Slovenia tops Iran, meets Australia in round of 16 (AP)

Goran Dragic of the Phoenix Suns scored 18 points to help Slovenia surge into the elimination stage of the basketball world championship with a 65-60 victory over Iran on Thursday. The Slovenians won their last three games after losing to the United States to take the second-seeded spot from Group B.
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US wins first meeting with Iran, stays unbeaten (AP)

The United States eased its way to a top seed in the knockout round of the world championship, beating Iran 88-51 on Wednesday in the first meeting between the longtime political rivals. The U.S. team, which downplayed the political aspect of the matchup, methodically pulled away in the first half, wearing down the Asian champions [...]

Iran holds on for first win in world championship (AP)

Iran earned its first victory ever at basketball's world championship, blowing most of a 24-point lead before holding on to beat Tunisia 71-58 on Monday. Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Iranians (1-2), whose lead was down to three in the final minutes before they pulled away [...]

Spain rout New Zealand 101-84 at worlds (AP)

A day after its upset defeat by France, Spain routed New Zealand 101-84 Sunday in their second Group D game of the world championships. Marc Gasol was dunking, Rudy Fernandez was hitting threes and skying for alley-oops and Ricky Rubio was dishing assists to them all. It was like old times for powerhouse Spain, which [...]

Defending champion Spain bounces back after loss (AP)

Spain, the defending champion at the basketball world championship, bounced back from its opening-day loss with a 101-84 victory over New Zealand on Sunday. Ricky Rubio had 11 assists for Spain (1-1), which lost 72-66 to France. Spain, which opened the game on a 13-3 run, finished 10 of 20 from 3-point range and 21 [...]

Croatia withstands Haddadi, easily beats Iran (AP)

Roko Ukic and Bojan Bogdanovic both scored 13 points, and Croatia easily withstood Iran's one-man show in a 75-54 victory Sunday at the basketball world championship. Hamed Haddadi, who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies, had 27 points for Iran (0-2), but Arsalan Kazemi was the only other player in double figures with 12 for the [...]

Brazil tops Iran 81-65 in opener (AP)

Guilherme Giovannoni scored 17 points, Tiago Splitter and Leandro Barbosa added 13 apiece, and Brazil beat Iran 81-65 on Saturday in its first game at the world championship. Marcelo Huertas added 10 points for Brazil, which was without Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao, who injured an ankle during exhibition action and isn't expected to play [...]

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