Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 27 (ANI): The Indian males’s basketball aspect put up a valiant effort of their last Group E match, however misplaced to Saudi Arabia by 60-71 of their FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers on the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday.
As per Olympics.com, India has ended their marketing campaign within the qualifiers and not using a win of their 14 video games. India was positioned in Group A with New Zealand, the Philippines and South Korea. India misplaced matches towards NZ and the Philippines. They had been awarded 4 factors and moved to the subsequent spherical after South Korea pulled out of the occasion on account of COVID-19.
In the second spherical, India, a part of Group E, misplaced two matches every to New Zealand, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan.
New Zealand, Lebanon, Philippines and Jordan certified for the World Cup as they had been the top-four groups in Group E. Saudi Arabia and India missed out on a berth at World Cup.
On Monday, India, at present positioned at 83 in FIBA Basketball Rankings, made an ideal begin, main Saudi by 19-16 within the first quarter. Arvind Kumar and Muin Bek Hafeez made essentially the most scoring alternatives for India.
But India fumbled their lead within the second quarter, giving a 37-33 result in Saudi, a aspect positioned 12 locations above India within the rankings.
The third quarter was well-contested amongst either side and India took the lead as soon as once more with six minutes left for the ultimate buzzer. Arvind Kumar gave Saudi Arabia two free throws after a foul, which swung the momentum in favour of the guests, who finally gained by a cushty 11-point margin.
Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Alsuwailem, with 27 factors, emerged because the top-scorer within the match, Arvind Kumar top-scored for India with 24 factors.
The remainder of the qualification spots within the World Cup had been clinched by Japan, Iran, Australia and China. The 32-team World Cup can be co-hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia and can go on from August 25-September 10.
India is but to qualify for the primary draw of the World Cup. (ANI)