USA vs. Great Britain: TV Info, Live Stream and Men's Olympic Exhibition Preview

Team USA has been rolling through their exhibition matches leading up to the 2012 Summer Olympics.

They are now making a pit-stop in Manchester to take on the British national team and it’s hardly fathomable that the host nation can upset the favorite leading up to the London Games.

Crazy things have happened in international basketball, but the undermanned squad from across the pond would be lucky to even keep this contest respectable.  

Keep reading to find out where you can watch the game, what time it starts at, which players to keep an eye on and a prediction for the final score.

Where: Manchester Arena, Manchester, England

When: Thursday, July 19 at 2:00 p.m. ET

Watch: ESPN2

Live Stream: ESPN3

Team USA Roster

SF Carmelo Anthony

SG Kobe Bryant

C Tyson Chandler

PF Anthony Davis

SF Kevin Durant

SG James Harden

SF Andre Iguodala

SF/PF LeBron James

PF Kevin Love

PG Chris Paul

PG Russell Westbrook

PG Deron Williams

Team Great Britain Roster

*Denotes Player with NBA experience

PF Kieron Achara

C Robert Archibald*

C Eric Boateng

PF Daniel Clark

SF Luol Deng*

PF Joel Freeland*

SG Kyle Johnson

PG Andrew Lawrence

SG Mike Lenzly

PF Pops Mensah-Bonsu*

PG Nate Reinking

SF Andrew Sullivan

Most Important Player to Watch: Kevin Durant

KD has come off the bench in both of Team USA’s exhibition matches thus far this summer. It remains to be seen if coach Mike Krzyzewski can afford to keep him there, as he is one of the most transcendent scorers of this generation and also plays more sound defense than the starter at SF, Carmelo Anthony.

The OKC Thunder superstar put up 24 points and 10 rebounds off the bench against the Dominican Republic and chipped in 11 points and 3 boards against Brazil as the sixth man.

He outclassed ‘Melo in both of these matchups and has made a case to be the starter by the time the actual Olympic Games begin.

Key Matchup: Luol Deng vs. Carmelo Anthony

Deng is by far the best player on Team GB and will be instrumental in any chance the squad has to even keep this exhibition game close.

When the Brits have the ball, the Chicago Bulls star has got a favorable matchup against the defensively lackadaisical ‘Melo.

However, it’s going to be tough for Deng—a great defender—to help lock down all the extremely athletic and talented scorers that the Americans have at the swingman position.

Prediction: USA 102 – GB 70