Brazil's Recife (A.P.) — To advance in the AmeriCup tournament, USA Basketball required a victory on Sunday.
The Americans were leading Venezuela 48-21 at the half when the game was called. The Geraldo Magalhes Sports Gymnasium saw numerous leaks due to the heavy rain, leading officials to conclude that the game could not be restarted safely.
After the U.S. game was abandoned, FIBA announced that the contest had been "postponed owing to arena technical issues. Within the next few hours, the game's outcome will be disclosed, along with the new date and time for the rescheduled game.
The Dominican Republic and Virgin Islands' scheduled Sunday matchup was permitted to start as scheduled by FIBA. Argentina's late game against Puerto Rico would go on as scheduled, according to FIBA.
The U.S. has to win against Venezuela since they entered Group C play on Sunday with a 0-1 record after losing to Mexico in Friday's opener. To advance to the quarterfinal stage, which begins later this week, the Americans must win at least one of their three group games and possibly two.
The Americans conceded the game's first field goal before going on an 18-2 run and only increasing their advantage. Venezuela shot 33% in the first half compared to the United States 56%, while the Americans had a 24-0 advantage in three-pointers.
Craig Sword scored 12 points in the opening period for the Americans, and by the time the game was called, 11 of the 12 Americans had scored.
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