With this result, Spain are confirmed as group winners with two wins after conquering Ivory Coast 94-64. Spain have one game left against Iran’s weakest team. Given that all match results will be taken into account when they enter Group L, it is certain that Spain will continue to strive to beat Iran on Wednesday, August 30.
On the other hand, Brazil will play a game of life or death against the Ivory Coast. The winner of this match will accompany Spain to join Latvia and Canada in Group L.
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In this match, Spain aligned the five holders composed of Victor Claver, Willy Hernangomez, Juancho Hernangomez, Sergio Llull and Juan Nunez. Meanwhile, Brazil have faced Bruno Caboclo, Georginho De Paula, Leonardo Meindl, Yago Santos and Tim Soares.
The first quarter was tight with both teams taking turns leading. There were even several draws, with Brazil narrowly winning 22-21. Spain started to come back and move away from the score from the second quarter. The tripoints make the difference between the two teams. Until halftime, the defending champion was leading 50-42.
In the third quarter, Brazil managed to score more, 17 points, and only conceded 14 points, which allowed them to close the gap 59-64. But entering the decisive quarter, Spain showed their class as the champions of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. She recorded 32 points and conceded just 19 points to secure the victory with a score of 96-78.
Four Spanish players scored double-digit points, namely Santi Aldama with 15 points, Willy Hernangomez with 14 points and Juan Nunez with 13 points and established themselves as the best players in this game. Alberto Diaz contributed 11 points, including three triples from three chances, for 100 percent. In the Brazilian camp, only Yago Santos scored double digit points, ie 14 points.
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