So, here we are, as predicted, in the Consolation Tournament.
First a little summary of our first three games
SA 66 Ltavija 107 (25678)Latvija (4th in the world ranking) was too strong for us. This game was never close except at the beginning.
On SA side a good game played by Tumbumuzi and Pillay, while the others struggled with their shooting.
On Latvija side took place the domination in the paint of Bruvelis and Vilums.
SA 67 Brasil 94 (25679)Another difficult game against a top-10-ranked U21. A strong start for SA as we managed to win the first quarter led by a sensational Masilea. Brasil fights back in the second quarter going up by 12 at halftime, but a good third quarter helps us to stay close to Brasil (58-68). Unfortunetly the last quarter is a disaster: only nine points scored and the dream of winning against a top tier time is gone.
Good game for Masilea and Fitchen. Msimang and Mangobe play well in the starting five, while Tumbumuzi struggles and Mahinya is benched for is bad Game Shape.
For Brasil, Micuim MVP hands down.
Taiwan 96 SA 74 (25682)Another strong team, the 19th ranked Taiwan. Another time we never managed to stay too close to them. We played better in the second half, when their starting five rested on the bench.
Our bench was ugly, Masilea struggled A LOT and Tumbumuzi had trouble scoring. Mangobe and Msimang were our best performers, Mahinya still on the bench with GS stuck at 6.
For Taiwan Kit Seng MVP with 18 points.