New Zealand started Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group B with a convincing win against Cape Verde. Tall Blacks left no chances for their opponents as they won the first quarter 21:4. Even though the game got more even later, Cape Verde couldn't catch New Zealand led by 25 points from Kirk Penney.
New Zealand 77:50 Cape Verde (21:4, 21:16, 18:12, 17:18)
New Zealand: Kirk Penney 25, Craig Bradshaw 14, Pero Cameron 13, Lindsay Tait 7, Nick Horvath 5, Michael Fitchett 4, Ben Hill 3, Mika Vukona 2, Jeremy Kench 2, Alex Pledger 2.
Cape Verde: Jeff Xavier 22, Avey Oliver 9, Tony Barros 8, Rodrigo Mascarenhas 8, Mario Correia 2, Pedro Cipriano 1.
Cape Verde will face Germany tomorrow 14:30 GMT while New Zealand will have a day off.
