Anyone have a clue? There were quite a few upsets including Nigeria winning SU as a 25 1/2 pt dog.
Here are the results if anyone's interested:
Group A
Lebanon 82, Venezuela 72
Fadi El Khatib scored 35 points and Joseph Vogel added 26 for Lebanon, which lost all five games and finished last in the 2002 world championships.
Tomas Aguilera led Venezuela, which was 6-for-27 from 3-point range, with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Nigeria 82, Serbia & Montenegro 75
Ime Udoka scored 18 points and Josh Akognon hit a 3-pointer that gave Nigeria a 74-66 lead with three minutes to play in the upset of the defending champions.
Igor Rackocevic had 20 points for Serbia-Montenegro, which won the world title in 2002 competing as Yugoslavia.
Argentina 80, France 70
Manu Ginobili scored 25 points and Andres Nocioni added 18 to lead the defending Olympic gold medalists. France closed within 73-66 but Ginobili sealed the win with a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left.
Florent Pietrus had 15 points for France, which will be without guard Tony Parker for the tournament. The San Antonio Spurs star broke his finger in an exhibition game.
Group B
Germany 81, Japan 70
Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead Germany, the 2002 bronze medalists, which led 50-37 at halftime and finished the game with a 45-24 rebound advantage.
Kei Igarashi had 13 points for Japan, which got as close as 64-56 with 35 seconds left in the third quarter.
Angola 83, Panama 70
Carlos Almeida scored all but two of 22 points in the second half for Angola, which closed the third quarter with a 20-4 run.
Ruben Douglas led Panama, which was 12-for-24 from the free throw line, with 17 points.
Spain 86, New Zealand 70
Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro and Jorge Garbajosa scored 16 points each to lead Spain. Navarro shook off a slow start by scoring seven points in the final 5 1/2 minutes of the third quarter when Spain took a 68-48 lead.
This was the first of three games New Zealand will play without starting point guard Mark Dickel, who is serving a 10-day suspension from FIBA following a positive drug test last month.
Kirk Penney, New Zealand's other starting guard, was limited to 1:52 in a scoreless first half by foul trouble and finished with 15 points.
Group C
Australia 83, Brazil 77
Mark Worthington scored 23 points for Australia, which trailed 62-61 before closing with a 22-point fourth quarter.
Leandro Barbosa led Brazil with 18 points.
Greece 84, Qatar 64
Dimos Ntikoudis scored 26 points for Greece, which trailed 18-7 after the first quarter but rallied to take a 38-31 halftime lead.
Turki Ali scored 17 points for Qatar, which is making its first appearance in the world championships.
Turkey 76, Lithuania 74
Ender Arslan made two free throws with 17 seconds left to give Turkey a 76-74 lead and Giedrius Gustas of Lithuania missed a possible tying jumper at the buzzer.
Ibrahim Kutulay had 16 points to lead four Turkey players in double figures. Arvydas Macijauskas scored half his 24 points on 3-pointers for Lithuania, which finished with a 40-24 rebound advantage.
GROUP D
Slovenia 96, Senegal 79
Bostjan Nachbar scored 17 points for Slovenia in its first appearance in the world championships. Slovenia, which was part of the former Yugoslavia until 1991, led 32-15 after the first quarter.
Jules Aw scored 18 points for Senegal.
Italy 84, China 69
Gianluca Basile scored 27 points for Italy, which made 13 3-pointers, eight in the second half.
Yao Ming, seeing his first significant action since surgery for a broken foot in April, had 30 points on 12-for-17 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds for China.
Here are the results if anyone's interested:
Group A
Lebanon 82, Venezuela 72
Fadi El Khatib scored 35 points and Joseph Vogel added 26 for Lebanon, which lost all five games and finished last in the 2002 world championships.
Tomas Aguilera led Venezuela, which was 6-for-27 from 3-point range, with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Nigeria 82, Serbia & Montenegro 75
Ime Udoka scored 18 points and Josh Akognon hit a 3-pointer that gave Nigeria a 74-66 lead with three minutes to play in the upset of the defending champions.
Igor Rackocevic had 20 points for Serbia-Montenegro, which won the world title in 2002 competing as Yugoslavia.
Argentina 80, France 70
Manu Ginobili scored 25 points and Andres Nocioni added 18 to lead the defending Olympic gold medalists. France closed within 73-66 but Ginobili sealed the win with a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left.
Florent Pietrus had 15 points for France, which will be without guard Tony Parker for the tournament. The San Antonio Spurs star broke his finger in an exhibition game.
Group B
Germany 81, Japan 70
Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead Germany, the 2002 bronze medalists, which led 50-37 at halftime and finished the game with a 45-24 rebound advantage.
Kei Igarashi had 13 points for Japan, which got as close as 64-56 with 35 seconds left in the third quarter.
Angola 83, Panama 70
Carlos Almeida scored all but two of 22 points in the second half for Angola, which closed the third quarter with a 20-4 run.
Ruben Douglas led Panama, which was 12-for-24 from the free throw line, with 17 points.
Spain 86, New Zealand 70
Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro and Jorge Garbajosa scored 16 points each to lead Spain. Navarro shook off a slow start by scoring seven points in the final 5 1/2 minutes of the third quarter when Spain took a 68-48 lead.
This was the first of three games New Zealand will play without starting point guard Mark Dickel, who is serving a 10-day suspension from FIBA following a positive drug test last month.
Kirk Penney, New Zealand's other starting guard, was limited to 1:52 in a scoreless first half by foul trouble and finished with 15 points.
Group C
Australia 83, Brazil 77
Mark Worthington scored 23 points for Australia, which trailed 62-61 before closing with a 22-point fourth quarter.
Leandro Barbosa led Brazil with 18 points.
Greece 84, Qatar 64
Dimos Ntikoudis scored 26 points for Greece, which trailed 18-7 after the first quarter but rallied to take a 38-31 halftime lead.
Turki Ali scored 17 points for Qatar, which is making its first appearance in the world championships.
Turkey 76, Lithuania 74
Ender Arslan made two free throws with 17 seconds left to give Turkey a 76-74 lead and Giedrius Gustas of Lithuania missed a possible tying jumper at the buzzer.
Ibrahim Kutulay had 16 points to lead four Turkey players in double figures. Arvydas Macijauskas scored half his 24 points on 3-pointers for Lithuania, which finished with a 40-24 rebound advantage.
GROUP D
Slovenia 96, Senegal 79
Bostjan Nachbar scored 17 points for Slovenia in its first appearance in the world championships. Slovenia, which was part of the former Yugoslavia until 1991, led 32-15 after the first quarter.
Jules Aw scored 18 points for Senegal.
Italy 84, China 69
Gianluca Basile scored 27 points for Italy, which made 13 3-pointers, eight in the second half.
Yao Ming, seeing his first significant action since surgery for a broken foot in April, had 30 points on 12-for-17 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds for China.
