The USA (5-0) put it on auto pilot and cruised to a 103-58 victory over winless Senegal (0-5) to close out World Championship preliminary play in impressive style. The U.S. effort was led by Chris Bosh’s 20 points, LeBron James added 17, Carmelo Anthony had 12 and Joe Johnson accounted for 11 more in the win.
The USA now advances to the World Championship round of 16 (Eighth-Finals) which is set for Aug. 26 and 27 in Saitama, Japan.
Team USA faced their toughest opponent yet in Italy. USA trailed by 12 at one point, but rallied by Carmelo Anthony’s hot shooting (35 points, 13-18) and Dwayne Wade (26 points, 10-13) to carry Team USA to a 94-85 victory over Italy.
The U.S., with the top seed guaranteed, closes out preliminary play facing winless Senegal (0-4) in a 7:30 p.m. contest Thursday night in Sapporo.
With the World Championship Final-Eight play set for Aug. 26 and 27 in Saitama, Japan, the USA will play Sunday, Aug. 27, in the round of 16, the fourth place finisher in Group C — either Australia, Brazil or Lithuania depending on the outcome of Thursday’s final preliminary round games.
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