USA Basketball defeats France, finishes preliminary round undefeated

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The United States men's national team had another close call Sunday afternoon in Rio, but again came away unscathed.

Klay Thompson connected on seven 3-pointers and scored 30 points to lead Team USA to a 100-97 victory over France. The men's national team finished 5-0 in preliminary play, earning the top seed in Group A.

Kyrie Irving had a team-high 12 assists; as a team the Americans assisted on 32 of 35 made baskets. Bulls shooting guard Jimmy Butler made his only field goal attempt in six minutes of action.

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