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· collected 2026-09-06 · by Ciarán Fahey The Associated Press
Ezi Magbegor scored 21 points as Australia defeated Turkey 87-71 in a Women's Basketball World Cup game on Sunday. The Australian team, featuring seven World Cup debutants, took an early lead and never relinquished it, despite Turkey's attempts to comeback after being down 8-0 at the start. This was Australia's second win of the tournament, ensuring them a playoff place in the final phase. Meanwhile, other games on Sunday included Italy vs the US, with the US looking to extend their winning streak to 32 games since the 2006 World Cup semifinal.
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BERLIN (AP) — Ezi Magbegor scored 21 points as Australia reached the final phase of the Women’s Basketball World Cup with a physical 87-71 win over Turkey on Sunday.
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Australia → score → Sunday
Turkey, led by Sevgi Uzun with 24 points, was down 8-0 at the start but fought back after a timeout to lead 15-14.
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Turkey → lead → timeout
That was brief, however, as the Opals rallied to end the first quarter 21-15 up and they did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the game.
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they → rally → game
Turkey’s Goksen Fitik went off with what appeared to be a right-ankle injury in the third quarter but she returned in the fourth.
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she → go → fourth
The Australian team features seven World Cup debutants.
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team → feature → debutants
Team captain Sami Whitcomb of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury had to withdraw before the tournament with a lingering knee injury.
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Whitcomb → have → injury
Australia next plays European champion Belgium on Monday in a showdown that will likely decide which side progresses directly to the quarterfinals as group winner.
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side → play → winner
Australia, after two wins, is already assured of at least a playoff place in the final phase of the competition.
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Australia → assure → competition
Belgium faced Puerto Rico in their second group game later Sunday.
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Belgium → face → game
Also later, the United States played Italy with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers bidding to stretch the Americans’ winning run to 32 games.
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Clark → play → games
The U.S. hasn’t lost a game at the World Cup since the semifinal game of the 2006 tournament.
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U.S. → lose → tournament
Also, China with 7-foot-3 Zhang Ziyu was playing the Czech Republic with both teams looking for their first wins.
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teams → play → wins
