Australia Beat World Basketball Champions USA For First Time

San Antonio Spurs' Patty Mills sank 30 points as Australia beat the United States for the first time ever Saturday, stunning the basketball world champions 98-94 in a huge upset

Melbourne, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Aug, 2019 ) :San Antonio Spurs' Patty Mills sank 30 points as Australia beat the United States for the first time ever Saturday, stunning the basketball world champions 98-94 in a huge upset.

Andrew Bogut added 16 points with nine rebounds and four assists while Joe Ingles scored 15 and seven assists in front of 52,079 fans in Melbourne -- the biggest crowd ever to watch a game of hoops in Australia.

Kemba Walker led Team USA with 22 points off the bench, but it wasn't enough to prevent a rare defeat for Gregg Popovich's team in a massive wake-up call ahead of the World Cup in China, which tips off on August 31.