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FIBA World Cup qualifier, Round 2. Time: Fulltime. |
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| Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne | ||
| Australia | Qatar | |
| 110 | SCORE | 59 |
| 30 | Q1 | 18 |
| 20 | Q2 | 16 |
| 32 | Q3 | 14 |
| 28 | Q4 | 11 |
The Australian Boomers have booked their spot at the 2019 Basketball World Cup, but the battle for places on the final squad will continue to heat up as they take on Qatar in Melbourne. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage of the game from 7:35pm (AEST).
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With eight wins from nine games, the Boomers found themselves in a position where they only needed a single victory from their final four outings to book a spot in next year’s World Cup, set to be played in China.
The Aussies wasted no time in getting the job done either, dismantling Iran on Friday night to the tune of 29 points.
It was supposed to be the Boomers toughest match of the qualifying campaign to date, but it didn’t live up to the hype. The visitors were awful shooting away from the field and their defence provided no resistance either.
And yet, the Aussies have plenty they can work on out of the game. Turnovers racked up throughout the contest as they struggled to put the foot down and kick away from Iran like they should have given the way the game played out.
They will want to fix problems in their attack tonight, but it’s also up to players to start impressing Andrej Lemanis. He will pick his squad for the World Cup in about six months time, and spots for NBL players will be few and far between as up to ten overseas-based players make their way into the fold automatically alongside Andrew Bogut.
After a 38-point loss to Japan away from home on Friday night, the Qatar team travel to Australia bottom of the ground and with their World Cup hopes all but extinguished.
Given they got blown out by Australia at home earlier in the campaign and have to face travel this time, them being competitive is unlikely.
Prediction
The Boomers weren’t at their best against Iran and they didn’t need to be. They won’t need to be here either, but given the way qualification has gone for the two nations involved, this could get truly ugly.
Boomers by 61.
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Tip-off: 7:35pm (AEDT)
Venue: Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Australia (expected)
Point guard: Mitch Norton
Shooting guard: Cameron Gliddon
Small forward: Todd Blanchfield
Power forward: Matt Hodgson
Centre: Daniel Johnson
Bench: Craig Moller, Nate Jawai, Mitch McCarron, Nick Kay, Jason Cadee, Nathan Sobey
Qatar (expected)
Point guard: Moustafa Essam A A Fouda
Shooting guard: Mohamed Hassan A Mohamed
Small forward: Suliman Abdi Khalid
Power forward: Abdelrahman Yehia Abdelhaleem
Centre: Mohd Yousuf Mohmmed
Bench: Faris Avdic, Momar Talla Gueye, Moustafa Ahmed M Lashin, Malek Salem Abdulla, Khaled Mohamed Abdelbaset, Emir Mujkic, Nasser Khalifa Al Rayes
Scott Pryde
Expert
Thanks for joining me this evening on The Roar for our live coverage of the 2019 Basketball World Cup qualifiers. Hopefully you enjoyed the call. We will be back with more Basketball in the New Year, including the run to the NBL finals and the next set of qualifiers, as well as all the Aussie games in the lead-up to the Cup, then those at the cup itself. In the meantime, be sure to check out our coverage of the cricket as Australia take on India in the first Test from 11am (AEDT) on Thursday. Bye for now.
Damo
Guest
Happy to be wrong!!
Scott Pryde
Expert
Thoughts on the game Roarers?
Scott Pryde
Expert
I thought Maker was definitely in? Exum the obvious exception because of injuries and such, but we have enough guard stocks at home to cover him if he decides to opt out.
Damo
Guest
Most of those have pretty much committed. I think Exum and Maker are still on the fence.
Scott Pryde
Expert
If everyone is fit and healthy, then yeah for sure. You'd probably be looking at something like that starting five, along with those guys on the bench. Then there is Broekhoff, Jonah Bolden and a couple of NBL guys - Goulding, Lisch, Damian Martin, DJ. Medal chances are very, very real.
Scott Pryde
Expert
FULLTIME Australia through Cadee and Barlow, then it's Moller to Gliddon who misses the three. Good ball movement again, but with no time on the clock, that's going to be all she wrote in Melbourne. Australia have crushed Qatar by 51 points in Melbourne having booked their spot in the World Cup on Friday and rammed it home with an exceptional display of basketball this evening. This is the highest score of the qualifying tournament for the Boomers so far. Australia - 110 Qatar - 59
Scott Pryde
Expert
Q4 0' Cadee! He fills it up with a three from the corner to take the lead past the half century. Australia - 110 Qatar - 59
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Q4 1' Johnson makes one. Australia - 107 Qatar - 59
jameswm
Roar Guru
So at the WC can we get a team like this together? PG - Simmons SG - Dellavadova SF - Ingles PF - Baynes C - Bogut Bench Mills Exum Maker Etc
Scott Pryde
Expert
Q4 1' Moller linking with Barlow this time, then Johnson draws a foul through a double team as he turned around and tried to go into the paint. Australia - 106 Qatar - 59
Scott Pryde
Expert
Q4 1' Shot clock violation for Qatar was it? No, apparently the shot was up... It clearly wasn't, but the goaltend has been called here. Australia - 106 Qatar - 59
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Expert
Q4 2' Barlow makes one. Australia - 106 Qatar - 57
Scott Pryde
Expert
Q4 2' Qatar with a miss after the timeout, then Australia slow things down up the floor. Lovely ball movement to get into the paint and it's Barlow to the free throw line this time. Australia - 105 Qatar - 57
Scott Pryde
Expert
Lemanis telling his team to 'look after themselves.' "If you have a breakaway lay up, look after yourselves. Who knows what these guys are going to do." Clearly, not being injured a key over the final two minutes ahead of the return to NBL action on Thursday night.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Q4 2' Qatar almost lost it, then got the thing back before they come up with a sloppy miss. Great ball movement from the Boomers at the other end and it's then Johnson with a kick out to Barlow who sinks it. All too easy. Australia - 105 Qatar - 57
Scott Pryde
Expert
Q4 3' Hodgson to the free throw line with Australia into the bonus after that off the ball contact. He makes both. Australia - 102 Qatar - 57
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Expert
Q4 3' Yehia with a bucket for Qatar on the run, then Sobey brings it up the floor. Whistle off the ball this time. Australia - 100 Qatar - 57
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Expert
Q4 3' Sobey almost had a steal there, then Qatar came up with a miss before Australia play unselfish basketball to find Gliddon in the corner who laces up another three to bring up the century. Australia - 100 Qatar - 55
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Q4 4' Moller makes the extra. Australia - 97 Qatar - 55