France 79, Nigeria 73 – Tony Parker dished out a game-high 7 assists in 21 minutes of action and Boris Diaw added 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots to lead France to 79-73 victory over Nigeria on Monday. France (4-1) was also led by Nando De Colo with 8 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds in 24 minutes. With the victory, the French can finish no worse that fourth in Group A.>> View photos from this game.
United States 126, Argentina 97 – Manu Ginobili tallied 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting and connected on all seven free-throws, but the Argentineans fell to the US by a 126-97 final on Monday evening. Ginobili also added 5 rebounds and 6 assists for Argentina, who will face Brazil Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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Brazil 88, Spain 82 – Tiago Splitter posted 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting and recorded 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals to help Brazil surge past Spain in the preliminary finale Monday afternoon. Brazil, who outscored Spain by a 31-16 margin in the fourth quarter, improved to 4-1 overall and will face Argentina on Wednesday at 2 p.m.>> View photos from this game.
Australia 82, Russia 80 – Patty Mills connected on his third three-pointer of the game as time expired to give Australia a thrilling 82-80 victory over Russia Monday morning. Mills finished the contest with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 31 minutes. With the victory, Australia (3-2) clinched the fourth spot in group B and will face the United States in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 4:15 p.m.>> View photos from this game.