Olympic Basketball Quarterfinals Almost Set

Filed under: FIBA, USA BasketballThe line-up for the quarterfinals of Beijing's Olympic men's basketball tournament is just about set, with only a couple Monday games having any impact on the slate. (As such, no Golden Ticket tonight.) Here's what we'll have, beginning Wednesday when things turn to single elimination.United States vs Australia or Croatia. On Monday, Croatia faces winless Iran, while Australia takes on undefeated Lithuania. To avoid Team USA, the Aussies need to win (unlikely) and watch Croatia lose (even more unlikely). This should be United States vs Australia, which happens to be the team that gave the Americans most trouble in the exhibition schedule.Lithuania vs loser of China/Greece. China and Greece play early Monday morning. The loser draws Lithuania in the quarters.Argentina vs winner of China/Greece.... [read full story]