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Poor 3rd quarter cost Tall Blacks in first pre-basketball World Cup invitation tournament game in China

A poor third quarter has cost the Tall Blacks in their opening game of a pre-basketball World Cup four-team invitation tournament in China

25 August 2019

Off the back of a 32-13 period after halftime, New Zealand's lost 95-81 to France.

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