Australia beat Canada 108-92 in their Group H death toll at the World Basketball Championship on Sunday, while Jordan narrowly lost to the Dominican Republic.
Australia and Canada have played their first group matches, which also include Lithuania and Senegal, and are the strongest in a tournament where more than one team hopes to break the dominance of the American team crowned the world title in the past two versions.
In a Group G match, the Dominican Republic defeated Jordan 4-4, 80-76.
The winning team made the difference in the first half of the game, ending the first and second quarters in his favor with a score of 22-17 and 25-19, while the Jordanian team was the best in the second half and ended the third quarter 17-14 and the last 23-19, without being able to reduce the difference More.
The Jordanian team relied mainly on Turkish-born player Ahmed Dwairi, who was the best recorded in the game with 34 points and 10 rebounds, while Eloy Vargas was the best for the Dominican with 12 points.
The Jordanian Basketball Association said on its Facebook page that the team's performance was "honorable."
The group also includes Germany and France, who meet later today.