SHENZHEN, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tomas Satoransky proved himself the leader with a game-high 20 points, helping Czech Republic cruise past Brazil 93-71 in Group K at the FIBA World Cup second round here on Saturday.
Czech Republic surged to a 4-0 run with Satoransky's 7 points to lead Brazil 20-16 in the first quarter, before expanding the lead to 13 points on 45-32 with a 11-0 sprint at the break.
The margin was stretched to 20 points on 54-34 with seven minutes left in the third as the Czech totally controlled the game tempo under the leash of 27-year-old Satoransky. Brazil couldn't cut the deficit in the fourth period as the Czech pocketed the easy win on 93-71
Satoransky led the team with 20 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds. Center Ondrej Balvin had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Patrik Auda and Jaromir Bohacik added 14 and 12 respectively.
Only three Brazil player scored double-figure. Vitor Benite grabbed a team-high 12 points, followd by 11 from Marcelinho Huertas and Leandrinho Barbosa apiece.
Brazil have not really been able to hit their shots -- just 48 percent from the field including 30 percent on three-pointers. Czech scored 22 more points in the paint than Brazil, who also collected 11 more rebounds over the opponent.
