The Utah Jazz have been well-represented so far in the FIBA World Cup. Team USA, France, and Australia (represented by Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, and Joe Ingles respectively), capped off a perfect first round earlier this morning as they each came out victorious in their respective matches. Each finished a perfect 3-0 in the first round, and advance to the second-round group phase that will start on Friday (US/FRA/AUS all play Saturday). Here’s how the games went down this morning.
In a critical game that decided the top seed from Group H, Australia battled one out with Lithuania in a game that came down to the final minute.