The Australian Boomers capped off their FIBA Asia Cup preparations with a 93-87 win over the University of Colorado on the Gold Coast.
The Boomers trailed 44-43 at the half before outscoring Colorado 27-18 in the third quarter to take an eight-point lead into the final frame.
Jalin Holland's 3-pointer got the Buffaloes to within one point with 6:16 remaining in the fourth, but that's as close as they got, before buckets from Xavier Cooks and Jack White restored the Boomers' advantage.
Jack McVeigh, who had the hot hand from deep, iced the game with his fifth 3-pointer of the night to put the Boomers up 88-80.
McVeigh led three players in double-figure scoring with 20 points and seven assists on 7-of-15 shooting and 5-of-12 from beyond the arc, while Jaylin Galloway added 16 points and five rebounds. Reyne Smith chipped in with 11 points and four boards.
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Isaiah Johnson led Colorado with 19 points off the bench, while Sebastian Ranick added 16 points and five rebounds.
The Boomers will now turn their focus to the Asia Cup, which gets underway next week in Saudi Arabia, with their first group stage matchup against South Korea on Wednesday, August 6.
Australia vs. Colorado final score
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
| AUS | 24 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 93 |
| COL | 20 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 87 |
Australia vs. Colorado: Boomers box score
| PLAYER | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
| Will Hickey | 13:15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Xavier Cooks | 16:29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Will Magnay* | 19:20 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Dash Daniels | 3:09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean MacDonald* | 27:47 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 2-3 |
| Owen Foxwell | 15:12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-5 |
| Jack McVeigh* | 26:41 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 5-12 | 1-1 |
| Jaylin Galloway | 27:18 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 4-5 |
| Reyne Smith | 19:47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| Harry Wessels | 3:14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ben Henshall* | 4:15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jack White | 22:35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| TOTAL | 93 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 29-60 | 12-36 | 23-24 |
*Starting lineup
Australian Boomers FIBA Men's Asia Cup full schedule: Dates, times for games
The FIBA Men's Asia Cup will begin on Tuesday, August 5, and conclude with the championship game on Sunday, August 17.
The Boomers have been drawn in Group A alongside South Korea, Lebanon, and Qatar.
*All times AEST.
| Game | Date | Time | Location |
| Australia vs. South Korea | Wednesday 6 August | 6:00 p.m. | King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia |
| Australia vs. Lebanon | Saturday, August 9 | 1:00 a.m. | King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia |
| Australia vs. Qatar | Sunday, August 10 | 6:00 p.m. | King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia |