News from September 3.

Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right big
toe on September 11.  He could be out up to 6 weeks following the surgery.


World Championship games
USA 110, New Zealand 62
Michael Finley (USA) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 assists.
Paul Pierce (USA) had 20 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
Shawn Marion (USA) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Kirk Penney (NZ) had 16 points.
Pero Cameron (NZ) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
USA shot 46.5% (40-86) FG and NZ shot 35.4% (23-65) FG.
USA shot 15-27 FT and NZ shot 8-13 FT.

Argentina 86, Germany 77
Hugo Sconochini (Arg) had 16 points and 5 rebounds.
Andres Noccioni (Arg) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds.
Fabricio Oberto (Arg) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 5 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Ger) had 21 points on 3-17 FG, 0-8 3-pointers, and 15-15 FT
and 10 rebounds.
Patrick Femerling (Ger) had 14 points including 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds.
Arg shot 48.4% (30-62) FG and Ger shot 32.2% (19-59) FG.

Turkey 86, Angola 66
Mirsad Turkcan (Tur) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and
11 rebounds.
Ibrahim Kutluay (Tur) had 23 points and 5 rebounds.
Mehmet Okur (Tur) had 17 points and 7 rebounds.
Miguel Lutonda (Ang) had 16 points.
Edmar Victoriano (Ang) had 12 points and 5 rebounds.
Tur shot 55.4% (31-56) FG and Ang shot 37.3% (22-59) FG.

Yugoslavia 90, Brazil 69
Predrag Stojakovic (Yug) had 19 points.
Mila Gurovic (Yug) had 15 points including 5-7 FG.
Dejan Bodiroga (Yug) had 10 points including 3-4 FG.
Marcelo Machado (Bra) had 15 points.
Sandro Varejao (Bra) had 12 points and 5 rebounds
Yug shot 24-28 FT and Bra shot 9-12 FT.

Puerto Rico 73, Spain 65
Carlos Arroyo (PR) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals.
Antonio Latimer (PR) had 18 points including 7-9 FG.
Pau Gasol (Spa) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Juan Carlos Navarro (Spa) had 11 points including 4-16 FG and 0-6 3-pointers
and 5 turnovers.

Russia 95, China 68
Nikita Morgunov (Rus) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds.
Igor Koudeline (Rus) had 17 points including 5-10 3-pointers.
Vassili Karassev (Rus) had 21 points.
Menke Bateer (Chi) had 18 points including 8-10 FT.
Yao Ming (Chi) had 13 points including 5-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.

13th place game
Canada 98, Venezuela 97
Rowan Barrett (Can) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Michael Meeks (Can) had 20 points including the game winning basket with 7.9
seconds left and 6 rebounds.
Prosper Karangwa (Can) had 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Hector Romero (Ven) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds.
Richard Lugo (Ven) had 15 points and 14 rebounds.

15th place game
Algeria 100, Lebanon 70
Miloud Doubal (Alg) had 30 points including 11-17 FG and 6-10 3-pointers, 6
rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.
Moured Boughedir (Alg) had 20 points including 0-5 3-pointers, 12 rebounds,
and 5 steals.
Samir Mehenaoui (Alg) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers.
Fady El Khatib (Leb) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Paul Khouri (Leb) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 9 rebounds.