On a night when six USA players combined to make 11 3-pointers, it was a 20-0 run midway through the second quarter that powered the U.S. Pan American Men’s Basketball Team (2-0) to a 102-70 rout of Puerto Rico (0-2) at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
Trailing by 8 points at halftime of their opening game at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, the USA stormed back to outscore Venezuela by 31 in the second half and record the victory.
Men's Pan American Games Summary of Finishes Gold Silver Bronze +United States 8 3 4 Brazil 6 2 5 Puerto Rico 2 6 4 Argentina 2 2 0 Mexico 0 3 1 Canada 0 1 0 Dominican Republic 0 1 0 Cuba 0 0 2 Panama 0 0 1 Uruguay 0 0 1 Men's Pan American Games...
USA Men's All-Time Pan American Games Results (Won 90, Lost 17) Argentina (10-3) W 74- 71 2007 W 80- 79 2003 W 84- 76 1999 L 86- 90 1995 L 67- 68 1995 W 87- 81 1991 W 85- 58 1987 W 88- 68 1983 W 99- 73 1979 W 103- 62 1975 W 106- 55 1967 L 53- 54 1955 W 57- 51 1951 Bahamas (2-0) W 116- 58 1991 W...
Outscoring their opponents 32-18 in the final quarter, the U.S. men recorded a 92-83 win over Dominican Republic to claim bronze at the Pan American Games.
The U.S. men completed Pool A competition with a 2-1 record and will play in the medal round semifinals on Saturday against Argentina at 10 p.m. EDT on ESPNU.