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"We wanted to make the quarterfinals," Kirilenko said. "We wanted to win the whole thing. Last year when we won the EuroBasket, it's because we hustled. We don't play at the level of the teams we played. We couldn't compete for 40 minutes at that level."
AUSTRALIA 106, LITHUANIA 75: Behind Andrew Bogut's 23 points scored in 16 minutes, streaking Australia (3-2) posted its third straight victory while handing Group A winner Lithuania (4-1) its first Games defeat.
Bogut connected on 10-of-12 shots from the floor, including all three 3-pointers, and was one of a half-dozen Aussies in double-digit points.
Ksistof Larvinovic paced Lithuania (4-1) with 14 points.
SPAIN 98, ANGOLA 50: Pau Gasol dominated inside, with his 13-of-14 shooting from the floor and 31 game-high points pacing Spain (4-1) over winless Angola (0-5).
Juan Carlos Navarro added 12 minutes for Spain, which turned a 25-20 deficit midway in the second quarter into a 10-point halftime lead at 40-30, thanks to a late 17-0 run.
China (2-3) finished with four in double-figure points, led by Yao Ming's 16.
CROATIA 91, IRAN 57: Marin Rozic and Marko Tomas each scored 16 points to lead Croatia (3-2), which erased an early 6-2 lead with a 17-0 run.
Mohammadsamad Nikkhah finished with an team-high 25 points for Iran (0-5).
Men's basketball medal round
The following pairings are set for Wednesday's quarterfinals at Beijing's Olympic Basketball Gymnasium. Winners advance to the semifinals, while losers are eliminated:
• Spain vs. Croatia
• Lithuania vs. China
• United States vs. Australia
• Argentina vs. Greece
And Friday's semifinal match-ups:
• Spain-Croatia winner vs. Lithuania-China winner
• USA-Australia winner vs. Argentina-Greece winner
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