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

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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.

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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).

2010 FIBA World Championship - Day 2

Day 2 (Aug. 29) - Final Scores

Group A Angola 79 - Jordan 65 Germany 82 - Serbia 81 (2OT) Argentina 74 - Australia 72	Group B USA 99 - Slovenia 77 Croatia 75 - Iran 54 Brazil 80 - Tunisia 65
Group C China 83 - Ivory Coast 73 Greece 83 - Puerto Rico 80 Turkey 65 - Russia 56	Group D Lithuania 70 - Canada 68 France 86 - Lebanon 59 Spain 101 - New Zealand 84

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Day 2 - Recap

Group A
- Germany beat Serbia 82-81 in double overtime and moved themselves from 5th to 2nd in the group.
- Houston Rocket Luis Scola had 31 points and 9 rebounds in Argentina's 2-point victory over Australia. Portland Trailblazer Patrick Mills had 21 points, 5 assists and 4 3-pointers for Australia.

Group B
- USA won all 4 quarters in the game against Slovenia and stays undefeated so far.
- Memphis Grizzly Hamed Haddadi started this time and had 27 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 3-pointers in Iran's loss to Croatia. Former Milwaukee Buck Roko Ukić had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, a 3-pointer and no turnovers for Croatia.

Group C
- Washington Wizard Yi Jianlian played well once again in China's win over Ivory Coast. He had 26 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steal, 1 block and no turnovers.
- In Puerto Rico's 3-point loss to Greece, Dallas Maverick J. J. Barea had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Group D
- Lithuania came back from 17 points down in the 2nd half and escaped with a 2-point victory over Canada 70-68. Toronto Raptor Linas Kleiza had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 3-pointers in the win.
- The defending world champion Spain shot 65% from the field against New Zealand and recorded their first victory in this year's FIBA World Championship. After scoring 37 points in his last game, former NBA player Kirk Penney had 21 points for New Zealand.

2010 FIBA World Championship - Day 1

Day 1 (Aug. 28) - Final Scores

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

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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).