Australia booted Japan out of rivalry within the 2023 FIBA World Cup after its 109-89 win on Tuesday on the Okinawa Arena.
The Australians banked on a powerful second quarter and outscored Japan, 32-18, to finish the primary half at 57-35. Australia’s lead ballooned to as a lot as 27 factors, 83-56, on the 3:05 mark of the third interval.
Josh Giddey led the Boomers with 26 factors, 11 assists, and 5 rebounds, whereas Xavier Cooks had 24 factors and 16 boards.
Joshua Hawkinson had 33 factors, whereas Yuta Watanabe added 24 factors for Japan.
With the win, Australia superior to the second spherical of the match together with Germany.
Japan, in the meantime, will be a part of Finland within the classification spherical.
The high Asian workforce within the match will earn a slot for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Japan stays the one Asian workforce with a win within the match.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
