US suffers surprise defeat to Lithuania at FIBA Basketball World Cup

The US suffered a surprise 110-104 loss to Lithuania at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in the Philippines on Sunday.

Lithuania led by 17 points at halftime and despite a late US resurgence held on to secure the country’s third ever victory over the Americans and inflicting a first group stage defeat on the US since 2002. Both countries, however, progress to Tuesday’s quarterfinals with Lithuania, as Group J top seeds, next facing Serbia and the US taking on Italy.

Lithuania head coach Kazys Maksvytis said his team needed to “save our emotions” for the next game. “Congratulations to my players, but we need to have short memory to prepare for the second game,” he said, per FIBA. USA head coach Steve Kerr was critical of his team’s play, saying Lithuania “just punched us in the mouth.” “We’re fortunate that the loss doesn’t hurt us in terms of our goal, which is to win the gold medal,” Kerr added while speaking to reporters after the game.

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