Basketball
World Cup 2023. Finland beat Venezuela, New Zealand beat Egypt
Matches continue for the 17-32 and 1-16 places at the FIBA men’s inter-team World Championship held in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.
The national teams of Finland and South Sudan have won convincing victories. New Zealand finished Egypt in an even match, while the French team beat Ivory Coast thanks to their breakthrough in the fourth quarter.
Group M
Angola – South Sudan – 78:101 (16:30, 23:23, 18:20, 21:28)
Angola: Dundau (21), de Souza (12), Bangu (10 + 13 rebounds), Paulo (2), Francisco (1), Gonçalves (9), Domingos (9 + 8 assists), Monteiro (6), Coquila (4 ) ), Makonda (2), Fernandes (2).
South Sudan: K. Jones (26 + 7 rebounds + 15 assists), Shayok (18), Omot (17), Gabriel (15 + 10 rebounds + 6 blocks), Kuani (5), Jeng (10), Maluach (5), Jock (3), Interval (2), Aquot (0), Bar (0).
Group N
New Zealand – Egypt – 88:86 (22:25, 25:10, 21:26, 20:25)
New Zeland: Delaney (27), Te Rangi (9), Wetzell (6 + 7 rebounds), Ngatay (3), Or (2), Leafa (27), Fotu (14), Britt (0), Cameron (0), Brown (0), Harris (0), Smith-Milner (0).
Sweetcorn: Amin (19 + 9 assists), Marei (11), Gardner (7), Zahran (5), Hussein (1), El Gendi (19), Mahmoud (16 + 9 rebounds), El Gizawi (5), Orabi ( 2), Abdelgavad (1), Musa (0), Abu Shusha (0).
Group O
Finland – Venezuela – 90:75 (13:17, 35:18, 19:27, 23:13)
Finland: Markkanen (32 + 9 rebounds), Salin (11), Valtonen (11), Little (7 + 9 assists), Jantunen (7 + 8 rebounds), Madsen (8), Makshuni (6), Nkamua (6), Seppälä (2 + 6 assists), Kantonen (0).
Venezuelan: Soho (11), Guillent (9+7 assists), Colmenares (6), Zamora (0), Graterol (0), Churio (17), Matheran (14), Cubillan (8), Sifontes (8), Ruiz ( 2).
Group P
Ivory Coast – France – 77:87 (21:25, 20:15, 20:22, 16:25)
Ivory Coast: Dalli (9), Sidibe (8), Mular (7), Dadier (5), Ba (2), Zuzua (18), Diabate (13 + 11 assists), Fofana (13 + 7 rebounds), Abuo (2) , Fofana (0), Band (0).
France: Cordinier (19), Gobert (17 + 8 rebounds), De Colo (13), Yabusele (3), Fournier (2), Francisco (15 + 7 assists), Okobo (10), Batumi (4), Fall (4 ) ), Ouattara (0), Tarpi (0).
Source: Sport UA
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