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MELBOURNE: Australia has ended the series of 78 consecutive wins won by the United States in basketball competitions and shows.
In front of a record crowd at Docklands Stadium, the Boomers inflicted the Americans' first loss in 13 years, while claiming Australia's first win over the Americans after 26 attempts dating back to 1964.
The guard Patty Mills scored the highest point of the match with 30 points for Australia, while the big center Andrew Bogut also dominated with 16 points.
Although many of the best stars of the NBA of the United States jumped the series and the FIBA World Cup in China, the victory of Australia amazed the 52 079 spectators – a record number of spectators for the sport in the stadium.
The result was also a boost for the organizers, who were under fire on Friday after hundreds of spectators complained about the seating arrangements during the opening match.
Australia finished fourth at the Rio Olympics and with an NBA-talented squad, she will head to the FIBA World Cup with confidence.
The Boomers won their first World Cup medal in China, where they will face Canada, Senegal and Lithuania.
The United States will face Canada in a third World Cup event in Sydney on Monday.
(Report by Ian Ransom, edited by Sudipto Ganguly)
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