The United States men’s basketball team, much like their female counterparts, are in a position where they can essentially name their score. While some other competing nations will certainly look to compete, the United States not winning the gold medal would be an incredibly large upset. That’s what made the first quarter of their game against Venezuela so interesting, with the South American team keeping pace to the tune of an 18-all tie through ten minutes.
Then the second quarter happened, with the Americans outscoring Venezuela 30-8 and going on to win by the final score of 113-69.