USA finishes unbeaten in FIBA preliminary round
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09/02/2010 - Istanbul, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eric Gordon scored a game-high 21 points, leading the United States in a 92-57 rout of Tunisia to finish up an unblemished record in the preliminary round of the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 14 points in the victory, as the USA finished atop Group B with a 5-0 mark. Stephen Curry added 13 points, while Chauncey Billups contributed with seven points in the win.
The Americans will next play on September 6 against the fourth-place finisher from Group A.
Marouan Kechrid led Tunisia with 15 points, but the country finished 0-5 and was eliminated from the competition. Macram Ben Romdhane added 11 points in defeat.
Rudy Fernandez and Fran Vazquez each scored 19 points in Spain's 89-67 rout of Canada in the final Group D preliminary match for each country.
Jorge Garbajosa added nine points, while Ricky Rubio scored eight for Spain, which went 3-2 in the preliminary round and will advance to the round of 16, which begins on Saturday.
Kelly Olynyk led Canada with 14 points, but the Canadians finished 0-5 and were eliminated from the competition. Jevohn Shepherd added 12 points, while Jermaine Anderson had 11 in the loss.
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