SLOVENIA, Puerto Rico and Greece picked up victories Wednesday at the basketball World Cup to complete the field of 16 teams for the second round. Slovenia defeated Cape Verde 92-77, led by 19 points from National Basketball Association (NBA) star Luka Doncic. Puerto Rico routed winless China, 107-89, behind 22…
Slovenia’s Luka Doncic goes up for a shot against Cape Verde’s Patrick Lima during their Group F match in Okinawa Wednesday.SLOVENIA, Puerto Rico and Greece picked up victories Wednesday at the basketball World Cup to complete the field of 16 teams for the second round.
Earlier in the day, Serbia, Georgia and Brazil also reached the second round. Serbia defeated South Sudan, 115-83, with 25 points from 20-year-old Nikola Jovic; Georgia topped Venezuela, 70-59, behind 25 points from Tornike Shengelia; and Brazil beat Ivory Coast, 89-77, with Yago Santos scoring 24 points and adding 12 assists.
Ismael Romero scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds for Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico joined Serbia as the teams to progress from Group B. IN Manila, Jovic shot 9 of 9 from the floor as Serbia beat South Sudan to reach the round of 16. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 23 points and nine assists.
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