Aussies through to Asia Cup semis
(WorldNews Asia)

BASKETBALL: The Australian men`s basketball team have put a four-day break behind them to overcome China 97-71 in the FIBA Asia Cup quarter-finals, advancing to Saturday`s semi-finals despite having just ten healthy men on the roster. With David Andersen already back home due to a shoulder injury, Cam Gliddon was a late scratching from the quarter-final due to a foot injury. Gliddon had shot 7-16 from the three-point line through the tournament but his absence did not hurt Australia`s long-range game as they pounded China from beyond the arc on 12-24 shooting as a team. With the match tied midway through the third quarter, China were playing a physical style of game but they found themselves...