Spain, defending champion, qualified for the second round of the World Basketball after their victory against Brazil (96-78), which resisted three quarters Monday in Jakarta.
With this second success, the Spaniards even secured first place in Group G, whose second ticket to the second round will be played on Wednesday between the Ivorians and the Brazilians.
La “Roja”, carried by its 19-year-old leader Juan Nunez (13 pts including 2/4 long distance, 7 rebounds and 5 assists) distanced the Brazilians at the start of the last quarter: five lengths behind at the start of the final period (64-59), they only scored three points in this time to fall behind by more than twenty points (84-63).
