Buzzer-beating into the quarterfinals of the Copa America! The US men s basketball team beat Brazil 26-11 in the final quarter and rose to first place in Group A

August 27, August 27, the key battle in the 2025 Men's Basketball Team America's Cup group stage, the US Men's Basketball Team vs. Brazil Men's Basketball Team. The two sides started a tug-of-war mode. The US men's basketball team was overtaken by 3 points in the first three quarters when they were once leading by 8 points. In the final quarter, the US men's basketball team suppressed the offense and defense and gradually achieved a double-digit lead. In the end, the US men's basketball team defeated the Brazilian men's basketball team 90-78. The US men's basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals with 2 wins and 1 loss, grabbed the last place in the quarterfinals, and counterattacked with 2 wins and 1 loss + 23 net win points.

Statistics

American Men's Basketball Team: Smart scored 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Kavanaugh scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks, Ramsey scored 15 points, and Smith scored 11 points.

Brazilian men's basketball team: Capoloc scored 21 points, Deaudato scored 3 three-pointers and 14 points, Diaz scored 11 points, and Santos scored 14 points and 9 assists.

Match Review

The US Men's Basketball Team has 1 win and 1 loss in the first two games, while the Brazil Men's Basketball Team has 2 win and 0 losses in the first two games. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the US men's basketball team fell behind 2-3. The US men's basketball team made a 9-0 offensive and overtook 8 points. Santos scored 7 points in a row and stopped the US men's basketball team. Galloway scored 2+1 and Smith 3+1 in succession, August dunked to lead 20-14, Brazilian men's basketball team scored points with a breeze from inside and outside, and Miranda was injured and left the court. Reynolds scored a mid-range shot, Dias scored a tip-in. At the end of the first quarter, the US men's basketball team led the Brazilian men's basketball team 24-21, and Santos became the only player to score in double digits with 10 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the US men's basketball team scored 5 points in a row to expand the advantage of 8 points. The Brazilian men's basketball team caught up with 11-4 offensive and scored 1 point. August and Capoloc scored a three-pointer against each other. The two sides then led alternately, Capoloc made another three-pointer, Kavanaugh made a layup, DeOdato scored two consecutive three-pointers, the US men's basketball team lost 9 points 16-25 in a single quarter, and the US men's basketball team was overtaken by the Brazilian men's basketball team 40-46 and 6 points. In the first two quarters, both sides hit 17 goals, but the US men's basketball team's three-point shooting was only half of the Brazilian men's basketball team. No players scored in double digits in the first half, and two Brazilian men's basketball team scored in double digits, and Capoloc scored 15 points and Santos scored 10 points and 5 assists.

The change of sides and the match again, the US men's basketball team took the lead in a 6-2 offensive and caught 2 points. Capoloc dunked, Smart scored 4 goals in a row and scored 10 points in a row, with two three-pointers, leading a 12-4 offensive overtaking for 4 points. The Brazilian men's basketball team responded with an 8-2 offensive overtook by 2 points. The two sides then fought to a 64-64 draw. The Brazilian men's basketball team made consecutive fouls and made 3 free throws. At the end of the third quarter, the US men's basketball team lagged behind the Brazilian men's basketball team 64-67. In the first three quarters, the US men's basketball team only scored 18 points and one by one scored in double digits, three Brazil men's basketball team scored in double digits, Capoloc scored 17 points, and DeOdato and Santos both scored 14 points.

entered the fourth quarter, Santos made one of two free throws, Smith made a three-pointer, Fernandez took a T, and Galloway missed a technical free throw. Kavanaugh overtook 2 points with a three-pointer, Borges and Dias made a mid-range shot each to regain the advantage of 2 points, Baker and Smart made a layup each, and Ramsey scored a three-pointer to stop the Brazilian men's basketball team. Smart's launch has taken a 79-72 lead, Capoloc made both free throws, August's layup and Reynolds' three-pointer to expand the advantage of 10 points. The Brazilian men's basketball team stubbornly chased points, but the US men's basketball team continued to control the situation and laid the victory. In the end, the US men's basketball team defeated the Brazilian men's basketball team and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Americas Cup.

The starter of both sides

The US men's basketball team: Kavanaugh, Cooley, Galloway, Grant, Smart

Brazil men's basketball team: Borges, Capoclo, Deaudato, Dias, Santos