Liz Cambage shines again as sloppy Opals edge Turkey
LIZ Cambage top-scored with 22 points as Australia downed Turkey 61-56 in a scrappy women’s basketball match at the Rio Olympics.
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LIZ Cambage top-scored with 22 points as Australia downed Turkey 61-56 in a scrappy women’s basketball match at the Rio Olympics.
Opals coach Brendan Joyce was forced to bench Cambage for a few minutes in the final term after his star centre picked up her fourth foul.
But she returned to action to help Australia clinch the win, finishing with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Lara Sanders had a game-high 25 points for Turkey.
Australia trailed by three points at the end of the first and second quarters.
Seven straight points from Cambage propelled Australia to a 43-41 lead after the third term.
The Opals opened their Olympic campaign with an 84-66 win over Brazil on day one.
Their next Group A match is against France on Tuesday.
Originally published as Liz Cambage shines again as sloppy Opals edge Turkey
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