“I thought we got better tonight,” said Popovich, whose team lost to Nigeria on Saturday. In the second half, we tired out.”Joe Ingles scored 17 points, Matisse Thybulle scored 12 and Chris Goulding had 11 for Australia. Damian Lillard led the US with 22 points, while Kevin Durant scored 17 and Bradley Beal finished with 12. But Australia closed the quarter on a 19-6 run, Goulding hit a three-pointer as time expired and Australia took a 69-64 lead into the final 10 minutes. The Boomers, according to USA Basketball’s archives, are now 2-28 all-time against the Americans in senior men’s national competition.

Source: The Guardian July 13, 2021 02:59 UTC