Group play in the men’s Olympic basketball tournament wraps up Monday with the final six games of group play. All the spots in the quarterfinals have been secured, but seeding in the next round will be determined Monday.
Men’s Olympic Basketball Schedule: Group Play Concludes Monday
Group play in the men’s Olympic basketball tournament wraps up Monday with six final games.
The United States will attempt to win Group A when they face Argentina. Team USA will win the group with a win, but would finish second via a tiebreaker if they lose. The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinal.
France and Lithuania have also punched their tickets to the quarterfinal from Group A and they are already locked in as the third and fourth seeds respectively. France will face Nigeria Monday, while Lithuania will take on Tunisia.
Russia has secured the top seed in Group B and they will close out group play against an Australinan team locked into the fourth seed. The big game of the day in Group B comes when Brazil takes on Spain. The teams are currently tied for second place in the group.
The games will begin at 4 a.m. ET with the United States taking on Argentina at 5:15 p.m. ET.
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