LeBron, USA Beat South Sudan: Group Results Ahead of 2024 Olympic Basketball Bracket

Joe TanseyJuly 31, 2024

LILLE, FRANCE - JULY 28: Kevin Durant #7 of Team USA looks to pass the ball against Vasilije Micic #22 of Serbia during the Men's Group Phase - Group C match between Serbia and USA on Day 2 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade Pierre Mauroy on July 28, 2024 in Lille, France. (Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images)

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The United States men's basketball team benefited from a balanced scoring approach to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Bam Adebayo led Team USA with 18 points and five other players found their way into double digits in the 103-86 win over South Sudan.

Kevin Durant chipped in 14 points and had three steals, while LeBron James added to 12 points in Team USA's second victory of the Paris Games.

The United States finishes out Group C play on Saturday against Puerto Rico.

Group C Standings

1. United States (2-0; +43 point differential)

July 28 vs. Serbia (W, 110-84)
July 31 vs. South Sudan (W, 103-86)

2. Serbia (1-1; +15)

July 28 vs. United States (L, 110-84)
July 31 vs. Puerto Rico (W, 107-66)

3. South Sudan (1-1; -6)

July 28 vs. Puerto Rico (W, 90-79)
July 31 vs. United States (L, 86-103)

4. Puerto Rico (0-2; -52)

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July 28 vs. South Sudan (L, 79-90)
July 31 vs. Serbia (L, 66-107)

United States: 26 Q1 / 29 Q2 / 18 Q3/ 30 Q4/ 103 TOT

South Sudan: 14 Q1 / 22 Q2 / 21 Q3/ 29 Q4/ 86 TOT

Player Statistics

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Team Statistics

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Team USA Moves to 2-0 In Group C Play

USA Basketball @usabasketball
2-0 & top of Group C! 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/G3TWrRhm5r">pic.twitter.com/G3TWrRhm5r</a>

Team USA Cruising to Win

NBC Sports @NBCSports
KD to AD. ⚡️ Team USA is ROLLING against South Sudan. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> 📺 USA Network and Peacock <a href="https://t.co/Ii2Cpx7fbR">pic.twitter.com/Ii2Cpx7fbR</a>

Tatum With the Slam!

NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics
Team USA made this look WAY too easy. 🤩 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> 📺 USA Network and Peacock <a href="https://t.co/g0UsBX5IWo">pic.twitter.com/g0UsBX5IWo</a>

Derrick White Starring Alongside Bam

NBA @NBA
Derrick White and Bam Adebayo come alive in the 3Q 🇺🇸<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> leads 🇸🇸 in the 4Q! Adebayo: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 7-8 FGM White: 10 PTS, 3 3PM, 3 STL <a href="https://t.co/NyluymksqH">pic.twitter.com/NyluymksqH</a>

Bam Is Today's Team USA Star

NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics
Throw it down, Bam Adebayo! 😤 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> 📺 USA Network and Peacock <a href="https://t.co/SQfJ7IaszY">pic.twitter.com/SQfJ7IaszY</a>

Bam With 16, Team USA Up Double Digits After 3

Ball Don't Lie @Balldontlie
Bam Adebayo through three quarters: 🔥 16 points 🔥 Leads the U.S. Entering the 4th: 🇺🇸 73 - 57 🇸🇸 <a href="https://t.co/udjjHp3czD">pic.twitter.com/udjjHp3czD</a>

Derrick White Up To 10 Points

USA Basketball @usabasketball
D-White hits from deep again & South Sudan turns it over at the other end. Timeout on the floor. 3:58 Q3 | 🇺🇸 65 🇸🇸 52 📺 USA Network + Peacock<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a>

South Sudan Starts 2nd Half On Run

John Fanta @John_Fanta
South Sudan just went on a 13-3 run in just over two minutes to cut the U.S. lead down to 11.

19-Point Lead at Half for Team USA

NBC Sports @NBCSports
Team USA was all business from the opening tip in the first half against South Sudan. 🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> 📺: USA Network and Peacock <a href="https://t.co/fFu2DwY0rr">pic.twitter.com/fFu2DwY0rr</a>

1Bam Leads Team USA in Scoring At Halftime

USA Basketball @usabasketball
Bam Bam Splash 14 pts, 6/6 fg, 2/2 3pt at the half 📺 <a href="https://twitter.com/USANetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USANetwork</a> + <a href="https://twitter.com/peacock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@peacock</a> 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/T0xmMP9utX">pic.twitter.com/T0xmMP9utX</a>

Bam With Big First Half!

Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Bam Adebayo hits a corner three for Team USA. He's up to nine points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field in today's first half.

Tyrese Hailburton Is In and Hitting Threes!!

USA Basketball @usabasketball
Tyrese makes his Olympic debut & drills two triples in no time! 4:07 Q2 | 🇺🇸 46 🇸🇸 28 📺 USA Network + Peacock<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a>

Team USA Defense Held South Sudan to 23 Points So Far

USA Basketball @usabasketball
D-Book Denied. 📺 <a href="https://twitter.com/USANetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USANetwork</a> + <a href="https://twitter.com/peacock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@peacock</a> 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/mt5rJAtfrs">pic.twitter.com/mt5rJAtfrs</a>

LeBron and KD With 14 Combined Points in 1st Quarter

USA Basketball @usabasketball
8 pts for Bron, 6 for KD after the first. End Q1 | 🇺🇸 26 🇸🇸 14 📺 USA Network + Peacock<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/1l1cvdNbh2">pic.twitter.com/1l1cvdNbh2</a>

Embiid Out of the Rotation So Far

John Fanta @John_Fanta
The second unit for the United States: Anthony Edwards Derrick White Jrue Holiday Kevin Durant Bam Adebayo After being a staple to the starting lineup throughout exhibitions and the Olympics opener, Joel Embiid has not played in the first quarter.

Another Strong Start For LeBron

USA Basketball @usabasketball
The King is cooking. 8 points on 4/5 shooting early in the first quarter. 📺 <a href="https://twitter.com/USANetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USANetwork</a> + <a href="https://twitter.com/peacock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@peacock</a> 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/0iWmYOw9Ad">pic.twitter.com/0iWmYOw9Ad</a>

LeBron Has Six Early Points

USA Basketball @usabasketball
LeBron James joins Kevin Durant & Carmelo Anthony as the only 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> players to score 300 Olympic points. 📺 <a href="https://twitter.com/USANetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USANetwork</a> + <a href="https://twitter.com/peacock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@peacock</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/Yz1yM6ola7">pic.twitter.com/Yz1yM6ola7</a>

Strong Start for Team USA

USA Basketball @usabasketball
LeBron & AD doing work inside early! It's a 6-0 run out of the gate. Timeout South Sudan. 8:29 Q1 | 🇺🇸 6 🇸🇸 0 📺 USA Network + Peacock<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a>

Jayson Tatum, Anthony Davis Enter Starting 5

USA Basketball @usabasketball
Fresh Starting 5 for 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABMNT</a> vs 🇸🇸 South Sudan 📺 <a href="https://twitter.com/USANetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USANetwork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/peacock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@peacock</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/vGc2qOAYcA">pic.twitter.com/vGc2qOAYcA</a>

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