Khatib leads Lebanese rout of Uzbekistan at Asiad men's basketball
3/12/2006 12:18
Fadi El Khatib scored 34 points to lead a Lebanese rout of Uzbekistan
106-70 at the Doha Asian Games men's basketball tournament in Doha
yesterday.
With the amazing victory in the second-round Group B match,
Lebanon showed it would be a strong title contender in this Asian Games.
The
Asian runner-up, who beat Venezuela and France at the World Championship this
fall, proved too much for Uzbekistan. Racing to an astonishing 17-0 start in the
match, Lebanon improved to 67-28 at the half time and never looked
back.
Joseph Vogel contributed 14 points for Lebanon.
Twelve teams are
competing in the second round round-robins in two groups with top four finishers
from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Asian champion China will
play Kazakhstan later on Saturday in another match of Group
B.
Xinhua
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