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Olympic Basketball 2016: Scores, Highlights and Reaction for Tuesday's Results

The 2016 men's and women's Summer Olympic basketball tournament continued Tuesday, with several of the top stars in the sport in action.

Below, we'll break down the day's results from another full and exciting slate of matchups at the Rio Games.

Scores

Olympic Basketball: Tuesday Results

Event Team 1 Score Team 2
Women Australia 89-71 France
Men Spain Brazil
Women Brazil Belarus
Women Turkey Japan
Men Lithuania Nigeria
Men Argentina Croatia

Recap

Australia pulled away from France in the second quarter and withstood every French rally in the second half, winning in convincing fashion, 89-71.