US cruise past South Sudan to book spot in quarter-finals at Paris Olympics
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6PMXZ)
- Group C: USA 103-86 South Sudan
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In the rematch, the US had an easier time with South Sudan than they did when the teams first met a couple of weeks ago.
Easier. Not easy.
The US clinched a trip to the quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics by beating South Sudan 103-86 on Wednesday night - a game that wasn't ever really in doubt but was no romp either. Bam Adebayo scored 18 points and Kevin Durant scored 14 for the Americans, who took control with a 25-4 run in the first half.
Anthony Edwards scored 13 and LeBron James scored 12 for the US. Nuni Omot led South Sudan with 21 points, while Carlik Jones scored 18 and Bul Kuol added 16.