http://www.crisscross.com/jp/news/381976/all

Monday, August 21, 2006 at 06:56 EDT

HIROSHIMA — Carlos Almeida scored a team-high 19 points as Angola beat Japan 87-62 to sentence the host nation to a second straight defeat in the preliminary round of the basketball world championship on Sunday. On Monday, Japan will face Panama in its third game of the six-team round robin.

Meanwhile, Dwayne Wade scored 26 points and Carmelo Anthony fired off 16 as Team USA won its second straight game in a 121-90 demolition of winless China. In other games, France topped Serbia and Montenegro 65-61, Puerto Rico beat Senegal 88-79, Argentina hammered Lebanon 107-72, Germany overpowered New Zealand 80-56, Spain thrashed Panama 101- 57, Italy overcame Slovenia 80-76, Venezuela defeated Nigeria 84-77, Bazil rolled over Qatar 97-66, Greece got by Lithuania 81-76 and Turkey downed Australia 76-68.

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