Venezuela got last place in the Cup

　　AUG 2nd

　　Sinasports-Today is the last day of the 3rd Stankovic cup. The first game of the day were between Venezuela and New Zealand. New Zealand defeated Venezuela 76-73 and Venezuela ended their tournament without a win.

　　In the first quarter, New Zealand used their outside offense to took control of the game. They extended their lead to double digit when they hit the sixth 3-pointers in the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, New Zealand led the game 25-19.

　　New Zealand continued to attack form outside in the second quarter. They hit 9 3-pointers in the first half and led 43-34 into the second half.

　　Venezuela's 3-pointer opened the second half but New Zealand was better, they maintained their lead. In the final quarter, Venezuela was only down by 3 in the final minute. But as their last 3-pointer missed out, they could only accept the last place in the Stankovic Cup.

　　(blake)