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Froling Helps Australia to Title at FIBA U18 Asian Championships

NONTHABURI, Thailand -- Incoming Creighton men's basketball freshman Samson Froling helped Australia to the FIBA U18 Asian Championship on Saturday, helping his country to a 72-63 win in the title game over New Zealand.

Froling (FRO-ling) finished the championship game with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three-point range, while also contributing six rebounds, three blocked shots and a pair of assists in 23 minutes. The Aussies trailed 11-7 early before closing out the first quarter with a 19-0 run and never trailed again.

Froling averaged 14.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.