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Australia’s Elijah Pepper during a game vs Syria in the Fiba World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers at Mall of Asia Arena. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Australia barely broke a sweat in its 123-64 rout of Syria in the second round of the 2027 Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers at Mall of Asia Arena on Friday.
The Boomers remained undefeated in the qualifiers after seven games, leading Group E with 14 points.
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“As the game grew on we did a better job at taking better care of the ball,” coach Jacob Chance said.
“We knew coming in that Syria, after the state of the qualifiers, would be desperate for a good performance so I’m happy with how our starters came out.”
Elijah Pepper led the Australians with a game-high 32 points. Luke Travers had 14 while the duo of Josh Bannan and Anthony Dell’Orso scored 11 points each.
James Justice Jr. registered 21 points for the Syrians in the loss. Christian James Maran, meanwhile, tallied 12.
Syria, on the other hand, found itself crashing to a 2-5 slate, good for nine points.
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