Team USA Overcomes Montenegro Challenge at FIBA World Cup

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Team USA Overcomes Montenegro Challenge at FIBA World Cup
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Anthony Edwards scores all 17 of his points in the second half to lead Team USA to an 85-73 victory over Montenegro in a FIBA World Cup second-round game. Despite struggling with shooting and rebounding, the Americans managed to survive a tough challenge from Montenegro, thanks to timely contributions from Austin Reaves. Montenegro's Nikola Vučević had an impressive performance with 18 points and 16 rebounds, but his team's 49-31 advantage on the glass was not enough to secure the upset. Team USA will face Lithuania in the quarterfinals.

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