France battle back to deny Australia World Cup bronze
France’s Nando De Colo dribbles the ball next to Australia’s Chris Goulding during the Basketball World Cup third place game between France and Australia in Beijing on September 15, 2019. — AFP pic
Turkish-based guard Nando De Colo led all scorers with 19 points for France and Nicolas Batum had nine points, six assists and three rebounds. It was hard on Australia, who similarly led for long periods in their semi-final against Spain before being hauled back in a double-overtime defeat. They led 30-21 at half-time in Beijing with the Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles playing a starring role. He was to finish with 17 points.
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