow (Aug. 31).

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