The United States, reigning Olympic champions, suffered their first defeat in the 2023 World Cup on Sunday in Manila (Philippines), in the second round. Qualified since Friday for the quarter-finals, they lost to Lithuania (110-104). The USA thus finish second in Group J and will face Italy on Tuesday in the quarter.
“Team USA” was picked cold in the first quarter, finding themselves trailing 31-12 after 10 minutes of play. At the break, the United States were still behind (54-39), but then they knew erase a good part of their delay in the third quarter, notably returning to four points (56-52, 67-63). Shaken, Lithuania nevertheless managed to keep their hand on the scoreboard and then win.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was the game’s leading scorer with 35 points. Lithuania won with the strength of its collective (15 points for Kariniauskas, 14 for Kuzminskas, 12 for Valanciunas). In the quarter-finals, it will face Serbia.
2023-09-03 15:06:17
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