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World #7 France defeated world #23 Iran, 79-62 in the preliminary round (Group A) of the Men's Basketball 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
France finished top of Group A with a perfect 3-0 record and advances to the quarterfinal round. Thomas Heurtel led Les Bleus with 16 points (7/9 FG, 2/3 3PT) and 3 rebounds. Nando De Colo finished with a perfect game of 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting, 2/2 in the free throw line with 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal in 15 minutes of play.
The Scores:
FRANCE 79 - Heurtel 16, Luwawu-Cabarrot 12, De Colo 10, Poirier 10, Batum 9, Gobert 6, Yabusele 5, Ntilikina 3, Fournier 3, Fall 3, Cornelie 2, Albicy 0.
IRAN 62 - Haddadi 18, Yakhchalidehkordi 11, Kazemi 11, Nik Khahbahrami 9, Davarpanah 5, Hassanzadeh 4, Jamshidijafarabadi 2, Rezaeifar 2, Geramipoor 0, Jalalpoor 0, Rostampour DNP, Vahedi DNP.
Quarters: 22-17, 46-27, 62-47, 79-62.
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