In the Iran “broke out” the France for its failure in this year’s World Cup.
After the bad first quarter, the “tricolor” confirmed their superiority and crushed 82-55 the Asian team, in the premiere of the ranking matches for places 17-32.
Thus, Kole’s group is at the top of the 16th group with a record 2-2while on the other hand Iran remained winless in the tournament (0-4).
The leader of France was Eli Okobo with 13 points and was followed by Nando De Colo with 12 p. Back to action for Mustafa Fal of Olympiakos, who in 19:12” had 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, while the Matias Lessor of Panathinaikos.
The match
With the signs of frustration evident, France entered the game very sluggishly, with the end of the first period finding them at -3 (9-12). In the second quarter, the “tricolors” started more concentrated for the upset, with Iran staying close (26-22), until the 16th minute. From that point on, the Kole players took control and went to the locker room with +8 (35-27).
The French continued just as well in the second half, entering with a 9-0 run, which sent them to +17 (44-27) and keeping the reins of the match, they closed the third period at +18 (54-36). In the fourth quarter, the game had become routine, with France blowing the gap over 30 points (76-45) and taking the victory with the final 82-55.
The quarters: 9-12, 35-27, 54-36, 82-55
See here the match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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