By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Author
SYDNEY (AP) — Jovana Nogic scored 13 factors to guide 5 gamers in double figures for Serbia in a 69-64 win over Japan on Friday within the girls’s basketball World Cup.
Yvonne Anderson and Kristina Topuzovic every added 12 factors for Serbia (1-1), which used a 24-9 first quarter to take an early lead on the Tokyo Olympic silver medalists.
Japan (1-1) battled again to get inside 58-52 on Stephanie Mawuli free throw early within the fourth quarter earlier than Nogic hit a jumper and Ivana Raca two free throws to revive a double-digit lead with 6:45 left. Japan reduce its deficit to 67-62 with 33 seconds left, however Mawuli dedicated an offensive foul.
Anderson transformed two free throws eight seconds later that sealed the win.
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In different video games Friday, the U.S. routed Puerto Rico 106-42; China beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 98-51 and Belgium topped South Korea 84-61. Canada confronted France and Australia performed Mali later Friday.
CHINA 98, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 51
Han Xu scored 18 factors and Li Meng added 17 to assist China keep unbeaten with a rout of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
After a good first quarter that noticed China (2-0) solely main 26-21, the Asian nation took management utilizing an 11-2 run to start out the second. Han scored the ultimate two factors of the burst. By the point half rolled round, China was up 50-31.
The Chinese language workforce outscored Bosnia and Herzegovina 48-20 within the second half.
Connecticut Solar star Jonquel Jones led Bosnia and Herzegovina with 17 factors and 9 rebounds. That is her first time taking part in within the World Cup with the workforce. Jones stated afterwards she had an extended journey from Connecticut after the WNBA Finals to get to Australia. She flew from Connecticut to Atlanta to Los Angeles to Fiji to Sydney.
“I am drained, it was loads of journey as soon as the championship was over,” she stated.
UNITED STATES 106, BELGIUM 42
Shakira Austin scored 19 factors, Kahleah Copper added 16 and the USA performed suffocating protection to rout Puerto Rico.
Alyssa Thomas added 11 factors and 6 steals for the People (2-0), who pressured Puerto Rico into 21 turnovers.
The U.S. jumped out to a 27-11 lead after one quarter as Thomas had 10 factors and 5 steals within the opening 10 minutes. The People contested almost each shot Puerto Rico took and compelled 9 turnovers. The U.S. saved the stress on within the second, holding Puerto Rico with no level for almost the primary 5 minutes of the interval and led 54-21 on the half.
Mya Hollingshed led Puerto Rico (1-1) with 10 factors.
BELGIUM 84, SOUTH KOREA 61
Hind Ben Abdelkader scored 17 factors and Julie Vanloo added 14 to assist Belgium to its first win of the event, beating South Korea.
Julie Allemand added 13 factors and eight assists for the Belgian Cats (1-1), who misplaced to the U.S. of their opener.
Belgium led 9-8 early within the first quarter earlier than closing the quarter with a 17-4 run. The Belgian Cats prolonged the benefit to twenty on the half and by no means regarded again.
Leeseul Kang scored 11 factors to guide South Korea (0-2).
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