US Men’s Basketball Goes Undefeated to Quarter Finals

The US men’s basketball team easily defeated Team Germany on Monday, leaving them the only team undefeated in pool play. Dwight Howard led the scoring with 22 points as they topped the Germans 106 to 57. LeBron James contributed 18 points. Dallas Maverick All-Star, Dirk Nowitzki led the scoring for the Germans with 14 points.

The Lithuanian team was undefeated going into today’s game with Australia, but lost to the Aussies 106-75. Team USA faces the Australians on Wednesday in the first game of the quarterfinal elimination round.

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