Story of the Match
A poor first half performance proved to be too much for Olympic games hosts Brazil who the Rockets Nene plays for. Lithuania mounted a 29 point advantage with great performances from forwards Mantas Kalnietis and Paulius Jankunas.
A highly competitive affair in the first 7 minutes with the teams trading baskets, the game started getting off track for Team Brazil when Lithuania went on a 17-5 run to end the quarter opening up a 10 point margin.
The second quarter went from bad to worse as Brazil only scored 2 points in the first 4 minutes while Lithuania scorched the Olympic hosts from distance.