With Omri Casspi, Gal Mekel, and Lior Eliyahu sitting out the final game of group stage play, Israel proved no match for hosts France, who trounced them 86-61. France finished atop Group A with a perfect 5-0 record, while the Blue and White fell to 3-2 and placed 2nd in the group.<\/p>\n
The hosts raced out to an 18-6 lead, and held a 22-10 advantage after the first quarter. Israel fought valiantly, though, and with 5:17 to go in the third quarter, France was desperately clinging to a 47-42 lead, until 7\u20192 Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert dunked the ball and sparked a 17-6 run that ultimately put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n
Gobert led all scorers with 15 points and also grabbed 10 rebounds in the win. Raviv Limonad was the high man for Israel with 13 points.<\/p>\n
Next up for Israel is a knockout round matchup on Sunday with high scoring Italy, led by Danilo Gallinari (21.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg) and Marco Belinelli (17.5 ppg). France moves on to face Turkey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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