FIBA U17 World Championships: Day Two

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FIBA U17 World Championships: Day Two
Scores and recaps of day two of the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championships

MANILA, Philippines – The second day of the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championships in Dubai, UAE continued seeing the favorites win even as unheralded Puerto Rico claimed another European victim in Italy.

SCORES AND RECAPS:

PUERTO RICO over ITALY, 58-51

PUR 58 – Toro 20, Allende 13, Gandia 11, Ebube 6, Texeira 4, Cruz 2, Pacheco 1, Torres 1, Moya 0, Rivera F 0, Rivera L 0, Washington 0

ITA 51 – Tote 16, Costa 15, Bucarelli 6, Pecchia 5, La Torre 4, Bolpin 3, Moretti 1, Cattapan 1, Savoldelli 0, Vercellino 0, Cesana 0, Nwohuocha 0

QS: 13-13, 27-27, 44-37, 58-51

This was a close game all throughout, but, in the end, Italy just had no answer for 6’9 Arnaldo Toro, who had 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 1 steal in 26 minutes. He struggled from the field, shooting just 6/13, but he made up for that by making 8 of his 10 free throws. Ivan Gandia and Leandro Allende backed him up with a combined 24 points while Italy was paced by Leonardo Tote and Valerio Costa, who had 16 and 15 points respectively. Coach Daniel Ortiz’s wards outrebounded Italy, 48-39, and they had more second-chance points, 17-9.

AUSTRALIA over FRANCE, 84-81

AUS 84 – Vasiljevic 18, Froling 12, Noi 11, Owies 9, Humphries 9, Akintola 8, Wilson 6, White 5, Clark 4, Hodgson 2, McMullan 0,

FRA 81 – Gombauld 23, Noua 21, Hergott 9, Bengaber 9, Loubaki 5, Leboeuf 4, Cortale 3, Labanere 2, Jeanne 0, Denis 0

QS: 21-18, 43-42, 63-62, 84-81

A day after beating Japan in overtime, the Boomers had to scramble again, this time against the French. Australia leaned on the scoring of Dejan Vasiljevic anew as the Canadian-born off-guard hit 2 treys on his way to 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 steal. The frontline duo of Harry Froling and Kouat Noi also did well, pairing up for 23 points and 8 rebounds on 8/13 FG shooting. Over on coach Frederic Crapez’s side, Stephane Gombauld continued to lead the way with 23 points and 7 boards. 6’7 Amine Noua also impressed with 21 markers, 9 caroms, 3 blocks, and 2 steals. Lucas Hegott had a chance to tie the game in the end, but he missed his attempt from beyond the arc.

SPAIN over UAE, 138-27

ESP 138 – Amo 23, Yusta 18, Vila 17, Lopez 14, Garcia 13, Young 12, Mazaira 11, Turbica 10, Sorolla 9, Perez 5, Rodriguez 4, Onwuka 2

UAE 27 – Juma 11, Mohammad 5, Al Zarooni 4, Al Mehairi 3, Al Abdulla 2, Suwaisi 2, Saad 0, Al Farsi 0, Al Ali 0, Al Nuamani 0, Al Maazmi 0

QS: 31-17, 59-22, 98-26, 138-27

Spain rebounded from a disappointing loss to Puerto Rico on day one by unloading all its frustration on the hosts. Coach Carlos Duran’s wards spared no effort in this one, dominating UAE in practically every category for the emphatic W. 6’8 Oscar Amo led the way for the Spaniards with 23 points on 9/13 FG shooting while also adding 12 rebounds and 3 steals. He had able support from the rest of his teammates as seven other Spanish players scored in double-digits. Mohammad Juma, meanwhile, continued to be the lone bright spot for UAE with 11 points. He did, however, shoot just 3/12 from the field and had 8 turnovers.

CANADA over JAPAN, 96-52

CAN 96 – Desrosiers 20, Fraser 17, Murray 14, Ottey 13, McEwan 9, Young 8, Djogo 6, Ekiyor 4, Washington 3, Kaputo 2, Cummings 0

JPN 52 – Hachimura 13, Hiraiwa 13, Maki 11, Hayashi 5, Muto 3, Nomi 3, Taira 2, Nnanna 2, Maeta 0, Igarashi 0, Kono 0, Gunji 0

QS: 14-19, 46-33, 74-40, 96-52

Japan had a hot start in this one, but once the Canadians buckled down to work, their dominance was apparent. Coach David De Aveiro’s wards enjoyed a +24 advantage in rebounds and had 10 more assists to underscore the difference in skill. Jerome Desrosier led Canada with 20 points on 5/8 FG shooting, but his aggressiveness was also rewarded with a ton of free throws. The 6’6 wingman hit 10/11 from the line. Marquell Fraser, Jamal Murray, and Marcus Ottey all scored 13 or more points to backstop Desrosier, while Rui Hachimura and Gen Hiraiwa each tallied 13 markers to pace Team Hayabusa.

SERBIA over EGYPT, 81-63

SRB 81 – Rakicevic 14, Marinkovic 13, Aranitovic 13, Peno 12, Miladinovic 8, Stojanovic 7, Kenic 6, Bojanovic 4, Cirkovic 2, Popovic 2, Armus 0, Jovanovic 0

EGY 63 – Metwaly 16, El Safwany 10, Khalaf 9, Mohamed 8, Hussein 6, Bakr 5, Saadelin 5, Safyeldin 4, El Morsy 0, Farag 0

QS: 25-17, 45-30, 60-50, 81-63

Egypt stayed within striking distance for three periods before the Serbs blew things wide open in the final frame to cruise to its second win in a row. Serbia had more turnovers than Egypt, but they made up for this by doubling up on their foes’ rebounds, 56-28. The frontcourt tandem of Nikola Rakicevic and David Miladinovic dominated here with 19 points each. Rakicevic shot 6/9 from the field while the 6’10 Miladinovic hauled down 13 rebounds. On the other end, playmaker Ahmed Metwaly paced Egypt with 16 markers, 4 steals, and 3 triples.

ARGENTINA over CHINA, 75-70

ARG 75 – Fjellerup 22, Aliende 16, Delfino 12, Mas Delfino 11, Carvalho 7, Riego 5, Merchant 2, Galardo 0, Borsatti 0, Onetto 0, Fernandez 0

CHN 70 – Zhao 31, Hu 14, Fu 14, Liu 6, Wang Z 5, Wang C 0, Fan 0, Miao 0, Xu 0

QS: 14-20, 35-40, 55-48, 75-70

Augustin Mas Delfino came up big in the waning moments to preserve this win for Argentina. Mas Delfino hit 5 straight points in a crucial stretch to break a 68-all deadlock. China actually led at the half of this match before a 14-1 spurt to open the third quarter gave coach Miguel Santander’s wards their first taste of the lead. Maximo Fjellerup led Argentina once again with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 triples, while Guillermo Aliende added 16 markers, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 3 triples. For its part, China saw Zhao Yanhao unload a tournament-high 31 points on the strength of 6 triples. Hu Jinqiu and Fu Hao each added 14 points and 16 rebounds in China’s losing effort.

USA over ANGOLA, 99-56

USA 99 – Giles 14, Ferguson 13, Tatum 10, Swanigan 10, King 9, Newman 8, Ellenson 8, Stone 8, Battle 8, Jackson 5, Rabb 4, Ramsey 2

ANG 56 – De Soursa 17, Jungo 13, Fernando 12, Manuel 12, Do 1, Xavier 1, Amandio 0, Miranda 0

QS: 27-8, 50-25, 79-40, 99-56

Not surprisingly, the defending champions coasted through this one, upending the African champs and putting the outcome beyond doubt early in the first half. Harry Giles and Terrance Ferguson led the Americans with 14 and 13 points respectively. Diamond Stone continued to anchor the middle for coach Donald Showalter, registering 12 rebounds and 3 rejections. On the other end, coach Manuel Da Silva’s squad was paced by 17 markers and 7 boards from Silvio De Sousa. NCAA hopeful Joao Jungo had 13 points here, but he shot just 5/18 from the floor. Bruno Fernando, meanwhile, recorded a 12-point, 13-rebound double-double for the losing side.

GREECE over PHILIPPINES, 85-65

GRE 85 – Pefanis 26, Koniaris 14, Ntouzidis 9, Flionis 6, Michaloutsos 6, Skordas 6, Kamaras 5, Mouratos 4, Alifieris 2, Charalampopoulos 2, Papagiannis 1

PHL 65 – Mendoza 19, Nieto Mi 11, Dela Cruz 9, Go 7, Desiderio 6, Escoto 4, Dario 2, Abadeza 2, Padilla 1, Panlilio 0

QS: 25-17, 46-26, 63-33, 85-65

Even with its top two players – Vasilis Charalampopoulos and Georgios Papagiannis – playing just 14 minutes combined, Greece didn’t have too much trouble containing the Filipinos. Coach Jamike Jarin’s wards actually had a hot start, leading 9-2 behind the shooting of Jolo Mendoza, but coach Dimitris Papanikolaou’s turned to Antonios Pefanis to turn the tide for Team Hellas. Pefanis ended up with a game-high 26 points on the strength of 6 three-pointers. Greece decided to go small the rest of the way here, leaning on 6’8 Thanasis Ntouzidis’s 9 points and 11 rebounds, while Antonis Koniaris tallied 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 triples, 3 assists, and 3 steals. Coach Jamike Jarin, however, applauded the effort of his severely undersized frontline, especially 6’1 PF Mike Nieto, who scored 11 points and hauled down 13 rebounds. – Rappler.com


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