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USA vs. Australia box score: Full stats from 2024 Olympic men’s basketball exhibition game | Sporting News

USA vs. Australia box score: Full stats from 2024 Olympic men’s basketball exhibition game | Sporting News

Two of the world’s greatest basketball superpowers took the floor on Monday in a tune-up contest ahead of this year’s Summer Olympics.

With Olympic competition a little more than a week away, the United States and Australia jostled back and forth in Abu Dhabi — the capital city of the United Arab Emirates — seeking both glory and match fitness as they attempted to mount a challenge for the gold in Paris.

In the end, it was the Americans who walked out worthy victors, capitalizing on strong performances from Anthony Davis (17 points, 14 rebounds), Devin Booker (16 points, three rebounds, two assists) and Anthony Edwards (14 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals) as well as hot team shooting from beyond the arc.

The Steve Kerr-led outfit improved its pre-Olympic record to 2-0 with the win. The frontcourt is a big reason why, with the likes of Davis and Bam Adebayo wreaking havoc on both ends of the floor.

The Boomers, meanwhile, were led by Rockets big Jock Lansdale, who dropped 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists to spearhead Australia’s late comeback effort. Bulls guard Josh Giddey added 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in 27 minutes for the Boomers.

Here’s a complete look at the box score from Monday’s clash of basketball titans.

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USA vs. Australia basketball box score

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
USA 32 21 23 22 98
Australia 21 16 26 29 92

USA stats

PLAYER MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA
Jayson Tatum 21 7 4 5 0 0 3-4 0-1 1-2
LeBron James 21 10 3 3 0 0 3-8 1-4 2-2
Joel Embiid 16 14 5 1 2 0 3-6 1-1 3-4
Anthony Edwards 27 14 5 2 2 0 5-11 3-5 1-1
Stephen Curry 21 3 1 1 2 0 1-6 1-6 0-0
Tyrese Haliburton 18 6 1 2 0 0 2-4 2-4 0-0
Jrue Holiday 18 5 1 4 1 0 2-5 1-3 0-0
Bam Adebayo 18 10 2 1 1 0 4-5 0-0 2-2
Anthony Davis 18 17 14 1 1 2 6-12 1-1 4-6
Devin Booker 18 16 3 2 1 0 4-7 1-4 7-7

Australia stats

PLAYER MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA
Dyson Daniels 20 14 3 1 3 0 6-8 1-2 1-2
Nick Kay 24 7 3 1 0 0 3-7 1-2 0-0
Jock Landale 27 20 7 6 2 0 9-12 1-2 1-1
Patty Mills 22 5 3 2 2 0 2-8 1-5 0-0
Josh Giddey 27 17 8 7 0 0 7-18 0-1 3-5
Dante Exum 23 6 2 2 0 0 1-6 0-2 2-3
Josh Green 19 6 1 2 0 0 2-3 0-1 2-3
Will Magnay 11 8 3 0 2 1 4-5 0-0 0-0
Duop Reath 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0
Jack McVeigh 11 9 1 0 0 0 4-9 0-2 1-2
Joe Ingles 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Matthew Dellavedova 4 0 2 2 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0