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USA 85 Lithuania 83

From Sports Illustrated • SI Images: Photos from the Games • Phil Taylor: U.S basketball team draws ire of fans • Richard Hoffer: A tale of two Rickys • Tim Layden: Jones', El Guerrouj's efforts were not failures • Alex Wolff: Lithuania almost lives the dream • John Walters: The Channel Guy -- NBC: Now Biased Coverage • Medal Picks: SI's Predictions More Features • Day at a Glance: Good fortune • Wake-up Call: Tracking the day in sports • Viewers' Guide: Sept. 29 • Quiz: Today's Tester Athletes • Just Checking In: U.S. soccer player Josh Wolff Multimedia • Photo Gallery: Shots of the Day • Photo Gallery: Will to win • Multimedia Central: Photo Galleries, Video and More

SYDNEY, Sept 29 (AFP) - Olympic men's basketball result Friday:

USA 85 Lithuania 83 (HT 48-36)

USA: Smith (7), Payton (2), Carter (18), Abdur-Rahim (2), Allen (9), Baker (4), Garnett (12), Houston (7), Kidd (6), Mcdyess (2), Mourning (16)

Lithuania: Einikis (2), Stombergas (11), Zukauskas (6), Jasikevicius (27), Masiulis (7), Siskauskas (5), Songaila (12), Timinskas (11), Giedraitis (2)

Referees: Pascal Dorizon (FRA) and Tiziano Zancanella (ITA)

Box score

USA Pts 2P 3P FT AS ST TO RB FL MI

Steve Smith 7 1-2 1-1 2-2 0 0 2 0 4 11:51

Gary Payton 2 1-2 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 1 3 22:04

Vince Carter 18 5-11 2-4 2-6 1 0 0 2 2 28:08

Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 3 0 6:23

Ray Allen 9 2-4 1-2 2-2 0 1 2 0 1 13:06

Vin Baker 4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 4 1 12:09

Kevin Garnett 12 5-11 0-0 2-4 4 2 1 14 3 28:23

Tim Hardaway 0 0-0 0-2 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 7:14

Allan Houston 7 1-2 1-3 2-2 2 0 1 2 1 15:49

Jason Kidd 6 0-2 1-1 3-4 1 0 2 4 2 21:48

Antonio Mcdyess 2 1-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 2 6 2 9:11

Alonzo Mourning 16 5-5 0-0 6-6 1 0 1 1 5 23:54

Lithuania Pts 2P 3P FT AS ST TO RB FL MI

Gintaras Einikis 2 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 11:38

Saulius Stombergas 11 3-5 1-3 2-2 3 0 0 5 5 24:53

Eurelijus Zukauskas 6 3-10 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 5 3 25:00

Sarunas Jasikevicius 27 3-5 5-11 6-6 4 0 0 3 4 34:19

Kestutis Marciulionis 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3:18

Tomas Masiulis 7 2-4 0-0 3-4 1 0 1 3 1 20:40

Darius Maskoliunas 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 8:05

Ramunas Siskauskas 5 1-2 0-4 3-5 0 2 1 3 3 17:52

Darius Songaila 12 4-6 0-0 4-5 2 0 1 2 5 22:42

Mindaugas Timinskas 11 3-6 1-2 2-3 1 0 2 3 3 25:10

Audrius Giedraitis 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 6:23

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