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USA Men's Hoops Up 12 at half

Posted by Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff August 20, 2008 08:48 AM

USA's men's basketball team is up 55-43 at halftime in a quarterfinals contest against Australia after Deron Williams made a 3-pointer at the intermission buzzer. The Americans were only up 25-24 at the end of the first quarter. Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James both have 12 points at halftime. USA defeated Australia by only 11 points, 87-76, in an exhibition Aug. 5 in Shanghai.

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