August 17, 2004

United States [B] 77, Greece 71: After losing one key player to fouls, and having another hampered by a broken thumb, it was up to obscure journeymen Lamar Odom and Stephon Marbury to come up big with the clutch plays for the mainland squad in turning back a late rally by the host country. The win was doubly sweet for the unheralded Marbury, who plays domestically in the minor league "Eastern Conference" for New York. For American fans, though, it was a bittersweet day, as the "A" team from the commonwealth lost a close one to Lithuania earlier, 79-70.

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