Yahoo! News · Aug 12, 2016
Australia buries China in Olympic basketball
MoreAustralia's guard Patty Mills (L) and Australia's forward Cameron Bairstow (R) defend against China's forward Yi Jianlian during a Men's round Group A basketball match between both teams on August 12, 2016 during the Rio Olympic Games (AFP Photo/Andrej Isakovic)Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Australia buried China's hopes of advancing from the Olympic basketball group stages on Friday, cruising to a 93-66 win in Rio de Janeiro.
Everyone who checked into the game for the Aussies scored as they repeatedly broke down a clueless Chinese defence with easy buckets off nifty passing.
Cameron Bairstow led Australian scorers with 17 points while guard Matthew Dellavedova dished out 8 assists.