The Australian men's basketball team failed to recover from a shocking start in going down to Angola 85-66 in the final of the Stankovic Cup in China.
Mark Worthington was the Boomers' best with 11 points, but he was no match for Angolan pair Carlos Morais and Joaquim who dominated the Australians.
Morais led all scorers with 26 points on six of nine shooting from beyond the arc, while Joaquim added 21 points.
The Boomers, who beat Angola only two days ago, were unable to match the aggressiveness of the African nation, which never looked back after heading to the first break up 24-8.
Australia attempted to beat its opponent with speed as it went to a smaller line-up midway through the second term, but having closed to within 10 points, Angola again pushed away with some long-range baskets.
Again the Boomers came at their opponents in the third quarter but were unable to cut the deficit to single figures, the game as good as over heading to the last period with Angola up by 23.
AAP
Tags: basketball, sport, china, angola, australia First posted August 05, 2011 12:11:23
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