Australia have punched their ticket to the 2023 FIBA World Cup in fashion with a dominant 97-50 win over Kazakhstan on the Republican Velodrome in Astana.
The Boomers entered Saturday’s contest with an undefeated file in Group F with eight wins and nil losses and booked their ticket to subsequent 12 months’s match with three video games to spare within the Asian Qualifiers.
Led by FIBA Asia Cup gold medal-winning head coach Mike Kelly, Australia led from begin to end to succeed in their thirteenth FIBA World Cup, to be performed in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines from August 25 to September 10 subsequent 12 months.
Australia raced to a 31-point quarter-time lead holding their hosts to only 15 per cent taking pictures from the sector and eight factors by way of 10 minutes.
The Boomers shared the load with not a single participant hitting double figures as they put up 39 factors within the opening time period.
Kazakhstan rallied at quarter-time and loved their highest scoring run of the sport with eight consecutive factors however the Boomers wrangled again momentum to boast a 33-point margin on the principal break.
By the third quarter, each single member of Australia’s roster had scored within the contest as their margin grew to 41 factors.
Australia then placed on an extra 19 factors to prevail by 47 with Sam Froling main all scorers with an 18 level, 11 rebound double-double.
Dejan Vasiljevic hit three of his six makes an attempt from behind the arc for 13 factors and Angus Brandt had 10 factors and 6 rebounds earlier than fouling out within the third time period.
Jack McVeigh added 10 whereas Centre of Excellence graduates Alex Toohey and Rory Hawke each performed prolonged minutes and impressed with six and seven-point tallies respectively.
Eighteen-year-old Toohey, a prime worldwide prospect, dedicated to Gonzaga University this week following a senior debut for Australia earlier this 12 months.
None of Kazakhstan’s gamers reached double figures because the hosts shot 26 per cent from the sector and made simply 4 of their 25 makes an attempt from three level vary.
They will face Japan of their subsequent group match on Tuesday.
The Boomers registered a 51 per cent area aim proportion, had 48 factors within the paint and 42 factors from their bench unit.
They had been set to play Iran on Monday for his or her subsequent qualifier earlier than Basketball Australia withdrew the group from the match, citing security considerations.
