Valanciunas powers Lithuania shows might, trashes Egypt 93-67 in Basketball World Cup opener.
At Manila, Margiris Normantas scored 18 points in 18 minutes and Lithuania easily won its opener schedule of 2023 FIBA World Cup.
Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Elmantas Bendzius scored 10 for a Lithuania team that outrebounded Egypt 53-34.
Assem Marel scored 14 for Egypt, while Amr El Gendy had 13, Anas Mahmoud added 11 and Ehab Amin finished with 10.
Egypt had four players scoring in double-digits, but the rest of the team didn't have much to show against their European counterparts. Assem Marei had 14 points, while Amr El Gendy had 13 points in the game. The Egyptians got outplayed in every facet of the game.
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