Brazil Beats Iran in FIBA World Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Brazil basketball team beat Iran 79-50 in Group A of the 2014 FIBA World Cup on Sunday evening.
In the match held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Brazil’s Alex Garcia scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting.
For Iran, Mohammad Jamshidi led the way in scoring with 13 points in just under 31 minutes.
Iran will play Serbia on Monday.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup starts on August 30 with 24 teams set to compete for the championship.
Results:
GROUP A
France 74, Serbia 73
Brazil 79, Iran 50
Spain 91, Egypt 54
GROUP B
Croatia 90, Argentina 85
Senegal 82, Puerto Rico 75
Philippines 70, Greece 82
GROUP C
Dominican Republic 76, New Zealand 63
Finland 81, Ukraine 76
US 98, Turkey 77
GROUP D
Australia 89, South Korea 65
Slovenia 89, Mexico 69
Lithuania 75, Angola 62
