Mighty USA books quarters spot with South Sudan pummeling

LILLE, France – The United States continued its quest for a fifth successive gold medal with a 103-86 victory over South Sudan in Group C of men’s basketball action in the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, July 31 (Thursday, August 1, Manila time).

Bam Adebayo showed the way with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks as the Americans won comfortably this time after beating the South Sudanese by just a single point in an exhibition game before the Olympics.

The victory secured the...