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Jayson Tatum, Mason Plumlee struggle in final Team USA scrimmage

After its first loss in 78 games, the United States of America Men’s National Basketball team was back on the court for its last scrimmage before the FIBA World Cup.

Team USA split a pair of games against Australia in Melbourne, the Americans also took on Team Canada in Australia.

The Americans were able to come away with a 84-68 victory before heading to China for the FIBA World Cup.

However, former Blue Devils Jayson Tatum and Mason Plumlee were not able to leave their mark on the scrimmage.

Tatum struggled, only scoring six points as he was inserted into the starting lineup by head coach Gregg Popovich.