Australia were far too good for their opponents, taking another step on the path to World Cup qualification.
Mitch Creek was the standout for the Australian team scoring 18 points and pulling down nine rebounds. Mitch McCarron was another star for the Aussies scoring 11 and getting five steals.
Chinese Taipei were led by Quincey Davis who scored 18 points to go along with 11 rebounds.
Australia sits alone atop the group B rankings winning all four of their games so far.
Final score
Australia 88
Chinese Taipei 68
Australia faces off against Chinese Taipei as the FIBA World Cup qualifiers continue. Join The Roar from 3:05pm AEDT Sunday for live scores updates and a blog.
Australia used a strong second half to pull away from the Philippines with a 16-point win in their third qualifying game on Friday night.
The Philippines were meant to be the tougher of the sides that Australia is grouped so a solid win will give the Aussies more confidence ahead of this game.
Chinese Taipei pulled off an impressive one-point win against Japan in their last qualifying game however they are meeting a far more superior team in Australia, who will look to solidify their grasp on top of the group B ladder.
In the previous fixture between these two teams in the first portion of the qualifiers Australia cruised to an easy 38 point win, Daniel Kickert was the standout performer in that game scoring 15 points to go along with three rebounds and four assists.
Quincy Davis was the star for the Chinese Taipei side scoring 17 points in what was an allround performance from the bigman.
The side of the draw was always going to be easy for Australia and with the sheer talent disparity between both sides it should be another easy win for the Australians in front of their home crowd.
Even after the high of their narrow win against the Japanese team Chinese Taipei won’t have the firepower to go toe to toe with what should be a far better side.
This game closes out the two-game series between these two teams, as each side will face off against their previous opponents in the return legs in July.
Prediction
Australia looks far too good all around the court compared to the very one dimensional Chinese Taipei team.
Australia by 20 points.
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Game over Australia far too good. 88-68 was the final score. Mitch Creek was the standout for the Australian team scoring 18 points and pulling down 9 rebounds. Mitch McCarron was another standout for the Aussies scoring 11 and getting 5 steals. Chinese Taipei were lead by Quincey Davis who scored 18 points to go along with 11 rebounds. Australia sits alone atop the group B rankings winning all 4 of their games so far. Next for the Boomers will be the Commonwealth games before they get ready in July for a match against Japan and the Philippines away from Australia. Thanks for joining me today.
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Kay with a three point shot in what has been a quiet few minutes from both sides. Australia 82 Chinese Taipei 66. 1:44 to play.
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Chen with a nice pass to Davis who dunks it for the Chinese Taipei team. Aus 79 TPE 59. 3:40 remains in this game.
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Lisch with a nice little floating shot in the lane. Australia 76-Chinese Taipei 53.
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Nice little lob pass to Nathan Sobey who finishes it off with the slam. Aus 72 Tpe 49.
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Final quarter underway. Hodgson with another dunk after a nice wrap around pass from Nathan Sobey. Australia leading by 21 points. 70-49
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Tip in from McCarron to end the quarter. Australia 68 leading Chinese Taipei 49
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After the mini run from Chinese Taipei Australia have countered with their own. Australia 66 Chinese Taipei 44. Less than a minute remains third quarter.
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Hodgson with a nice reverse dunk. Australia 64 Taipei 42
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Chinese Taipei making a mini run against Australia at the moment but still a lot more to do to catch up. Australia 60 Taipei 41. 2:52 remains third quarter.
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Chen with a nifty euro step in the lane, scores the layup and is fouled by Lisch. Australia 58 Chinese Taipei 35 4:38 remains third quarter.
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Davis over two Aussie defenders plus the foul. He makes the free throw. Australia 58 Chinese Taipei 32.
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Mitch Creek with a nice slam and then follows it up with another 2 points. Australia 56 Chinese Taipei 29
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Gliddon with the deep three for the Boomers. Australia 52 Chinese Taipei 29. 7:41 remains third quarter.
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Kickert with the first score of the quarter for the Boomers.
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Third quarter almost underway. Can Chinese Taipei make a run and get back into the game or will the Aussies flex their power a bit more and push this into an even bigger lead?
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As to be expected Australia is well on top in this game, Australia put the clamps on the Chinese Taipei side in that second quarter and held them to less than 10 points for the term. Mitch Creek and Jason Cadee have been solid for the Aussie team, while Hu has played a lone hand in trying to keep the Chinese Taipei team close. Australia 47 Chinese Taipai 25.
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Sobey ends the half on a high with a 3 pointer. Australia 47 Chinese Taipei 25.
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just over 15 seconds remains. Australia well on top.