RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL—The 2016 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team (2-0), which found itself tied with Venezuela (0-2) at 18-18 after the first quarter, blew the game open with a 24-4 second-quarter run that propelled it to a 113-69 win on Monday evening at Carioca Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Sinking 32-of-38 foul shots, the U.S. tied its men’s Olympic record for free throws made, and while it wasn’t a percentage record, the USA was in impressive 84.2 percent from the charity stripe.
Paul George (Indiana Pacers), who scored 20 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, led five U.