Australia tastes first win in 106-68 thrashing of Iran
14/8/2008 17:50
Australia kept their hopes alive by thrashing Iran 106-68 today in Group A
at the men's basketball competitions at the Beijing Olympics at the Wukesong
Indoor Stadium in Beijing.
Brad Newley had a game-high 24 points and Patrick
Mills added 15, Chris Anstey 13 for Australia (1-2).
Iran, led by Mohammad
Nikkhan's 23 points, gave no challenge to Australia's dominance after trailing
16-3 in the first quarter.
Australia extended the lead by every quarter as
they had 19 steals and beat Iran on the board by 39-25.
The 38-point gap is
the biggest so far in the basketball tournament at the Games.
Xinhua
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