Round 1 - JOR v GER (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - JOR v GER (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Germany scored their second win of the Preliminary Round of the 2010 FIBA World Championships, defeating Jordan 93-71, though they will still be heading home having missed the Eighth Finals. Tibor Pleiss led the way for the Germans 23 points while Tim Olbrecht pulled down 10 rebounds.
Sep 02 2010, 22:45
Round 1 - BRA v CRO (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - BRA v CRO (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Brazil set up an Eighth Finals match-up with South American rivals Argentina thanks to a 92-74 win over Croatia on the final day of Preliminary Round action. Anxious to bounce back after heartbreaking losses to the US and Slovenia, Ruben Magnano's team took a 48-35 lead into halftime and delivered the hammer blow just after the break in the form of a 19-2 run.
Sep 02 2010, 22:03
Round 1 - NZL v FRA (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - NZL v FRA (FIBA World Championship 2010)
After starting the championships 0-2 New Zealand hit their stride and headed in to the Eighth Finals on the strength of an 82-70 victory over France who appear to be headed in the opposite direction. The turning point came early as the Kiwis outscored the French 22-5 in the second quarter.
Sep 02 2010, 21:03
Round 1 - LIB v LTU (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - LIB v LTU (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Lithuania completed their perfect run through the Preliminary Round of the 2010 FIBA World Championship with an 84-66 over Lebanon. Ranaldas Seibutis led the way for the green and gold 17 points while Martynas Gecevicius chipped in with 16.
Sep 02 2010, 20:10
Round 1 - GRE v RUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - GRE v RUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Russia held off Greece 73-69 to secure the second spot in Group C ahead of the Eighth-Finals. The Russians jumped out to a 12-2 lead though before the half was over the Greeks had worked their way back to level at 30-30. Timofey Mozgov led the way for the Russians with 19 points and four rebounds.
Sep 02 2010, 19:58
Round 1 - ARG v SRB (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - ARG v SRB (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Serbia defeated previously perfect Argentina 84-82 to secure first place in Group A in the Preliminary Round of the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Point guard Milos Teodosic poured in 16 points, grabbed four rebounds, dished four assists and three steals. The Argentinians were led by Luis Scola who scored 32 points and in doing so became Argentina's all-time leding scorer.
Sep 02 2010, 19:09
Round 1: ANG v AUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1: ANG v AUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Australia trailed early but came back to beat Angola 76-55 to finish third in Group A of the 2010 FIBA World Championship. It was a big win for the Australians who wuld now have to face Slovenia instead of the United States. Patty Mills led a balanced Aussie scoring attack with 11 points.
Sep 02 2010, 18:49
Round 1 - SLO v IRI (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - SLO v IRI (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Slovenia closed out their Preliminary Round campaign by just slipping past Iran 65-60. The Slovenians got off to a fast start and led 19-6 at the end of the first quarter but the Iranians returned the favor, and trailed by just four at half time. Goran Dragic led Slovenia with 18 points and six rebounds.
Sep 02 2010, 18:41
Round 1 - CIV v PUR (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - CIV v PUR (FIBA World Championship 2010)
The Ivory Coast earned their first win at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and in the process sent Puerto Rico home. The Puerto Ricans needed to avoid losing by six or more to their African rivals, but ended up falling 88-79. Juan Barea led the way for Puerto Rico with 19 points while Charles Abouo was best for the Ivory Coast with 19.
Sep 02 2010, 17:11
Round 1 - USA v TUN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - USA v TUN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Tunisia, still looking for their first win at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, stuck with Team USA for three quarters before a fourth quarter burst led to a 92-57 win for the Americans. 12,500 were on hand for Team USA's last game of the Preliminary Round, where Eric Gordon scored 21 points.
Sep 02 2010, 16:21
Round 1 - ESP v CAN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - ESP v CAN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Spain ended Canada's 2010 FIBA World Championship run on a losing note, with an 89-67 defeat. Two Spanish players, Fran Vazquez and Rudy Fernandez, led the way with 19 points each. It was Spain's second straight win since losing to Lithuania two days earlier and coming perilously cose to elimination.
Sep 02 2010, 15:57
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Round 1 - ARG v JOR (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - ARG v JOR (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Despite scoring 35 first quarter points Argentina were tested by a Jordan team that proved up to the challenge of the 2010 FIBA World Championship, losing by a respectable score of 88-79 to the South American powers. Luis Scola turned in another amazing performance for the Argentinians, with 30 points and 13 rebounds for the victors who stayed perfect at 4-0.
Sep 01 2010, 23:39
Round 1 - TUR v PUR (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - TUR v PUR (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Hosts Turkey would need to make a furious comeback to avoid their first loss of the 2010 FIBA World Championships, beating Puerto Rico 79-77. Hidayet Turkoglu led the way for the home side with 16 points while Ersan Ilyasova grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
Sep 01 2010, 22:30
Round 1 BRA v SLO (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 BRA v SLO (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Slovenia scored another close victory in their second to last game of the Preliminary Round, defeating Brazil 80-77. Brazil trailed by 17 in the fourth quarter but came all the way back before Jaka Lakovic hit back-to-back three-pointers to put his team over the top. Lakovic led Slovenia with 20 points.
Sep 01 2010, 21:36
Round 1 IRI v USA (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 IRI v USA (FIBA World Championship 2010)
After struggling early the US settled in and slowly pulled away from Iran to stay perfect with an 88-51 victory. Every single player on the Team USA roster scored though Kevin Love led the way with 13 points and six rebound.
Sep 01 2010, 21:31
Round 1 - LTU v FRA (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - LTU v FRA (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Sep 01 2010, 21:12
Round 1 LIB v ESP (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 LIB v ESP (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Spain scored a critical win over Lebanon 91-57 to move to 2-2 in the group and virtually assure themselves a spot in the next round. Marc Gasol led the way for the defending champions with 25 points and eight rebounds as ten Spanish players managed to get on the scoresheet. Jackson Vroman was the high scorer for Lebanon with 22 points and nine rebounds.
Sep 01 2010, 20:03
Round 1 - GER v ANG (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - GER v ANG (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Angola scored their second win of the tournament, upsetting Germany 92-88 in overtime. Olimpia Cipriano had a huge game for Angola scoring 30 points (22 in the second half), grabbing five rebounds and picking up three steals. It was Angola's first win ever over their European rivals.
Sep 01 2010, 19:26
Round 1 - CIV v GRE (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - CIV v GRE (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Greece brounced back from their loss to rivals Turkey by crushing the Ivory Coast 97-60. The Africans hung around early, but a 27-5 second quarter run put them away for good. Nick Calathes scored 15 points in the win and four other Greeks managed double-digits scoring. Only one player from the Ivory Coast, Brice Assie managed double-digit points with 11.
Sep 01 2010, 18:50
Round 1 - CHN v RUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - CHN v RUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Russia found their stride late in the fourth quarter and defeated China 89-80 in the Preliminary Round of the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey. The Russians went on a 14-0 run late to seal no worse than second place in the group. Sasha Kaun had 14 big rebounds for Russia in the win.
Sep 01 2010, 17:48
Round 1 - SRB v AUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - SRB v AUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
With all of their players finally back from suspension Serbia pulled away from Australia in recording a 94-79 victory. Nenad Kristic, in his first game back, grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for the Serbians in the victory. Brad Newley led the way for the Aussies with 13 points.
Sep 01 2010, 17:17
Round 1 - CRO v TUN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - CRO v TUN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Croatia jumped on African rivals Tunisia early and never looked back, recording an 84-64 victory that evened their record at the 2010 FIBA World Chamionships at 2-2. Young Bojan Bogdanovic led the way for the Croatians with 19 points in the victory, while Ante Tomic continued his impressive play with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Sep 01 2010, 16:57
Round 1 - CAN v NZL (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - CAN v NZL (FIBA World Championship 2010)
New Zealand booked their spot in the Eighth-Finals of the 2010 FIBA World Championships thanks to 71-61 victory of Canada in Izmir. The Kiwis moved to 2-2 thanks to 18 points from star Kirk Penney and 10 rebounds from the emerging Thomas Abercrombie.
Sep 01 2010, 16:45
Round 1- ESP v LTU (FIBA World Championship)
Round 1- ESP v LTU (FIBA World Championship)
The defending champions Spain have dominated world basketball over the last few years but the tide may have begun to turn as they fell to 1-2 at the 2010 FIBA World Championship after a 76-73 loss to Lithuania. Spain led for much of the first three quarters but were outscored 23-9 in the fourth. Linas Kleiza led the way for the Lithuanians with 17 points.
Aug 31 2010, 22:37
Round 1 - RUS v CIV ( FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - RUS v CIV ( FIBA World Championship 2010)
Russia were taken to the wire by the Ivory Coast in this Preliminary Round match-up in Ankara. The Africans hung with the former European Champions the whole way and had chances to win as time wound down but it was not to be. Timofey Mozgov led the way for the Russians with 19 points and five rebounds.
Aug 31 2010, 22:32
Round 1 GRE v TUR (FIBA World Championship)
Round 1 GRE v TUR (FIBA World Championship)
Two of the great rivals of world basketball met in the most anticipated match of the Preliminary Round and hosts Turkey came away winners 76-65. Ersan Ilyasova was the big man for the Turks scoring a game-high 26 points and five rebounds. With the win Turkey remained perfect at 3-0.
Aug 31 2010, 21:27
Round 1- PUR v CHN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1- PUR v CHN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Puerto Rico earned their first win of the 2010 FIBA World Championships by defeating China 84-76 on the tournament's fourth day. Angel Vassallo led the way for Puerto Rico with 22 points and four rebounds. China meanwhile got 24 points and seven boards from Jianlian Yi in the loss.
Aug 31 2010, 20:23
Round 1 FRA v CAN (FIBA World Championship)
Round 1 FRA v CAN (FIBA World Championship)
France once again could not close out an opponent, falling to their third straight loss 68-63, this time to France. The Canadians led for much of the game with Levon Kendall leading the way with 15 points and five assists. NBA star Nicolas Batum was tops for the French, who moved to 3-0, with a 24 point and seven rebound performance.
Aug 31 2010, 18:59
Round 1 - NZL v LIB (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - NZL v LIB (FIBA World Championship 2010)
New Zealand won their first game of the 2010 FIBA World Championship in style, defeating Lebanon 108-76. Young guns Thomas Abercrombie and Kirk Penney led the way for the Kiwis with 23 and 26 points respectively. Fadi El Khatib led the way for Lebanon with 18 oints and seven rebounds.
Aug 31 2010, 18:31
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Aug 31 2010, 11:59
Round 1- ANG v ARG (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1- ANG v ARG (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Luis Scola led Argetina to another win, this time against Angola by the score of 91-70 to stay at the top of Group A. Scola finished with 32 points and eight rebounds in the win includng 21 of Argentina's first 42 points. Joaquim Gomes led the way for Angola with 16 points, his second straight double-digit scoring game.
Aug 31 2010, 00:10
Round 1 - USA v BRA (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - USA v BRA (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Fans and pundits knew that it was only a matter of time before Team USA were tested at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and that time was Monday night. The Brazilians played stellar defense, holding the Americans to just nine fourth-quarter points before falling 70-68. Kevin Durant was the star for Team USA with 27 points and 10 rebounds.
Aug 30 2010, 22:11
Round 1 - AUS v GER (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - AUS v GER (FIBA World Championship 2010)
A day after winning a double-overtime thriller over EuroBasket 2009 silver medallists Serbia, Germany looked dead on their feet in losing to Australia 78-43. Patty Mills finished with 16 points and seven assists as the boys from down under finally clicked on offense after struggling in their first two games. Germany shot just 30% from the field.
Aug 30 2010, 19:25
Round 1 - TUN v IRI (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - TUN v IRI (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Iran held off a furious Tunisian comeback in registering their first win of the 2010 FIBA World Championship 71-58. Star center Hamed Haddadi led the way for Iran with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Macram Ben Romdhane and Salah Mejri led a balanced Tunisian scoring attach with 10 points each.
Aug 30 2010, 19:01
Round 1 - SLO v CRO (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - SLO v CRO (FIBA World Championship 2010)
These two European powers were both born of the former Yugoslavia and when they get together all bets are off. This match lived up to its considerable billing. Croatia actually won three of the four quarter but could not recover from a third period in which they were outscored by 11.
Aug 30 2010, 17:10
Round 1 - JOR v SRB (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - JOR v SRB (FIBA World Championship 2010)
A day after being upset in double-overtime by Germany the Serbians took it out on debutants Jordan, winning easily 112-69. It was the first game back from suspension for point guard Milos Teodosic who scored seven points and dished seven assists. Three Serbian players scored over 20 points in the victory.
Aug 30 2010, 16:59
Round 1 - TUR v RUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - TUR v RUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Hosts Turkey moved to 2-0 at the 2010 FIBA World Championship with a 65-56 win over Russia. The difference was the second quarter where the Turks held their opponents to just seven points versus 17 for themselves to take an 11 point lead. Hidayet Turkoglu led the way for the home side with 14 points.
Aug 29 2010, 23:29
Round 1 - ARG v AUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - ARG v AUS (FIBA World Championship 2010)
A Day after slipping past Jordan the Australians found themselves on the wrong end of a close affair, losing to Argentina 74-72. The South Americans trailed heading into the fourth quarter but used a 22-16 fourth quarter advantage to slip away with the win. Luis Scola had 31 points in the win.
Aug 29 2010, 22:25
Round 1 - ESP v NZL (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - ESP v NZL (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Spain bounced back from their opening game los to France by defeating New Zealand 101-84. The Spanish hit 50% of their three-pointers and were led by Marc Gasol with 22 points. Kirk Penney led the Kiwis with 21 points.
Aug 29 2010, 22:06
Round 1 - BRA v TUN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - BRA v TUN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Brazil won their second game of the tournament with an 80-65 victory over Tunisia. With a matchup against Team USA looming, Brazil got 21 points and six rebounds from Leandro Barbosa to secure a 2-0 record. Marouan Kechrid led the way for Tunisia with 15 points.
Aug 29 2010, 21:57
Round 1 - CRO v IRI (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - CRO v IRI (FIBA World Championship 2010)
A day after suffering a heavy defeat to Team USA Croatia bounced back in style, topping Iran 75-54. The Iranians held their opponents to just nine third quarter points but wasted a 27 point nine rebound performance from big man Hamed Haddadi. Roko Ukic led the way for the victors with 13 points and six rebounds.
Aug 29 2010, 20:46
Round 1 - LTU v CAN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - LTU v CAN (FIBA World Championship 2010)
It was heartbreak city again for Canada, a day after falling to Lebanon the Canadians held a commanding lead into the second half but could not hold on and lost 70-68 to the Lithuanians. NBA star Linas Kleiza led the way for the green and gold with 18 points and 10 rebounds as Lithuania move to 2-0 in group play.
Aug 29 2010, 20:11
Round 1- SRB v GER (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1- SRB v GER (FIBA World Championship 2010
Serbia and Germany turned in a classic in the Preliminary Round of the 2010 FIBA World Championships. The Germans looked several times as if they has taken control of the game but Serbia would not back down and in the end it was seven-footer Jan Jagla who delivered the hamer blow.
Aug 29 2010, 19:33
Round 1 - LIB v FRA (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - LIB v FRA (FIBA World Championship 2010)
A night after springing a huge upset of defending champions Spain France kept their heads and comfortably rolled past Lebanon. The French were led by Mickael Gelabale who poured in 18 points in the 86-59 victory. Lebanon were led by Jackson Vroman's 19.
Aug 29 2010, 19:26
Round 1 - PUR v GRE (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - PUR v GRE (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Greece were tested in a second straight game escaping 83-80 thanks in large part to a 24-15 third quarter advantage. Vassilis Spanoulis led the way for Greece with 28 oints on four of six shooting from behind the three-point line. Puerto Rico, playing without star Carlos Arroyo.
Aug 29 2010, 19:22
Round 1 - JOR v ANG (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - JOR v ANG (FIBA World Championship 2010)
A day after suffering a narrow defeat to Australia Jordan once again had to settle for close but no cigar. The Jordanians were in the lead for most of the first half but having been thumped by Serbia on Saturday the Angolans knew this was a chance for them to redeem themselves, winning 79-65. Miguel Lutonda led the way for Angola with 16 points.
Aug 29 2010, 17:23
Round 1 - SLO v USA (FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEN)
Round 1 - SLO v USA (FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEN)
The USA again look dominant in their second game of the Preliminary Round, strolling to a 99-77 victory.Kevin Durant led the way for Team USA with 22 points while Kevin Love recorded double-double of 10 points and 11 boards.
Aug 29 2010, 17:13
Round 1 - CHN v CIV (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - CHN v CIV (FIBA World Championship 2010)
China earned their firs win of the 2010 FIBA World Championship though the Ivory Coast gave them just about all they could handle. Jianlian Yi was the star for the Chinese with 26 points. He just missed out on a double-double, pulling down nine rebounds.
Aug 29 2010, 17:01
Round 1 - GER v ARG (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - GER v ARG (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Argentina held off a stiff test from Germany on Day One of the 2010 FIBA World Championships, taking home a 78-74 win. Germany rallied in the fourth quarter but were unable to close the gap after Argentina dominated the third. Carlos Delfino led the way for the blue and white with 27 points and eight rebounds.
Aug 28 2010, 22:59
Round 1 - FRA v ESP (FIBA World Championship 2010)
Round 1 - FRA v ESP (FIBA World Championship 2010)
France offered up the first upset of the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey by taking out the defending champions 72-66. Spain started strong, holding the French to nine first-quarter points, but Mickael Gelabale led France back with 16 points and six rebounds as they pulled off the shocker over their European rivals.
Aug 28 2010, 22:54
