US eases past Greece 109-81 at Basketball World Cup to advan

The first required step at the Basketball World Cup for the Americans is now complete. Winning gold is the only goal for the Americans on this end-of-summer trip to Manila, and Monday was just another step, they hope, toward getting there. Austin Reaves led a balanced scoring effort with 15 points and the U.S. topped Greece 109-81 to clinch a spot in the second round that starts Friday.

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