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Tough day for Zags at world championships

Canada lost to Lebanon and Germany fell to Argentina on Saturday at the FIBA world championships. Gonzaga's Robert Sacre and Kelly Olynyk are playing for Canada. In limited playing time, Sacre had 2 points and Olynyk had a rebound. Elias Harris had six points, one rebound and two assists in 18 minutes for Germany.

Ex-Bulldog J.P. Batista had two points and five rebounds in 16 minutes in Brazil's 81-65 win over Iran.

Jim Meehan
Jim Meehan joined The Spokesman-Review in 1990. Jim is currently a reporter for the Sports Desk and covers Gonzaga University basketball, Spokane Empire football, college volleyball and golf.

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