SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — San Antonio Spurs’ Patty Mills was in sparkling form once more for Australia as it reached the Basketball World Cup semifinals for the first time.
The Boomers, who had never gone beyond the quarterfinals in 11 previous appearances, defeated tournament debutants the Czech Republic 82-70 and will meet Spain on Friday.
This win was Australia’s sixth in a row in China and in doing so it avoided becoming the latest surprise casualty in this unpredictable World Cup.
Argentina stunned favorite Serbia on Tuesday while reigning two-time champion United States was dumped out by France.
The 31-year-old guard Mills led the scoring with 24 points. He also had six assists and four rebounds.
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Australia was the heavy favorite in Shanghai against the Czechs, who bravely hung on until midway through the third quarter, when the Boomers cranked up the pressure.
Australia survived the World Cup “Group of Death” that also includes Canada, Senegal and Lithuania, before beating the Dominican Republic and then fellow semifinalist France.
