Australia qualifies for Basketball World Cup semi-finals for first time with Czech Republic win

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The Aussie Boomers have qualified for the Basketball World Cup semi-finals for the first time, after defeating Czech Republic 82-70 in China.

Patty Mills was again the standout, leading the scoring with 24 pointsThe Boomers, who had never gone beyond the quarter-finals in 11 previous appearances, defeated the tournament debutants on Wednesday night, and will meet Spain on Friday.

Meanwhile, France has upset the United States after winning 89-79 and will also advance to the semi-finals where they will take on Argentina. This was Australia's sixth straight match win in China, and in doing so, they avoided becoming the latest surprise casualty at this unpredictable World Cup.

 

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