Lithuania beats Lebanon 84-66 to go to 5-0 Lithuania defeated Lebanon 84-66 to end its group stage campaign with a 5-0 record. Lebanon (1-4) had already been eliminated, its fate in the six-team group sealed with a loss to Spain on Wednesday. With the top spot in Group D secured, Lithuania gave its reserves nearly as much playing time as its starters and they outscored Lebanon's reserves 24-10 in the first half as Lithuania took a 39-32...

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Lithuania beats Lebanon to maintain perfect record Lithuania defeated Lebanon 84-66 Thurday to end its group stage campaign with a perfect record of five wins out of five. Lebanon (1-4) had already been eliminated, its fate in the six-team group sealed on Wednesday with a defeat by Spain. In what amounted to essentially a bonus game having already sealed top spot in Group D, Lithuania's reserves got more playing time than its starters.

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