Gorgui Dieng shines with 27 points as Senegal surprises Croatia 77-75

Gorgui Dieng scored 27 points, pulled down 8 rebounds, dished 3 assists, blocked 2 shots and stole 1 ball to end with 30 of efficiency to lead Senegal to a surprising 77-75 victory over Croatia.

Senegal led almost for the entire game rebounding back Croatia’s attempts to win the game.

D’Almeida scored 15 points and dished 3 assists for Senegal while Faye recorded 11 points, 6 boards and 3 assists.

Dario Saric scored 15 points each for Croatia. Saric also added 6 boars and 4 assists. Ante Tomic flirted with a double double finishing with 14 points and 9 rebounds.