Team USA rolled into the last 16 of the FIBA World Championship with a 103-58 demolition of Senegal.
Pau Gasol scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Spain finished the first round of the 2006 FIBA World Championship in top form with a 104-55 victory against hosts Japan.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 47 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead Germany to a historic 108-103 triple overtime victory over Angola - the first time a FIBA World Championship match went to three extra sessions.
Larry Ayuso poured in 25 points but it wasn't enough to carry Puerto Rico past Italy in Thursday's Group D clash in Sapporo.
Greece ended Turkey's unbeaten run and stormed into the eight-finals in Saitama as Group C winners with a 76-69 triumph in the last game at the Hamamatsu Arena.
Shipeng Wang's buzzer-beating three pointer stunned Slovenia and brought the Sapporo Arena to its feet as China clinched the final spot of their group to qualify for the last 16 of the FIBA World Championship.
Argentina held off an ever-improving Serbia & Montenegro side 83-79 to finish with a perfect 5-0 record in Group A and set up a second round encounter with New Zealand in the first Eight-Final game on Saturday morning.
Dirk Nowitzki unleashed 47 points and 16 rebounds as Germany notched a historic victory against Angola while New Zealand advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2006 FIBA World Championships and Spain crushed hosts Japan in Group B.
After losing their first three games of the 2006 FIBA World Championship, New Zealand advanced to the Final 16 with an 86-75 victory over Panama - their second straight win.
Nigeria cruised to a 95-72 win over Lebanon to book their place in the second round and knock the Middle East side out of the competition a day after their historical win over France.
A third quarter resurgence enabled France to save face and win 81-61 against Venezuela to reach the second round a night after an embarrassing loss to Lebanon.
Lithuania blew a 19-point first-half lead but ended up holding off Brazil 79-74 to clinch a place in the last 16 of the FIBA World Championship while ending Brazil’s stay in Japan.