Husker Helps Australia Pick up Win at U-19 Worlds

Heraklion, Crete - Australia picked up its first victory at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship Tuesday with a 93-64 rout of Tunisia.

Incoming Husker freshman Jack McVeigh played just 13 minutes because of foul trouble and had three points, four rebounds and a pair of assists. With the win, Australia, which used a 20-7 run to break open a three-point game, finished third in Group C with a 1-2 record.  

McVeigh has come off the bench in all three games and is averaging 8.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in group play.

Australia, which lost its two Group games by a total of five points, will continue tournament play Wednesday, facing Serbia, the second-place finisher in Group D, in the Round of 16 at Noon (central).