The U.S. men’s basketball team overcame to sluggish start to go on to rout Australia, 97-78, and advance to the gold medal game.
The U.S. trailed by double digits before going on a run to tie it at halftime and outscoring Australia 32-10 in the third quarter to take a 74-55 lead into the fourth.
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Kevin Durant finished with 23 points and nine rebounds on 10-of-19 shooting.
The U.S. will play the winner of Slovenia-France in the gold medal round.
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