FOSHAN, China -- Italy made it two wins in a row in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup after defeating Angola, 92-61, in Group D on Monday at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center here.
The Italians were coming off a comfortable 108-62 demolition of the Philippines last Saturday night, and preserved its perfect group round record by cruising to another victory.
Angola was able to stay close to Italy in the early goings, but San Antonio’s Marco Belinelli helped his team pull away, 25-11, at the end of the first frame.
Triples from Belinelli and Jeff Brooks in the second quarter padded their lead, and the best efforts of Angola’s Leonel Paulo were not enough to get his team to catch up.
A loss by the Philippines to Serbia in the second game of the day will assure the Italians of a spot in the second round of the tournament.
Angola, meanwhile, dropped to 0-2 ahead of its game against the Philippines on Wednesday.
source: news.abs-cbn.com
