Results of the second day – Panchero leads the United States, ok Slovenia, Spain and Serbia, Puerto Rico spoils the story of South Sudan

• South Sudan – Puerto Rico 96-101 d1t

A World Cup fairy tale, South Sudan, a country founded only in 2011, dominates almost the entire match, but in the end the first match did not have a happy ending as Puerto Rico won after extra time. Overtime was achieved in daring fashion, with Carlick Jones leveling the score with a hat-trick for the Bright Stars, and Caribbean having a chance to close it in regulation but the great Vargas missed both free throws for the potential success, which anyway would arrive after five minutes of extension. South Sudan play spectacularly by exploiting their great athletes, but in the end fatigue and a decisive decline in clarity pays off, and defeat arrives: the brutal performance of Carlick Jones, Chicago Bulls guard, who finished the season with 38 points, that’s not enough, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. And 4 thefts. The Africans also have 13 from Gabriel (last year in the Lakers) and 11 each from Shayuk and Umut. For Puerto Rico, there are four players in the double-double: 18 and 11 rebounds by Condit, 16 and 12 by Carambola by Vargas, 19 points and 11 assists by Waters, while in the end Stephen Thompson, ex-Stella Azzurra Roma and Regio. And Emilia is decisive with 21 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals.

A strong start for Serbia, which, in light of the great absences of Jokic, Micic and others, crushed China, led by Serbian Sasha Djordjevic. Pesic’s team advances into the first break at +11 and then gradually widens from quarter to quarter until the final +42, with 30 assists and 58% shooting from the field (13 of 28 of three). Serbia has five players in double digits, with Bogdanovic and Marinkovic standing out with 14 points each. For China, there are 17 points from Rui Zhao and 12 from Zhou Qi, while Kyle Anderson (Li Ca’er in Chinese) closes in with 0 points, 0 on 9 shooting and -35 plus-minus, his worst.

• Jordan – Greece 71-92

Jordan scares Greece and goes up to -3 in the third quarter, but in the end Etodis wins the stunning fourth period 26-11. Even without Giannis Antetokombo, Sloukas and Kalatis, and also without former AC Milan player Mitoglu, who was injured two days before the start, the Greeks did not fail to make their debut in a group they must finish behind the United States. And Greece enjoys 19 points from Larentzakis, and 13 for each of Woukop and Papaptro. For Jordan, he stands out with 24 points with 9 rebounds and 3 assists for Ronday Hollis-Jefferson, the former NBA player and Blazers, with 24 points.

• USA – New Zealand 99-72

A good start for the United States prospects, led by Steve Kerr, who got a big win over New Zealand after a less stellar start, going down 14-4 before coming back and stretching in the second half (45-36 at halftime). The protagonist is Paolo Panchero, who the coach uses as a midfielder, who effectively gets Team USA back on track and plays a very convincing game after not being impressive in friendlies: the Orlando Magic star finished with 21 points, and is the leading scorer for his team, with 8 Out of 10 shots, 4 rebounds and 4 blocks. The USA, who finish shooting 59% but have 19 turnovers, also have 14 points for Edwards with 7 rebounds and 12 each for Reeves and Jackson Jr. On the contrary, the tall Peruvian Cameroon looks great and has 15 points from Te Ranji.

• Cape Verde – Georgia 60-85

In the confrontation between two youth teams at the World Cup finals, Georgia won without much trouble over the island of Cape Verde. A one-way challenge with the European team leading 48-22 in the second half and closing the actual practice in the second half: a good choral performance with 16 points from the talented Toko Shengelia, and 15 with 11 rebounds from the middle Bitadze, and 10 points. With 8 rebounds and 5 assists for Sandro Mamokilaashvili. For Cabo Verde, Mendes scored 11 points, Kevin Gomez 10 points, while the giant Walter Tavares grabbed 12 rebounds, but he finished the match with 6 points and 2 of 7 shots.

• Slovenia – Venezuela 100-85

In Okinawa, Slovenia does not play a great match against Venezuela, losing 33-31 in the first half and leading “only” 56-51 in the second half, but in the end they won without much fear. The absolute protagonist Luka Doncic, who finished the game with 37 points, 33 in the first three periods, added 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and finished with 13 out of 16 free throws and only one error out of two, 9 out of 10. The Dallas Mavericks star does not skimp on his performances For the Japanese fans and making his teammates happy: above all, Mike Tobey, perfect with a perfect 9 of 9 on the field, but also the veteran Clemen Pripelic, 18. For Venezuela, who scored 16 hat-tricks, there are 16 points from Sogo and 12 from Gilent and Zamora, the latter the author of the whistle from behind midfield at the end of the first half.

In Jakarta, it is the cycling tour from Brazil that beat Iran in a match that has already ended after 33-12 in the first half. The green and gold team put on a ‘joga bonito’ style show of pure football, and finished with 100 points, 55% shooting from the field and 25 assists: the negative note is the manager’s right knee injury. Raul Lopez, who was out on a stretcher due to a problem he fears is very serious. There are five players in double digits for Brazil: Yago dos Santos stands out, 14 with 6 assists, and Venetian receiver Bruno Caboclo, 16 points and 7 rebounds with 7 of 11 shots. The mare has 10 points for Al-Taweel Al-Khalidi Hamed Al-Haddadi.

• Spain – Ivory Coast 94-64

Like all the other top teams (with the exception of France, whom Canada beat), Spain also did not betray Spain on their debut and won convincingly against Ivory Coast. The Red Furies, led by World and European Champion Sergio Scariolo, took the break in the second half, moved into the second half at +19 and then took a lead in the second half, finishing with 29 assists and rebounding dominance, 48-for-26. Speaking of physique and muscle, It is the big Spanish men who shine: 22 points with 9 of 12 shots by Willy Hernangómez, 11 by his brother Juancho and 12 by 7 rebounds by Garuba. The Ivorians have 11 points from Kony and 10 from Daly.