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Strong Group scores second victory
Strong Group Athletics (SGA) secured its second win in the 43rd William Jones Cup by defeating the Brisbane South Basketball League Guardians of Australia, 85-67, on Sunday.
American import Chris McCullough led SGA with 23 points and seven rebounds against the Australian team.
McCullough also scored 15 points in SGA's opening game, a dominant 107-49 victory over the United Arab Emirates last Saturday.
Naturalized big man Ange Kouame contributed a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Tajuan Agee added 14 points.
SGA's strong defense forced the Guardians into 21 turnovers and four steals.
The team aims to win the Jones Cup title, which they last secured in 2019.
SGA is set to face Ukraine next for their third game.
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