2024-07-05 04:31:30
In the second game of Group A, the Lithuanians beat the Ivory Coast team 97:93 (24:18, 23:24, 18:30, 32:21).
Less than three minutes before the final whistle, the Lithuanians were behind with 82:88, but in the remaining time they managed to fight back and win.
Domants Sabonis stood out in the ranks of the Lithuanian national team with 22 points scored and nine balls won under the basket, while Marjus Grigonis scored 18 points.
Dion Thompson was the top scorer for the Ivorians with 18 points.
It has already been reported that in the first match of the group, the Lithuanians defeated the Mexican national team by 96:84.
Meanwhile, in Group B, the home team of Puerto Rico defeated the national team of Bahrain by 99:56 (19:4, 20:15, 31:23, 29:14), giving the opponent the second heavy loss in two games.
Steven Thompson was the top scorer for the home team with 20 points, while George Condit added 17 points. Zee Hamoda scored 15 points for the visitors.
It has already been announced that in the first match of the group, Italy defeated Bahraini basketball players 114:53.
Both Puerto Rico and Italy have qualified for the semi-finals, but the head-to-head match between them will determine the first place in the group.
The first two teams of the subgroups of each qualifying tournament will enter the semi-finals, the winners of which will fight for a ticket to Paris on Sunday, July 7.
2024-07-05 04:31:30