As the roster of Team USA looks to sweep through Group A at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Group B is also fighting it out with various teams hoping to establish similar dominance today. The Russian national team started out action today in London on Day 4 with a dominating 73-54 performance over China in the first contest on a long schedule that will end with Team USA against Tunisia.
Andrei Kirilenko anchored the Russians against the overmatched Chinese national team with 16 points on 7 of 12 shooting. Yi Jianlian came on strong for China with 16 points as well.
Here's the current Group B standings:
P W L F A Pts
1. Russia 2 2 0 168 129 4
2. Spain 1 1 0 97 81 2
3. Brazil 1 1 0 75 71 2
4. China 2 0 2 135 170 2
5. Australia 1 0 1 71 75 1
6. Britain 1 0 1 75 95 1
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