AUCKLAND (FIBA U19 World Championship) - Before a packed ASB Stadium in Auckland, Egypt has been brought back down to earth by the USA after their fairytale overtime win over Iran on day 2.

The Americans did not leave the large crowd disappointed, putting on a show and no doubt giving the Egyptians some invaluable international experience at the same time.

The US led by 22 at quarter time, 38 at half time and 45 at three quarter time before running out 112-55 winners.

The Egyptians fought the game out to the pleasure of their vocal band of supporters, scoring 17 points in the third quarter and 14 in the last. Omar Tarek Oraby (15 points, 8 rebounds) Motaz Pellah Okasha (11 points) and Karim Eldahshan (10 points) were Egypt’s best and showed promise for the future.

But the real stars of the day were the USA guards, with Ashton Gibbs (18 points, 6 assists) and Shelvin Mack (14 points, 4 assists) leading the way, while forwards John Shurna and Howard Thompkins scored 13 points.

Both teams have qualified for the second round, the USA in first place in Group B and Egypt in third place.

The top three from Group B will face the top three teams from Group A - likely to be Puerto Rico, Lithuania and Greece - on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

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