U.S. earns No. 1 seed in Olympic quarterfinals after topping Puerto Rico, 104-83

03.08.2024 - 23:07 foxnews.com

Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has earned the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics. And now the real games start.

Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, six players reached double figures for the U.S. and the Americans wrapped up the top spot coming out of group play by rolling past Puerto Rico 104-83 on Saturday.

The Americans — 3-0 in these Olympics, 8-0 so far this summer — will see Brazil in the win-or-go-home quarterfinals in Paris on Tuesday.

Joel Embiid scored 15 points for the U.S. Kevin Durant scored 11 points for the U.S. to get within five of matching Lisa Leslie for the all-time Olympic scoring record for the U.S.; he's at 483, and Leslie finished her career with 488 in Olympic play.

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