Russia 73 - China 54
Russia had yet another strong defensive effort against China, they allowed the Chinese to score just 54 points (Yi Jianlian had 30 against Spain) in the game and didn't let them reach 20 points in any of the quarters. Andrei Kirilenko, Alexey Shved, Sasha Kaun and Timofey Mozvov had 53 points between them while China had 54. Yi Jianlian, China's best scorer, only had 16 points.
Spain 82 - Australia 70
Spain didn't started the game that well, they missed Juan Carlos Navarro's offense terribly in the game. Australia kept the game close for two quarters, but Rudy Fernandez exploded in the third quarter, he made three shots from downtown, he finished with 17 points and the Gasol brothers combined for 29 points. Patty Mills shot 5-16 from the field and only scored 11 points.
Lithuania 72 - Nigeria 53
Lithuania took advantage of Nigeria's poor shooting right from the start. Nigeria made 1 out of 16 three pointers and shot a bad percentage from the line. Lithuania was lead by Linas Kleiza 11 points and Darius Songaila 12, however, Jonas Valanciunas kept struggling for the second straight game. Ike Diogu had another double double for Nigeria with 12 points and 10 boards.
Brazil 67 - Great Britain 62
Tiago Splitter lead Brazil with 21 and 6, this game was much closer than what everyone was anticipating, the Brazilians scored just 4 points in the first quarter and shot horribly from the three point line, they made 3 out of 22 attempts. Luol Deng had 12 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
France 71 - Argentina 64
This was the first time Spurs teammates, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, played against each other and they both had very good games. Ginobili scored 26 points to lead Argentina in scoring, but Tony Parker saved his best for last, despite shooting a horribly 4 for 17 from the field, Parker had 11 out of his 17 points in the 4th quarter to beat Argentina. Luis Scola struggled against France's athleticism, he finished with 16 points and 8 rebounds.
USA 110 - Tunisia 63
The Americans weren't playing a smart game in the beginning of the game and it showed, Tunisia had the lead more that once in the first quarter, including a 15-13 lead. Coach K had enough of his team coasting and once he brought the bench into the game, the game was over for Tunisia. Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love had 16 points and Kevin Durant had a double double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Makrem Ben Romdhane had a good game with 22 and 12 for Tunisia.
Standings
Group A
United States 2-0 France 1-1
Argentina 1-1 Lithuania 1-1
Nigeria 1-1 Tunisia 0-2
Group B
Spain 2-0 China 0-2
Brazil 2-0 Australia 0-2
Russia 2-0 Great Britain 0-2
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