A 3rd W in the WC against Mexico 82-80:
(71857).
Man of the match: Shafilshuna Machemko who scored 18 pts (7-16).
It was a very defensive game with a low score.
The last minutes were surprising. Mexico tied the game 80-80 with 2:38 left.
Fabian Pöll, 35 yo and SA NT best players in recent years, scored the winning basket with 1:27 remaining...
It was the final result. In the last minute, not a single bucket was scored!
Even if it's only in the consolation pool, winning 3 times is a great achievement for an African team.
We finish in 13th place out of 16, ahead of Mexico (#17), Colombia (#12) and Morocco (#44).
This is probably South Africa's best result in a World Cup.
High five to all the managers who trained the players and kept them in good shape! :)