Domantas Sabonis (L) of Lithuania competes during the group H match between Lithuania and Senegal at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Donggguan, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
DONGGUAN, China, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Eleven players scored for Lithuania to smash Senegal 101-47 in Group H of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup here on Sunday.
Lithuania started with a wonderful 13-2 performance, and widened the gap to 17 points as time ran out in the first quarter.
They showed no sign of slowing down in offense, leading by 27 points into the halftime, and led more than 30 points in most of the second half.
Having increased their lead to 77-33 by the end of the third quarter, Lithuania turned the game into a slaughter as they led more than 50 points and most starters of Lithuania rested on the bench in the last quarter.
Seven players of Lithuania harvested scores in the double digits, as Mantas Kalnietis, Domantas Sabonis and Jonas Valanciunas all pocketed 13 points. None of Senegal got more than 10 points.
A traditional world powerhouse, Lithuania has qualified for the quarterfinals in all seven Olympic Games and four FIBA Worlds since 1992.
