RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL—After a first-quarter fight, the 2016 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team (6-0) shut down Argentina (3-3) to record an impressive 105-78 quarterfinal win on Wednesday night at Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro.
The USA will meet Spain (4-2) in the semifinals at 2:30 p.m. (EDT) on Aug. 19. Spain advanced after defeating France (3-3) 92-67. The other semifinal will feature Australia (5-1), which beat Lithuania (3-3) 90-64, taking on the winner of Wednesday's late quarterfinal between Croatia (3-2) and Serbia (3-2). The semifinal winners will meet in the gold medal game at 2:45 (EDT) on Aug.