Basketball: First Group Games End İn 2014 Fıba World Cup

The first group matches in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup were played on Saturday night in Spanish cities Granada, Sevilla, Bilbao and the island of Gran Canaria.



Favorites USA smashed Finland by 59 points in Bilbao, as 24-year-old shooting guard Klay Thompson -- playing for NBA's Golden State Warriors – scored 18 points, followed by New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis adding 17.



Hosts Spain cruised past Iran 90-60 in Granada, with Spanish center Pau Gasol dominating the scoring with 33 points and 8 rebounds.



His brother Marc Gasol contributed to the victory by scoring a "double-double" with 15 points and 10 rebounds.



Results of the first games in 4 groups, and fixtures are as follows:



Group A - Granada



Egypt v Serbia: 64-85



France v Brazil: 63-65



Iran v Spain: 60-90



 



Group B - Sevilla 



Croatia v Philippines: 81-78



Puerto Rico v Argentina: 75-98



Greece v Senegal: 87-64



 



Group C - Bilbao



Ukraine v Dominican Republic: 72-62



New Zealand v Turkey: 73-76



USA v Finland: 114-55



 



Group D - Gran Canaria



Angola v Korea: 80-69



Australia v Slovenia: 80-90



Mexico v Lithuania: 74-87



 



Fixtures of the second matches to be played on Sunday are as follows:



Group A:



15.30 Serbia v France



18.00 Brazil v Iran



22.00 Spain v Egypt



Group B:



13.30 Argentina v Croatia 



17.30 Senegal v Puerto Rico



20.00 Philippines v Greece 



Group C:



12.30 Dominican Republic v New Zealand 



16.00 Finland v Ukraine 



21.30 Turkey v USA



Group D:



12.30 Korea v Australia 



16.30 Slovenia v Mexico 



19.00 Lithuania v Angola



All times CET - UTC for Group D games in Gran Canaria - Pais Vasco