Angola are proving unbeatable in African qualifiers, and in Asia, China pulled off a shock.
The qualifiers are in full swing for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, and we have pulled together the round-up from around the continents.
AMERICAS
USA made it two wins from two in Group C, crushing Mexico 91-55 in North Carolina.
Travis Wear led the way with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds for the five-time World Cup champions.
It was a day of one-sided results as Uruguay (67-49 over Paraguay) and Puerto Rico (95-72 over Cuba) won big, and Argentina were too good for Panama 68-59.
EUROPE
The highlight in Europe was Spain’s clash against the continent’s champions Slovenia, with the former earning a 92-84 win in Group A.
Spain were beaten by Slovenia in the Eurobasket semi-finals this year, but Quino Colom scored 25 points and put up nine assists to help avenge that loss. Also in Group A, Montenegro earned a first win with a 91-67 victory at Belarus.
Group B saw Turkey run out 67-60 winners over Ukraine and Sweden fall to a second successive defeat in an 82-73 loss to Latvia, while in Group C, Lithuania remained unbeaten with Eimantas Bendzius scoring 18 points in a 75-55 win over Poland. Also in the pool, Hungary beat Kosovo 84-76.
Italy had few problems in getting past Croatia 80-64, and they top Group D ahead of Netherlands, who slipped to 1-1 after losing 75-68 in Romania.
AFRICA
Afrobasket champions Tunisia survived a fightback from Cameroon to edge a tight contest 67-66, while Chad picked up a first win in Group A - Placide Nakidjim scoring 16 points in their 85-51 rout of Guinea.
Angola made it three wins from as many matches with a convincing 73-64 victory against D.R. Congo, and Egypt remain hot on their heels in Group C thanks to a 67-63 win over Morocco.
ASIA
China upset the odds with a 92-81 win against South Korea, Ding Yanyuhang stealing the show with 30 points including four three-pointers, and Jordan defeated Lebanon 87-83.
New Zealand put up the most points in the qualifiers to date in a 133-74 battering of Hong Kong, while Syria were convincing winners as Michael Madanly scored 21 points in the 74-57 beating of India.
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