Are you looking to watch Lebanon vs. Canada or Russia vs Puerto Rico in the first day of World Championships’ group play?

Follow all the pool play matches in Interbasket’s World Championships of Basketball forum where we’ve created game-specific threads so you can follow your favorite national teams,

find out where to watch the game online, comment, and cheer along with Puerto Ricans, Angolans, Lebanese and other diehard basketball fans from abroad.  Check out the individual game threads below:

* Looking for Greece-China and the earlier matches – go here: Watch Greece-China Live in World Championships

Primeiro de Agosto claimed the 2009 FIBA African Cup championship trophy for the second time in a row by defeating Petro Luanda 88-64 Tuesday night.

(Discuss Africa Champions Cup of basketball in our forum)

Primeiro d’Agosto used a strong fourth quarter, outscoring fellow Angolan club Luanda by 15 points, 26-11, to repeat as African club champions.

Carlos Almeida led team Agosto with 24 points, Armando Costa added 18 points, and Joaquim Gomes recorded a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds.

Petro Luanda was paced by Mario Porter’s 18 points and 9 rebounds while Angolan national team star Eduardo Mingas added 12 points and 6 rebounds.

Also known as 1º de Agosto, the African club now has a total of five championship titles, the most by any team in the tournament.  The APR Lions won third place by beating TP Mazembe 92-80. (Thanks to Basket-Spot)

It’s been a busy week for FIBA as they announced the four wild cards on Saturday, and determined the top four seeds for the World Championships of Basketball on Sunday.

Now the federation that overseas international basketball has announced the draw results that will determine the groupings for the 2010 world basketball event in Istanbul, Turkey.

The 24 participating nations were drawn into four groups of six teams each:

• Group A: Serbia, Argentina, Australia, Jordan, Germany, Angola
• Group B: Croatia, Brazil, Tunisia, Slovenia, Iran, USA
• Group C: China, Turkey, Russia, Puerto Rico, Ivory Coast, Greece
• Group D: Lithuania, Lebanon, France, Spain, Canada, New Zealand

(Discuss the draw results in our forum)

The draw was held at the the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel, Istanbul, on 15th December 15th, 2009 at 11:30AM local time.

The draw was conducted jointly by FIBA and the LOC in the presence of participating nations’ representatives, “National Federation members, prominent public figures and members of the international media.”

The FIBA World Championships are held every four years and determines the world’s top country in basketball.

Kunshan, China - The Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup is an international basketball tournament held annually in China.

This year’s continental basketball championship features four teams: last year’s champions Angola, hosts China, Turkey and Australia.

The 2009 Stanković Cup is set for August 28-30.

I wonder how Turkey is going to participate in both the Efes Pilsen World Cup and the this tournament?  The Efes Pilsen World Cup started yesterday and is suppposed to run until August 30, while the Stanković Cup starts tomorrow, August 28.

edit: It turns out that Turkey and Angola will both send their B teams.

The tournament is in honor of Borislav Stanković, FIBA Secretary General Emeritus, for his significant contributions to the world of basketball.

This will be the fifth annual tournament.  China has never won the tournament, past champions include Lithuania (2005), Greece (2006), Slovenia (2007), and Angola (2008).

For more information and discussion about the 2009 Stankovic Cup, visit our forum.

Tripoli, Libya – Angola took home the 2009  Africa Nations Championship by defeating the Ivory Coast 82-72 to capture their sixth straight Afrobasket gold medal, and their tenth in the last eleven tournaments.

(Discuss the 2009 Afrobasket)

Though that is certainly an impressive track record, Angola had their hands full with  small western coast country.  Côte d’Ivoire led the defending champions by four points after the first quarter, and carried a slim 35-34 lead into halftime.

The Angolans asserted themselves in the third quarter, extending a nine-point lead with three minutes remaining in the third quarter, but couldn’t shake the Ivory Coast. The Elephants used a 12-4 run to cut the lead back down to one before Carlos Morais extended the lead back up to four when he hit a three-pointer to end the third quarter.

Despite the best attempts by the Ivory Coast, the experienced Angolans would keep their opponents at bay, never relinquishing their lead in the fourth to capture another Afrobasket gold medal.

Joaquim Gomes, who put up 16 points and 16 rebounds in the game, was named MVP of the 2009 tournament.

Carlos Morais paced Angola with 21 points and Olimpio Cipriano added 16 points. Pape Amagou led Cote d’Ivoire with 18 points, 4 assists, and 4 steals.

The 28-year old Gomes was also the MVP of the 2007 edition.

In the third place game, Tunisia defeated the defending runner-ups Cameroon 83-68 earning their first ever bid to the FIBA World Championships of Basketball. Amine Rzig led the way for Tunisia with 20 points, and Cyrille Makanda scored 18 points for Cameroon.

Cameroon‘s Cyrille Etogo” src=”http://www.interbasket.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/nigeria-cameroon.jpg” alt=”Nigeria’s Chamberlain Oguchi (#6) of drives on Cameroon’s Cyrille Etogo” width=”240″ height=”311″ />

It’s no surprise that Angola is in the finals of Afrobasket, the African nation has been dominating the African Championships the last decade, winning nine of the last ten tournaments.

The shocking news is that Nigeria and Senegal won’t be in the top three, and that the Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) will take on the Angolans in the finals; heading to the World Championships of Basketball for the first time since 1986.

Tournament darlings Tunisia could also punch their ticket to the WBC, which would be their first ever, if they are able to defeat Cameroon in tomorrow’s third-place game.

It’ll be tough for Tunisia, who have won their three last games by a total of just four points, which included a narrow 68-66 win over Cameroon in the round of eight.  No doubt, Cameroon will come out looking to avenge their loss and salvage a disappointing showing in the 2009 Afrobasket.

Quick Starts, Slow Finish
Nigeria and Senegal came out of the gate strong, both accumulated 3-0 records in the preliminary rounds, but would falter when it mattered most.

Senegal’s problem started when they lost Babacar Cissé, their key playmaker, for a couple games.  And even when Cissé returned, they couldn’t recover their momentum; losing four of their next five games.

Nigeria would actually win their first five games, but would misstep twice in matchups with Angola and Cameroon.  Even though Nigeria was unbeaten through their first five games, their two timely losses has them fighting for fifth place. Nigeria (6-2) will play the Central African Republic, who finished with an even 4-4 record.

In the last ten Afrobaskets, Angola, Senegal, Egypt, and Nigeria have dominated the medal cermonies.

Angola has medaled all ten tournaments with nine golds and one bronze. Senegal and Egypt has medaled six times; Senegal has one gold (1997), three silvers, and two bronze medals, while Egypt collect two silvers and four bronzes n that same span.

Nigeria has placed in either second or third place five times in the last ten Afrobaskets – gathering three silvers and two bronzes.  This will be only the second time in twenty years that either Egypt, Nigeria or Senegal do not medal.

After some shocking results on day five of the tournament, only two teams, defending champions Angola and Nigeria, remain as the only undefeated nations in the 2009 Afrobasket tournament

(click here for Afrobasket discussion)

Angola and Nigeria will meet today in the fifth match of the day (schedule).

Senegal loses PG, upset by Morocco
Senegal has been upset twice in it’s last two games.

After coming out of the prelimiary round unbeaten, the west African nation would drop their next two games in surprising losses to Rwanda and Morocco.

Their losses coincided with an injury to their point guard Babacar Cissé.  Cissé, who leads the field in assists at 6.2, went down early in Senegal’s game against Rwanda and wasn’t available against Morocco.

With Senegal’s 75-73 loss to Morocco, there is no chance that the Senegalese team will advance to the next round.  The game was tightly-contested until the Moroccan team outscored their Senegalese opponents 20-8 in the third quarter to open up a ten point lead going into the final stanza.

Mohamad Hacad led Morocco with a double double (18 points and 13 rebounds). Hamed was buoyed by Zakaria El-Masbahi (17 points), Yunss Akinocho (12) and Younes Idrissi (10 points and 7 rebounds).

Senegal wasted Mouhammad Faye’s 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.  Boniface N’Dong added 13 points and 12 rebounds for the losers.

Tunisia continues Success, upsets Cameroon
The surprise team of the tournament has to be the small, northern nation of Tunisia who is 4-1 after their first five games.

Tunisia lost their first game to last year’s darling, Cape Verde, but would go on to win their next four matches, to go to the top of their group.

Tunisia used Amine Rzig’s team-high 17 points and 6 rebounds to help upset Cameroon 68-66.   This has been a difficult tournament for team Cameroon, who placed second in the 2007 Afrobasket and whose two losses were both two-point margins.

Gaston Essengué led Cameroon with 14 points.  Cameroon outshot their opponents from the field, 3pt, and free-throws, but turned the ball over eight more times (23-15).

To the northwest of Libya, the Tunisians have won their last two games by a total of just three points.  They will attempt to continue their dark horse ways and try upset Senegal in their next game.

Libya defeats Egypt at the buzzer
Egypt mounted a furious comeback on Libya and tied the game at 73 with just three seconds left before Raid Fareed launched a jumper that found the bottom of the net.

The shot gave hosts Libya a 75-73 upset of Egypt,

Both teams were in a must-win situation in order to keep their hopes alive to advance into the next round.  Egypt and Libya came into the game having lost three of their four games.

Libyan Alfateh Belgasim led the floor with 23 poinst and 6 rebounds while the quartet of Mohamed Mersal, Hisham Farag added 15 points and match hero Raid Fareed contributed 10 points.

Libya is hosting their first Afrobasket and is participating in the tournament for the first time in 30 years.  Libya played in the 1965, 1970, and 1978 Afrobasket championships.

The prelimiary stage of the 2009 African Championships have finished (discuss).  Three nations Angola, Nigeria, and Senegal have moved onto the next round undefeated with three wins each.   Each team will play today in the quarterfinals.

[Show as slideshow]

Nigeria was led by 24-year old Michael Efevberha’s 23 points, good for second in the field.  Efevberha also had 3.3 assists, and 3.0 steals a game.

The 2005 Afrobasket MVP Boniface N’dong led Senegal in scoring and rebounding in their first three games.  N’dong, a former NBA player who played 23 games for the Los Angeles Clippers back in 2005-06, averaged 20.3 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Senegalese.  The 7-0 center from Dakar also averaged 1.3 blocks.

DeSagana Diop helped Senegal dominate the inside with 12.3 rebounds a game.  Diop pulled down 15 rebounds, and scored 8 points, in Senegal’s 67-65 win over Cameroon.

Jeff Xavier, a graduate of Providence University in the USA, led the Afrobasket field in scoring.  Xavier put up 27.3 points a game for Cape Verde, who were the surprise Bronze medalists in the 2007 tournament.  Unfortunately, CPV lost two games in the prelimiaries and will play in the relegation round.

Xavier hoisted 58 three pointers in Cape Verde’s first four games; an average of 14 three-point attempts per game, including 22 shots from behind the arc in a win over the Congo.

Angola, the defending champions and favorites to win the tournament, didn’t have one  player in the top ten of scoring.  In Angola’s first three games, Joaquim “Kikas” Gomes led Angola with 15 points, Eduardo Mingas 12.3 points, and Carlos Almeida 11 points per game.

The tournament also features well-known players Pape Sow (Senegal), Ebi Ere (Nigeria), Romain Sato (CAF), Harding Nana and Alfred Aboya (Cameroon).

Two regional basketball championships are going into their third, and final day, of preliminary games today.

The 2009 Africa Nations and the Asia Championships are finishing up their round robin play.After day 2, Angola, Nigeria, Senegal, and Cameroon have advanced into the quarterfinals of the 2009 Africa Nations Championships of Basketball

The top three teams in each of the four groups will move onto the quarterfinals to be played on Saturday, August 8th local time.

National Teams that are promised a berth in the quarterfinals for Afrobasket are defending champions Angola, Nigeria, Senegal, and Cameroon, all four of these teams went undefeated in their first two days of pool play. Follow the African Nations Basketball Championships in our Afrobasket forum.

On the Asian side, 2007 Asiabasket champions Iran, China, Jordan, Korea, and the Philippines have started 2-0 going into their third games today.  After winning their first two games, these five teams will move onto the quarterfinals even if they lose today.  For more about the Asia Basketball Championships, visit our Asiabasket forum.

The final goal of the gathered national teams is to grab one of three available berths to the World Championships in 2010.  Both Africa and Asia will send the top three finishers from the tournament to the 2010 global basketball tournament.

Links and Resources: 2009 Afrobasket Schedule (Fiba.com),  2009 Asiabasket Schedule (Fiba.com)

Title: Afrobasket 2009
Location: Tripoli, Libya
Official Site: http://libya2009.fiba.com
Information: The 2009 Africa Nations Basketball Championships, or Afrobasket, starts in less than a week.

The 25th Afrobasket (discuss) is being held August 5-15 in Tripoli, Libya.

Teams participating include Libya (host), Angola, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Morocco, Mali, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Congo, Egypt, Rwanda, Mozambique, South Africa, and Senegal.

Discuss the 2009 Africa Championships of Basketball in our forum.

In the last decade of Afrobasket tournaments, the national team from Angola has been the most dominant and most organized nation.  Behind players like Joaquim Gomes, Olímpio Cipriano, Ângelo Victoriano, Eduardo Mingas, and Carlos Morais, the Angolans have won gold in nine of the last ten Afrobasket tournaments, with Senegal interrupting the dominance in 1997.

Can Nigeria and Cameroon, the two teams with the best chances of defeating Angola, finally break through and end Angola’s golden era of basketball? 

The Africa Nations Championship will feature several big names.  In addition to Angola’s Gomes, Mingas, Morais, and Cipriano, there is Boniface N’Dong, Pape Sow, and DeSagna Diop of Senegal, Gabe Muoneke and Ebi Ere of Nigeria, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Alfred Aboya, and Brice Vounang from Cameroon.

The top three teams from the Afrobasket tournament will automatically qualify for the FIBA World Championship being held in Turkey.  Even if African nation doesn’t finish in the top three, there is still a chance to make the World Championships, as 3-4 more teams can be selected as wild cards by FIBA to complete the 24-team field.

The 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Men are going on right now in Auckland, New Zealand.

The tournament runs from July 02, 2009 – July 12, 2009.

Discuss the 2009 U19 World Championships

The 9th annual World Championships for U19 Men features 16 U19 national teams from around the world.

The coutries participating in the 2009 FIBA-sanctioned tournament are Angola, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Spain, Syria, and the United States of America.

Just as with the World Championships, U19 teams need to do well in a regional tournament to qualify to play.  Angola (2nd Place-Africa), Argentina (Champion-Americas), Australia (Champion-Oceania), Canada (3rd Place-Americas), Croatia (3rd Place-Europe), Egypt (Champion-Africa), France (4th Place-Europe), Greece (Champion-Europe), Iran (Champion-Asia), Kazakhstan (2nd Place-Asia), Lithuania (2nd Placer-Europe), New Zealand (Host Country), Puerto Rico (4th Place-Americas), Spain (5th Place-Europe), Syria (3rd Place-Asia) and the United States (2nd Place-Americas).

Link: Official Website for the U19 World Championships

Searching for replays of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Basketball games in their entirety?

If you are in the United States then you’ve come to the right place.  You can go to NBC Olympics.com coverage or click here to go directly to the page.

NBC Olympics.com offers replays of most all the Olympic Basketball games.

On their site, you’ll find the Olympic basketball schedule for both Mens and Womens.  Expand the date in which the game was played.  For example, if you are looking for the USA-Spain replay, expand August 16th by clicking on the + sign next to the date.  From there, click on “Rewind” and you should be able to enjoy the entire replay.

I’ve directly linked replays of some Olympic basketball games available on NBC Olympics below:

August 10: USA vs. China Replay (Replay Now)
August 10: Australia vs. Croatia Replay (Replay Now)

August 12: Croatia vs. Russia Replay (Replay Now)
August 12: Greece vs. Germany Replay (Replay Now)
August 12: Angola vs. USA Replay (Replay Now)
August 12: Argentina vs. Australia Replay (Replay Now)

August 14: Germany vs. Spain Replay (Replay Now)
August 16: Australia vs. Iran Replay (Replay Now)
August 14: Angola vs. China Replay (Replay Now)

August 16: Australia vs. Russia Replay (Replay Now)
August 16: Croatia vs. Lithuania Replay (Replay Now)
August 16: Argentina vs. Iran Replay (Replay Now)
August 16: China vs. Germany Replay (Replay Now)
August 16: USA vs. Spain Replay (Replay Now)

If you are in Europe and looking for replays, you’ll likely find the replays you want on EuroVisionSports.tv.  If you live outside these two regions, click here.

Links and Resources: NBC Olympics Basketball Coverage (NBC Olympics), USA vs Spain Replay (NBC Olympics) China vs. Germany Replay (NBC Olympics), 2008 Beijing Olympics (Official Site)

Looking to watch USA vs. Germany Olympic Basketball game live or the Australia Lithuania online match?   Or are you just looking for a replay?  Look no further, if you are in the USA, click here.  If you are in Europe, you’ll likely find what you want on EuroVisionSports.tv.  If you live outside these regions, click here.

The fifth and final day of pool play starts August 18th, 09:00am local Beijing time.  You can watch the games live online, find out which official sites are streaming the Greece-China game here.  You’ll find the Olympic basketball day five schedule below, with a link to our forum next to each game.  The link leads to a  message board that previews, predicts the score, and play by play action with fans from around the globe.

August 18, 2008 Game Times
09:00 : Iran vs. Croatia Live Online
11:15 : Australia vs. Lithuania Live Online
14:30 : Greece vs. China Live Online
16:45 : Angola vs. Spain Live Online
20:00 : USA vs. Germany Live Online
22:15 : Argentina vs. Russia Live Online

None of today’s games have any qualification implications as the four teams from each group have essentially been determined.  With the two top teams in both groups already decided, only the seeding of the teams in 3rd and 4th place is yet to be determined. Without getting too much into if-thens, the eight teams going on the next round will look like this:

Group A: Lithuania (4-0), Argentina (3-1), Croatia (2-2), Australia (2-2)   Out: Russia (1-3), Iran (0-4)
In group A, Lithuania and Argentina advance on their overall record.  Croatia and the Aussies are also in, even though the chance that the two teams and Russia could all end up 2-3.  Even if Russia wins their game tomorrow against Argentina and Australia and Croatia both lose, the three-way tie would still have Russia being eliminated because they lost both head to head games against the Boomers and Croatia.

Group B: USA (4-0), Spain (3-1), Greece (2-2), China (2-2)    Out: Germany (1-3), Angola (0-4)
In Group B, the United States and Spain move forward with their overall records.  Greece and China will both move.  Despite the unlikely chance that the Germans will beat the USA in their final game.  And even with the two teams that Germany is chasing, China and Greece, playing each other tomorrow, both teams have the tiebreaker over Deutschland.

The Basketball Quarterfinals will look like this:
August 20th: Spain vs. A3
August 20th: Lithuania vs. B4
August 20th: Argentina vs. B3
August 20th: USA vs. A4

With all that said, the most interesting match will be the Boomers taking on Lithuania in the second match of the day.  Lithuania has the chance to go into the quarterfinals unbeaten, while the Aussies can continue their momentum by unseating a less-motivated Lith team, whom has sewn up the #1 spot.

Another interesting game will pit hosts China against Greece.  Though the Chinese have already advanced, their goal is to improve (and not to be embarrassed at home), so look for them to try to make a statement.  Not to mention the winner of the game receives the third seed, which will be either Lithuania or Argentina.

Links and Resources: Group A, day 5: Argentina vs Russia (Game Thread), Group B, day 5: USA vs Germany (Game Live), Group B, day 5: Angola vs Spain (Interbasket), Group B, day 5: Greece vs China (Interbasket Game Thread), Group A, day 5: Australia vs Lithuania (Interbasket)

** This is the pool play game post between USA and Spain, looking for the Gold Medal Game?  Click here. ***

Looking to watch USA vs. Spain Olympic Basketball game?   Or if you’re just waking up, looking for the USA-Spain replay?  Look no further, if you are in the USA, click here for the entire day’s schedule.  If you live outside the USA, click here.

The fourth day of Olympic Basketball starts August 16th local Beijing time. You can watch the games live online, find out which official sites is streaming the USA-Spain game here.  You can find a Olympic basketball day four schedule below, with a link to our forum which provides a message board, preview, prediction and play by play action with fans from around the globe.

August 16, 2008 Game times
09:00 : Angola vs. Greece >> Comment Online >> (Watch Replay)
11:15 : Russia vs. Australia >> Comment Online >> (Watch Replay)
14:30 : Croatia vs. Lithuania >> Comment Online >> (Watch Replay)
16:45 : Argentina vs. Iran >> Discuss Online >> (Watch Replay)
20:00 : Germany vs. China >> Discuss Online >> (Watch Replay)
22:15 : Spain vs. USA >> Discuss Online >> (Watch Replay)

In Group A, the most significant games are Russia vs. Australia and Croatia taking on Lithuania.  In the second game of the day, we have the Russians (1-2) and Aussies (1-2) each with only one win, and the only two teams with this record in Group A.  This game could play critical in deciding which team will advance to the next round.

In the third game of day four, Croatia (2-1) takes on Lithuania (3-0).  Lithuania has a chance to solidify first place in group A with a win, and with a Croatia win, they’ll likely cause a three way tie for first by giving Lithuania their first loss, and with the likely outcome of Argentina (2-1) defeating Iran.

The last two games of the day are the two biggest of the day. Germany vs. China in game five and Spain vs. USA in the last game of day four.  With China (1-2) and Germany (1-2) each defeating Angola for their sole win in the tournament, this will be a key game for both in moving on to the quarterfinals.  Germany’s remaning game comes against the US, China’s comes vs. Greece.

The final game of the day is Spain versus USA, which pits the undisputed two favorites against each other.  The Redeem Team has been rolling through the Olympics, while the Spanish are unbeaten, they’ve had their share of bumps in the road (being down 15 to China, controversial advertisement).  Still, this promises to be a great game that features 19 former and current NBA players.

The key will be how effective and focused the USA comes out on defense.  The Americans will find it much harder to fluster the likes of Jose Calderon, Raul Lopez, and Juan Carlos Navarro, and the Spanish will find that the USA recovers a lot quicker on defense when and if they’re not gambling for steals.   If the US starts reverts to playing the passing lanes, it could spell trouble as the Americans won’t find a better-prepared backcourt in the OIympics.  This one is the one to watch.

Links and Resources: Watch Spain vs. USA Live (NBC OLympics), Group B, day 4: Spain vs USA (Olympic Basketball Message Board), Group B, day 4:China vs Germany (Basketball Forum), Group A, day 4: Iran vs Argentina (Olympic Forum), Group A, day 4: Croatia vs Lithuania (Interbasket), Group A, day 4: Russia vs Australia (International Basketball Forum), Group B, day 4: Greece vs Angola (Interbasket)

Are you following the Olympic basketball games live and would like to comment on the games with fans from around the world?  If yes, check out the Olympic basketball day two schedule below and click on the appropriate game to follow along with basketball fans from around the globe.  Or are you just looking to watch the Olympic matches live on your computer?  If so, click here.

August 12, 2008 Game Times:
09:00 : Group A, day 2: Iran vs Lithuania Live Online
11:15 : Group A, day 2: Croatia vs Russia Live Online
14:30 : Group B, day 2: Greece vs Germany Live Online
16:45 : Group B, day 2: China vs Spain Live Online
20:00 : Group B, day 2: Angola vs USA Live Online
22:15 : Group A, day 2: Argentina vs Australia (Live Online)

Lithuania looks to get their second win over Iran (0-1) in the first game of day two.  The second match will pit two undefeated Group A teams in Croatia and Russia, while Greece hopes to notch their first win against Germans, whom handily defeated an Angolan squad two days ago.  Host team China looks for a better showing against Spain, as does Angola vs. the United States, though neither is likely to get their first wins.  Argentina and Australia are both coming off tough losses and are searching for answers in the last match of day two, unfortunately, only one will come up with more answers than questions.

Links and Resources: Where to watch Olympic Basketball Online? (interbasket), Olympic Basketball Day One (interbasket), Day one recaps: USA, Spain, Lithuania win (Interbasket), Official Beijing Olympics Basketball Schedule (Beijing2008), Group A, day 2: Argentina vs Australia (Olympic Basketball Message Board), Group B, day 2: Angola vs USA (Basketball Forum), Group B, day 2: China vs Spain (Interbasket), Group B, day 2: Greece vs Germany (Interbasket Game Thread), Group A, day 2: Croatia vs Russia (Game Thread), Group A, day 2: Iran vs Lithuania (Fiba Game Discussion)