Basketball: Lebanon advances to semifinals of Olympic qualifying tournament
Lebanon's national basketball team beat Angola 74-70 on Thursday to clinch a semifinal spot in the Olympic qualifying tournament that will be held in Valencia, Spain.
Omari Spellman scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Karim Zeinoun meanwhile added 15, including a personal 7-0 run early in the fourth quarter when he turned a game that was tied at 49 into one in which Lebanon led 56-49 — and it wouldn't trail again.
Gerson Goncalves scored 13 and Bruno Fernando added 12 for Angola, which was eliminated.
Lebanon will play against The Bahamas on Saturday.
Source: Associated Press, Naharnet
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