Australia beat Japan to battle into the next round of the Basketball World Cup on Tuesday, Aug. 29, while Germany, the Dominican Republic, Lithuania and Canada all advanced with perfect records.
Australia's Patty Mills dribbles the ball during the FIBA Basketball World Cup group F match between Australia and Japan at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa on Tuesday, Aug. 29.
"I know we lost to Germany but I thought it was one of the best games played in this whole tournament.Josh Giddey scored 26 points and had 11 assists and five rebounds for Australia in another impressive performance from the 20-year-old.Goorjian said his team were"going through evolution" after winning bronze at the Tokyo Olympics two years ago.Germany joined Australia in the next round as Group E winners after a 101-75 thrashing of Finland.
The American-born Towns, whose late mother was Dominican, warned the rest of the competition not to underestimate the world's number 23-ranked team. Tournament debutants Latvia made a ferocious start but the Canadians gradually reeled them in before half-time and then stretched their legs after the interval.
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