Review of Day 1 in Argentina

Group A

Puerto Rico - Turkey 76-68
Puerto Rico defeated Turkey 76-68in Group A. Andre Curbelo flirted with a triple-double of 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Hary Sosa and Victor Rosa recorded both double-doubles for Puerto Rico. Antakan Erdek responded with 18 points, Furkan Haltali added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Turkey.

Australia - Dominican Republic 73-71
Australia defeated Dominican Republic 73-71 in the opening night at WC U17 in Argentina. Joel Capetola led the winners with 14 points, Luke Jackson added double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds. Jean Montero responded with 20 points for Dominican Republic.

Group B

Mali - Serbia 77-89
Serbia registered first witn after defeating Mali 89-77. Djordje Pazin put on an amazing performance with 29 points and 4 rebounds for the winners. Karapandzic and Tanaskovic both added 16 points. On the other side Siriman Kanoute (175-G-01) exploded with 37 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.

China - USA 37-115
An amazing defense propels USA U17 team past China 115-37 in the fist round in Argentina. 7 American players scored double figures, De'Vion Harmon led the team with 17. Boqiao Jiao with 13 points was the only one to score more than 10 for China.

Group C

New Zealand - Egypt 50-64
Egypt overcame New Zealand 65-50 in the opening night at World Cup U17 in Argentina. Momen Hassan led the winners with 14 points. Kainoa Lepou was the best scorer for New Zealand with 13 points.

Canada - Montenegro 92-67
Canada had no problems with Montenegro as they won 92-67. Addison Patterson had 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Josh Hemmings added 11 points. On the other side Jovan Kljajic scored 17 points, Stefan Vlahovic added 15.

Group D

France - Argentina 82-50
France started strong in Argentina as they destroyed the hosts 82-50 in the opening game. Malcolm Cazalon led the winners with 19 points, Kilian Hayes added 13. The hosts were led Juan Francisco Fernandez who score 10 points.

Croatia - Philippines 97-75
Croatia defeated Philippines 97-75. Matej Rudan scored 16 points, Matej Bosnjak had 14, Ivan Gulin added 13 for the winners. Kai Sotto responded with game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds for Philippines.