Georgian national basketball team wins first-ever match at 2023 World Cup against Cape Verde.
At Okinawa, Tornike Shengala had 16 points and seven rebounds to lead Georgia over Cape Verde, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, according to FIBA's rankings.
Georgia led 48-22 at the half was never challenged. Goga Bitadze added 15 points and Duda Sanadze had 12 for the winners.
Kenneti Mendes led Cape Verde with 11 points and Keven Gomes had 10. Cape Verde shot only 12% on 3-pointers, and Georgia made 37%.
Cape Verde faces Venezuela on Monday and Georgia plays Slovenia.
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