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Italy's basketballers shine in final pre-Olympic shootout

SI At The Olympics • Grant Wahl: Women's Soccer -- One-on-One with April Heinrichs • Brian Cazeneuve: Pinning away • Tim Layden: U.S. track coach faces tough call • Leigh Montville: A movable feast More Features • Viewers' Guide: What to watch for • Quiz: Today's Tester • Closer Look: Michael Lewis -- U.S. soccer team uses its heads Multimedia • Photo Gallery: Athletes arrive • Photo Gallery: Let the games begin • Multimedia Central: Photo Galleries, Audio and More

PERTH, Australia, Sept 12 (AFP) - The Italian men's basketball team shone here Tuesday night when they whipped a Western Australian line-up 102-60 at Joondalup Arena Stadium in their last shootout before they begin their Olympic Games campaign in Sydney later this week.

The European champions established a useful 44-29 half-time lead before swamping the opposition in the second period.

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