13 Dzanan Musa (BIH) - China v Bosnia and Herzegovina, FIBA U17 World Championship, Utebo - Palacio de los Deportes (Spain), Classification 9-10, 2 July 2016
ZARAGOZA (2016 FIBA U17 World Championship) - It wasn't the result that they wanted but Bosnia and Herzegovina beat China to finish their 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship in 9th place while Mali eased past Egypt in an all-Africa battle for 15th place.
Bosnia and Herzegovina wasted a 17-point late second quarter lead and were left to survive a dogfight against China, registering an 88-84 victory to grab ninth place. Dzanan Musa collected 33 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Sani Campara added 19 points as they finished their first U17 Worlds appearance with three straight wins. Chen Peidong led China with 30 points - just three fewer than the total he had scored in the tournament prior to this game.
ZARAGOZA (2016 FIBA U17 World Championship) - It wasn't the result that they wanted but Bosnia and Herzegovina beat China to finish their 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship in 9th place while Mali eased past Egypt in an all-Africa battle for 15th place.
Bosnia and Herzegovina wasted a 17-point late second quarter lead and were left to survive a dogfight against China, registering an 88-84 victory to grab ninth place. Dzanan Musa collected 33 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Sani Campara added 19 points as they finished their first U17 Worlds appearance with three straight wins. Chen Peidong led China with 30 points - just three fewer than the total he had scored in the tournament prior to this game.
Despite missing three of their best players, the Dominican Republic beat Finland 65-56 to take 11th place in a battle of first-timers. Miguel Diaz scored 18 points to lead the Dominicans, who were without injured Alanzo Frink, Anderson Mirambeaux and Justin Minaya. Finland got 11 points from Miika Heinonen.
Argentina lost their first five games but finished strong, beating Chinese Taipei 67-64 for a second straight win to secure 13th place. Lautaro Lopez paced Argentina with 23 points while Lin Ting-Chien scored 29 points in the loss.
In the game for 15th place, Abdoul Karim Coulibaly collected 22 points and 11 rebounds and N'Faly Dante had 9 points and 16 rebounds as Mali hammered Egypt 61-38. The tournament newcomers Mali got a measure of revenge for losing to Egypt in the 2015 FIBA Africa U16 Championship Final played in Mali. Ahmed Khalaf picked up 12 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks for Egypt.
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Saturday's results
Classification 9-10
Bosnia and Herzegovina beat China 88-84
Classification 11-12
Dominican Republic beat Finland 65-54
Classification 13-14
Argentina beat Chinese Taipei 67-64
Classification 15-16
Mali beat Egypt 61-38
Argentina lost their first five games but finished strong, beating Chinese Taipei 67-64 for a second straight win to secure 13th place. Lautaro Lopez paced Argentina with 23 points while Lin Ting-Chien scored 29 points in the loss.
In the game for 15th place, Abdoul Karim Coulibaly collected 22 points and 11 rebounds and N'Faly Dante had 9 points and 16 rebounds as Mali hammered Egypt 61-38. The tournament newcomers Mali got a measure of revenge for losing to Egypt in the 2015 FIBA Africa U16 Championship Final played in Mali. Ahmed Khalaf picked up 12 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks for Egypt.
Relive all of today's action by going to the FIBA live feed.
Saturday's results
Classification 9-10
Bosnia and Herzegovina beat China 88-84
Classification 11-12
Dominican Republic beat Finland 65-54
Classification 13-14
Argentina beat Chinese Taipei 67-64
Classification 15-16
Mali beat Egypt 61-38
By: FIBA.com
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