Jordan played in two Olympic basketball tournaments. Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s team labored early but pulled away in the second quarter and rolled to a 113-69 victory at Carioca Arena 1, improving its record here to 2-0. Beefy center Gregory Echenique, who played at Rutgers and Creighton, had 18 points for Venezuela (0-2). Venezuela guard John Cox, who played at the University of San Francisco, had 19 points. A 30-8 scoring binge in the second quarter made the difference for Team USA, which had been even with Venezuela at 18-18 after the first quarter.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 09, 2016 00:12 UTC