Australia crushes Japan, advances to Second Round in FIBA World Cup / News - Basketnews.com

Australia overcame Japan in Game Day 3 and eliminated one of three host nations from the FIBA World Cup 2023 contention.

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Australia left no chance for host nation Japan in the do-or-die Group E game in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.

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Germany Japan81-63 Japan Finland98-88 Australia JapanTue11:10

Both teams fought for the Second Round ticket, but the Boomers controlled the game from start to finish and completed the match, having a 20-point lead, 109-89.

Josh Giddey arranged an all-around performance, accumulating 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists over almost 31 minutes of play.

Xavier Cooks aided him with a strong double-double of 24 points and 16 boards in 23 minutes.

Meanwhile, Joshua Hawkins (33) and Yuta Watanabe (24) combined for 57 points for Japan.

Australia goes to the Second Phase with two wins and from the second spot. They are left behind undefeated Germany.

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