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2019 Basketball World Cup, Round 1: Australia vs Senegal |
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| Venue: Dongguan Basketball Centre, Dongguan, China | ||
| Match time: Fulltime | ||
| Australia | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | SCORE | 68 |
| 18 | Q1 | 16 |
| 18 | Q2 | 17 |
| 24 | Q3 | 17 |
| 21 | Q4 | 18 |
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The Australian Boomers have all but booked their spot in the second round of the FIBA World Cup, recording a scratchy 12-point win over Senegal.
Australia – 81
Senegal – 69
The Australian Boomers will look to all but book their spot in the second round of the Basketball World Cup when they take on the weakest side in the group of death, Senegal. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 5:30pm (AEST).
In short, there is a huge gulf in class between these two sides.
The Boomers aren’t expected to be challenged by Senegal, but then, weirder things have happened and Andrej Lemanis won’t want complacency to creep into his side.
That is what it seemed to do during the halftime break against Canada, when they gave up an 11-point buffer to at one point trail by six during the third term, only to pull it out of the fire and take what ended up being a comfortable win.
It was a topsy-turvy game, and with Australia making a mammoth amount of turnovers, a game which showed they still have plenty of problems to work on, especially when it comes to offensive chemistry against a high-pressure defensive line.
The Boomers still have plenty of improvement left in them, and if they want to not only beat Lithuania next time out, but advance through the second round and knockouts, they need to show it in this game against Senegal.
What will challenge Australia is the inside presence of Senegal. While they won’t have much creativity, the impact of Andrew Bogut and Aron Baynes will be diminished greatly.
Senegal’s starting group in the last game only had one guard, with the rest able to play the four or five.
They got hammered by Lithuania, but will look to slow the game down and force Australia into bad outside shots, which will either come off or not, and may look ordinary on a shot chart.
Still, they will fatigue and at times struggle to get back on defence, which will be crucial should turnovers and poor shot selection occur, which, playing a big line-up, it’s bound to do.
Prediction
This should be Australia’s easiest game of the campaign. With such a busy schedule, expect them to try and run right through their rotation and play the stars as little minutes as possible, although continuing to build team chemistry will also be crucial.
Australia by 26.
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Tip-off: 5:30pm (AEST)
Venue: Dongguan Basketball Centre, Dongguan, China
TV: Live, Fox Sports
Online: Live, Kayo Sports, Foxtel App, Foxtel Now
Betting: Australia $1.15, Senegal $6
Australia (expected)
Point guard: Patty Mills
Shooting guard: Matthew Dellavedova
Small forward: Joe Ingles
Power forward: Jock Landale
Centre: Aron Baynes
Bench: Andrew Bogut, Mitch Creek, Cameron Gliddon, Chris Goulding, Nick Kay, David Barlow, Nathan Sobey
Senegal (expected)
Point guard: Xane Dalmeida
Shooting guard: Lamine Sambe
Small forward: Maurice Ndour
Power forward: Mouhammad Faye
Centre: Babacar Toure
Bench: Djibril Thiam, Pape Diop, Hamady Ndiaye, Youssoupha Ndoye, Momar Ndoye, Ibrahima Faye, Makhtar Gueye
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