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Olympic Basketball 2016: Monday Results, Scores, Highlights and Reaction

Related Topics: Argentina, Croatia, Spain, Brazil

The final men's basketball games in group play at Rio were scheduled for Monday, with three teams—Brazil, Spain and Croatia—all fighting for the last two spots into the knockout phase. Argentina and Lithuania, meanwhile, came into the day battling for positioning.

Below, we'll break down the day's scores and the implications on the Group B table.

Scores

Men's Olympic Basketball: Monday Results

Team 1 Score Team 2
Nigeria 69-86 Brazil
Spain Argentina
Lithuania Croatia

Recap

Brazil Beats Nigeria 86-69

Brazil kept their Olympic hopes alive and ended Nigeria's tournament on Monday, beating the African side 86-69.