Rio Olympics Basketball Day 3 Results and Standings

USA, Australia remain undefeated while France beat China for their 1st win in Day 3 of the 2016 Rio Olympics Basketball last August 8 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Rio Olympics Basketball Day 3 Results
Men’s Basketball
Game 1: Australia defeated Serbia, 95-80
Patty Mills led Australia to their 2nd straight win with 26 points while Miroslav Raduljica scored 25 points for Serbia.

Game 2: USA defeate Venezuela, 113-69
Paul George with 20 points for Team USA as they beat Venezuela to remain undefeated with a 2-0 record. John Cox led the losing team with 19 points.

USA Scores: George 20, Butler 17, Durant 16, Anthony 14, Jordan 14, DeRozan 8, Irving 7, Cousins 6, Lowry 5, Barnes 4, Green 2, Thompson 0.

Game 3: France defeated China, 88-60
Nando de Colo led France in scoring with 19 points to get their 1st win while Yi Jianlian with 19 points and 6 rebounds for China who dropped to 0-2.

Current Standings for Men’s Basketball (End of August 8)
Group A
USA 2-0
Australia 2-0
Serbia 1-1
France 1-1
Venezuela 0-2
China 0-2

Group B
Argentina 1-0
Lithuania 1-0
Croatia 1-0
Spain 0-1
Brazil 0-1
Nigeria 0-1

Women’s Basketball
Game 1: USA defeated Spain, 103-63
Game 2: Canada defeated Serbia, 71-67
Game 3: Japan defeated Brazil, 82-66
Game 4: China defeated Senegal, 101-64

Current Standings for Women’s Basketball (End of August 8)
Group A
Australia 2-0
Japan 2-0
France 2-0
Belarus 0-2
Turkey 0-2
Brazil 0-2

Group B
USA 2-0
Canada 2-0
China 1-1
Spain 1-1
Serbia 0-2
Senegal 0-2

View Rio Olympics Basketball Day 2 Results

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