Highlights: Georgia vs Venezuela Basketball World Cup (70-59)

Points

Georgia: Tornike Shengelia, 25

Venezuela: Néstor Colmenares, 16

Assists

Georgia: Tornike Shengelia, 3

Venezuela: Heissler Guillén, 7

Rebounds

Georgia: Goga Bitadze, 11

Venezuela: Néstor Colmenares, 12

Blocks

Georgia: Goga Bitadze, 2

Venezuela: Néstor Colmenares, 1

Game over

Venezuela tried to be more effective in attack and narrowed the gap to 14

Georgia scored the first points of the final quarter on two free throws by Shengelia. At the other end, Venezuela failed to hit the target

Ends Q3

Zamora takes advantage of a poor pass from Tsintsadze, sets up Cubillán, who scores 3

Georgia scored 10 points in a row to reach 52, against four for the Venezuelans

Ends Q2

Georgia managed to take advantage and extend their lead to 19

Andronikashvili receives a pass on the throw-in and converts 2 points, helping Georgia to manage the lead they had taken

Jintcharadze grabs the offensive rebound and puts it on the tray

The game continues to be tough, with fouls. The score still hasn't changed in the second half

Ends Q1

Shengelia makes a dunk and gives the Georgian team an eight-point lead

Georgia even managed to take the lead, with a small margin, but Venezuela came back to equalize with a 3 from Cubillán

The start of the game was marred by fouls on both sides

High ball

In the second phase, the qualified teams play two more games, only against teams they haven't faced yet. Adding up all the points from the two phases, two teams advance to the quarter-finals

The two best teams in each group will advance to the second round, taking into account the results obtained in the first round. The second phase will be between the following groups:

Group I (first and second-placed teams from group A + first and second-placed teams from group B)

Group J (first and second from group C + first and second from group D)

Group K (first and second from group E + first and second from group F)

Group L (first and second from group G + first and second from group H)

1- Slovenia 4 points

2 - Georgia 3 points

3 - Cape Verde 3 points

4- Venezuela 2 points

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Michael Carrera, Luis Carrillo, Pedro Chourio, Anyelo Cisneros, Nestor Colmenares, David Cubillan, Windi Graterol, Heissler Guillent, Andres Marrero, Edgar Martinez, Jose Materan, Enrique Medina, Anthony Perez, Franger Pirela, Fabrizio Pugliatti, Miguel Ruiz, Yohanner Sifontes, Garly Sojo, Kender Urbina, Gergory Vargas, Jhornan Zamora.

Rati Andronikashvili, Beka Bekauri, Mikheil Berishvili, Goga Bitadze, Merab Bokolishvili, Nikoloz Gaprindashvili, Levan Gogichaishvili, Kakhaber Jintcharadze, Davit Kakushadze, Giorgi Korsantia, Luka Liklikadze, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Thaddus McFadden, Duda Sanadze, Tornike Shengelia, Giorgi Shermadini, Giorgi Tsintsadze, Tiorgi Turdziladze.

Venezuela are fourth and last in the group with just two points. The Venezuelan team lost both games: Slovenia, 100-86, and Cape Verde, 81-75.

Georgia are second in group F with three points, one behind leaders Slovenia. The Georgians opened with an 85-60 win over Cape Verde and then lost 88-67 to Slovenia.

Group A: Angola, Dominican Republic, Philippines and Italy

Group B: South Sudan, Serbia, People's Republic of China and Puerto Rico

Group C: United States, Jordan, Greece and New Zealand

Group D: Egypt, Mexico, Montenegro and Lithuania

Group E: Germany, Finland, Australia and Japan

Group F: Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia and Venezuela

Group G: Brazil, Islamic Republic of Iran, Spain and Ivory Coast

Group H: Canada, Latvia, France and Lebanon.

The tournament's biggest winners: United States (5), Brazil (2), Argentina (1), Spain (2) and the former Yugoslavia (5) and Soviet Union (3).

The Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup, is an international men's basketball tournament organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Like the Football World Cup, the Basketball World Cup takes place every four years and brings together the best national basketball teams from around the world.

The first Basketball World Cup was held in 1950, and since then it has been one of the most prestigious events in the world of international basketball. Teams such as the United States, the Soviet Union (now Russia), Spain, Australia and Yugoslavia (now independent nations) have featured prominently in the competition over the years.

The United States has been remarkably successful in the Basketball World Cup, winning several titles over the years. However, the popularity and participation of NBA players in the Summer Olympics often attracts more attention than the Basketball World Cup.

The current edition, in 2023, will have three venues: Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. The current edition has 32 teams, divided into eight groups of four. Two teams qualify for the next round and so the round of 16 begins, just like the soccer World Cup.

Georgia vs Venezuela live this Wednesday (30), at the Okinawa Arena at 4 am ET, for the Basketball World Cup. The match is valid for the 3th round of the competition.

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