U.S. men's basketball team wins its closest game of FIBA World Cup, into quarterfinals [View all]

The U.S. men's basketball team passed a test in its closest game of the FIBA World Cup so far, overcoming a second-half deficit to beat Montenegro 85-73 in Manila.

The U.S., now 4-0 and into the quarterfinals, trailed by three points early in the third quarter and had their fourth-quarter lead cut to four with three minutes left before pulling away.

Anthony Edwards led the way with 17 points (all in the second half) against a Montenegro team led by two-time NBA All-Star center Nikola Vučević, who scored 18 with 16 rebounds. Montenegro outrebounded the U.S. 49-31 but committed 22 turnovers to the U.S.' 12.

The U.S. previously beat New Zealand (by 27 points), Greece (by 28) and Jordan (48).

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