BERLIN (AP) — Mali pulled off the primary stunner of the Ladies's Basketball World Cup by stunning Spain 82-73 on Saturday.
It was solely the second win ever in event historical past for the African nation, which beforehand beat Senegal in time beyond regulation within the 2010 version.
Mali was down two on the half, however outscored Spain 31-19 within the third quarter to take the lead. Mali went on a 16-4 run in that interval after it was down 45-44 to take command for good. Sika Kone, who completed with 19 factors, had two 3-pointers throughout that game-changing burst. Kone, who performs for the Atlanta Dream within the WNBA, additionally had 10 rebounds.
Mali (1-1) scored the primary 5 factors of the fourth quarter, together with one other 3-pointer by Kone, to place the sport away as Spain may get no nearer than 9 the remainder of the way in which.
Djeneba N'Diaye additionally had 19 factors for Mali, which is now 2-10 in its World Cup historical past.
Iyana Martin scored 20 for Spain (1-1), which was one of many high groups on the earth.
Different video games on Saturday had been Nigeria vs Hungary; Germany in opposition to Japan and France enjoying Korea.
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