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The US secured a landmark win over Greece of their first look within the UAE on Saturday.
In entrance of a sold-out crowd and Etihad Arena, day two of the inaugural International Basketball Week, featured a double-header which noticed Mexico emerge victorious over Lebanon within the night’s earlier recreation.
In the primary recreation of the night time, Mexico triumphed 88 – 70 over Lebanon with Joshua Ibarra main Mexico with a team-high 20 factors. Lebanon and Mexico be a part of Egypt, Germany, Greece and the US in International Basketball Week, a collection of exhibition video games forward of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, which is able to happen within the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan from twenty fifth August 25 to tenth September.
In the second recreation of the night, Team US sealed a 108-86 win over Greece. Competing for the primary time within the area, Team USA took an early 32-17 first quarter lead and by no means appeared again. The US have been led by the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards who scored a game-high 21 factors. Greece was led by Nikos Rogkavopoulos and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis with 12 factors apiece.
Tonight, sees Germany tackle Greece with Team USA in motion once more, this time towards Germany, on Sunday night time.
