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Vasiljevic, Arakji, Clarkson, Qi, or Ili? Vote for your favorite Top Performer from Gameday 2

BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Window 4 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers came to a close with some spectacular performances from the stars in the second game days for each team.

Dejan Vasiljevic wraps up a very  impressive Boomers debut with 23 points against Iran, 21 of which were in the second half, to top the 20-point mark for the second time - being only one of two players in the Asian Qualifiers to do so this window. With Vasiljevic's second-half eruption, Australia were able to break away in the second half and beat Iran to stay undefeated, 98-68.

Wael Arakji is one of two players to be named Top Performer in the window for both gamedays, adding another reason for the Lebanon star to celebrate aside from qualifying for his first ever World Cup appearance with a 95-63 win. Arakji was nearly perfect with 100 field goal shooting and 0 turnovers and his only "blemish" was one missed free-throw. 

The Philippines basketball fans had long waited for Jordan Clarkson to play his first ever official FIBA game at home and they were treated to another big game by the superstar as Gilas beat Saudi Arabia, 84-46. It wasn't only the scoring for Clarkson, however, as he had plenty of nifty assists, totally for 6 in this game.

Zhou Qi dominated in the paint for China as they fended off a pesky Bahrain squad 80-67. That's exactly what was said about Zhou as he was named Top Performer of Gameday 1 and it still remains true. China's star center was a bit off of his usual double-double stat line, but the impact was certainly similar.

Closing out the list is Shea Ili who has had an all-around window for the Tall Blacks as they return for another FIBA Basketball World Cup Appearance. Ili is one of the biggest stars for New Zealand and he's shown exactly why throughout this Window 4.

 

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