Australia surprise Lithuania, still finish fourth
18/8/2008 18:08
Australia surprised today the group leaders Lithuania 106-75 but still
finished fouth in Group A of the men's basketball competitions at the Beijing
Olympic Games.
Australia, which lost 97-82 to the third-placed Croatia, have
the same record of three wins and two losses as Croatia.
They will face the
United States, which finished atop in Group B, in the quarterfinals, while
Croatia is to meet Spain on Wednesday.
Andrew Bogut led six Australians score
double digital numbers with 23 points while Brad Newley adding 16.
Australia
opened the game by 24-8 and extended it to 55-29 in the first half to set the
tone of the match.
Lithuania, which sealed the No.1 finishing of the group
before the loss, were led by Ksistof Lavrinovic, who had 14 points and eight
rebounds.
Xinhua
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