{"id":31667,"date":"2022-09-25T17:28:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T07:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/basketball\/?p=31667"},"modified":"2022-09-25T17:28:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T07:28:16","slug":"france-overcomes-kones-massive-double-double","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/basketball\/france-overcomes-kones-massive-double-double\/","title":{"rendered":"France overcomes Kone&#8217;s massive double-double"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FRANCE was able to get the job done against Mali, when the two sides went head to head in Sunday&#8217;s 2022 FIBA Women&#8217;s World Cup action, with the former triumphing to the tune of 15 points at the Sydney Superdome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a herculean effort from <strong>Sika Kone<\/strong>, Mali could just not hold on against a determined France side, who have started the tournament in reasonably good fashion and remain a dark horse to take it all out against the likes of China and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mali was actually the faster starting side, bursting out to a strong start on the offensive end and registering 20-plus points for the first term, which has proven to be a winning formula thus far. At the first change of play, it was Mali who held a four-point advantage, making an upset win a very real posibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The script was flipped in the second term however, as the French got on top with some disciplined defence that translated to some potent offence in the fast break. Mali&#8217;s inexperience was begninng to show, and its quarter-time advantage was turned into a 10-point deficit at the main break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a tense second half, and while Mali was able to stop the bleeding compared to the damage of the second quarter, it was not dominant enough to stop France&#8217;s tough style of play, eventually falling 74-59.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gabby Williams <\/strong>continued her hot start to the tournament, delivering yet another all-around performance. She was immense when France needed a spark after a disappointing opening quarter, eventually finishing the game with 14 points, seven boards and six assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the disappointing result, Mali&#8217;s Kone was the player of the contest, proving to have a serious impact on the game and stopping the final margin from being any worse. Kone was a monster on the boards, pulling down a whopping 18 for the match, seven of those being on the offensive end. She matched this with 18 points, constantly proving to be a threat when she had ball in hand. 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