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When the Australian Boomers slipped to a five-point deficit in the second quarter against Qatar, an almighty upset suddenly seemed possible.<\/p>\n

The Australians were missing uncharacteristically easy shots, while former NBA guard Brandon Goodwin took control in the first half. What had shaped as a dead rubber quickly turned into a fiery contest with pride firmly on the line.<\/p>\n

It took until the third quarter for the Boomers to assert their dominance, but a similar performance in the Quarter-Finals could end in heartbreak.<\/p>\n

“It was just effort,” Jaylin Galloway admitted.<\/p>\n

“They (Qatar) were working harder than us, it was just little things \u2026 working harder than us. They were just outplaying us.<\/p>\n

“So we just had to come out, play our way, and just beat them on effort.<\/p>\n

“We started off a little slow. They were beating us on the offensive boards, We came out second half, just had to fix a problem. We stuck together and came out with the win.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

With Galloway having a second straight big game, knocking down 24 points, the Boomers outscored their opponents 64-39 after half-time to record a 28-point win.<\/p>\n

They didn\u2019t have it all their own way, but showed maturity to turn things around after a tough start.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think just tactically we weren’t doing a very good job protecting the rim. Gave them a lot of free throws \u2026 I think they had 25 at half-time, which is not a number that we can give up in FIBA in a half, or in any basketball,\u201d coach Adam Caporn said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were one of nine from three, so we didn’t want to give them open three-pointers, but we wanted to make sure that we protected the rim better. I thought that was one of the main things that changed. And then as we got stops, we got a bit more of a rhythm offensively and our energy improved. That was the main tactical thing, but I was also impressed with our resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese games are difficult. That other team is a good team, good talent, and a really good point guard (Goodwin) who puts a lot of pressure on you. He did a good job giving up the ball when we trapped him at the start of the game and brought other people into the game. So yeah, it’s always a back and forth and that’s what’s fun about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reported Cairns Taipans signing Reyne Smith had another strong game, with 15 points, while Illawarra Hawks star Will Hickey was as influential as ever with 15 points, to go with 5 rebounds and 8 assists.<\/p>\n

Australia takes on the winner of the Quarter-Final Qualification game between Saudi Arabia and the Philippines in the next stage of the FIBA Asia Cup.<\/p>\n

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