RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " Nene scored 19 points, Marcelinho Huertas had 11 assists and Brazil kept its chances of advancing to the men's basketball quarterfinals alive with a 86-69 win over Nigeria on Monday. They're still not guaranteed a spot in the round of eight as Group B, which includes Argentina, Spain and Lithuania, still needs to be sorted out. Nigeria (1-4), which stunned Croatia in its previous game, was aiming to become the first African nation to make the quarterfinals. Nigeria showed improvement from the team beaten by the U.S. 156-73 in London, the most lopsided loss in Olympic history. Josh Akognon led Nigeria with 16 points.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2016 19:18 UTC