Olympic Basketball 2016: Scores, Highlights and Reaction for Tuesday's Results

The 2016 men's and women's Olympic basketball tournament continued Tuesday, with several of the top stars in the sport in action.

Below, we'll break down the day's results from another full and exciting slate of matchups at the Rio Games. 

Scores

Event	Team 1	Score	Team 2
Women	Australia	89-71	France
Men	Spain	65-66	Brazil
Women	Brazil	63-65	Belarus
Women	Turkey	76-62	Japan
Men	Lithuania	89-80	Nigeria
Men	Argentina	90-82	Croatia

Recap

Turkey Beats Japan, 76-62

LaToya Sanders was unstoppable on Tuesday, scoring 36 points in Turkey's convincing 76-62 win over Japan.

The Japanese simply had no answer for Sanders, who also notched seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

Turkey jumped out to a 24-9 lead in the first quarter and never looked back, as Isil Alben added 14 points and Nevriye Yilmaz 15 points in the rout. Four different players scored double-digit points for the Japanese, which will next take on Australia on Thursday. Turkey faces Belarus that same day.

Belarus Beats Brazil, 65-63

Led by Tatyana Troina's 18 points, Belarus knocked off Brazil on Tuesday, 65-63.

Yelena Leuchanka chipped in 15 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Lindsey Harding posted 12 points and six assists. 

Damiris Dantas played valiantly in the loss, posting 23 points, 10 rebounds and four steals, while Clarissa dos Santos (17 points, 11 rebounds, four steals) was excellent as well. It wasn't enough to steal the win from Belarus, however.

Brazil looked as though they were in control early in the game, leading 28-16 after a quarter, but Belarus slowly chipped away at the lead. By halftime, the deficit was just five, and the game was even heading into the fourth quarter. Leuchanka's three-pointer with 53 seconds remaining would prove to be the game-winner, as Brazil couldn't score on two separate possessions down the stretch. 

Belarus will next take on Turkey on Thursday, with Brazil facing France that same day.

Brazil Beats Spain, 66-65

Marquinhos had Brazil dancing on Tuesday.

The Brazilian's tip-in with just seconds on the clock was the deciding bucket in Brazil's 66-65 upset of Spain, the second loss in this tournament for the No. 2 ranked Spaniards.

Pau Gasol had a chance to give Spain a three-point lead from the foul line with 24 seconds remaining but missed both of his shots. That gave Brazil the chance to take the lead, and Marquinhos played the role of the hero, sneaking around the backside of the basket to tip home Marcelo Huertas' missed floater.

Spain still had six seconds to earn the win, but Sergio Llull missed a difficult runner down the right side, and Spain couldn't gather the rebound and get another shot off before the game ended. It wasn't the look the team probably wanted, per basketball writer Sam Vecenie:

Huertas (11 points, seven assists, four rebounds), Marquinhos (10 points, five rebounds) and Augusto Lima (nine points, 10 rebounds) led the way for Brazil, who stifled Spain with solid defense and a patient half-court approach. In total, 10 players scored for Brazil. 

Gasol, meanwhile, led the Spaniards with a solid showing, scoring 13 points and adding 10 rebounds and four blocks. Llul (11 points) and Sergio Rodriguez (10 points, five assists) played well in support, though NBA stars such as Ricky Rubio (three points, no assists or steals) and Nikola Mirotic (six points, eight rebounds) had disappointing showings.

The Spaniards now have a heck of a battle on their hands to reach the knockout phase, with tough games against Argentina and Lithuania remaining, along with what should be a gimme against Nigeria. If Spain loses just one more game, it'll be in real danger of being eliminated from this tournament before the quarterfinals, which would be a shock, to say the least.

There is perhaps some reason to be optimistic for Spain, however, per Zach Harper of CBS Sports:

Brazil's chances of reaching the knockout phase grew considerably better with this victory, meanwhile. Croatia and Argentina still remain, but the Brazilians have proved they can hang with some of the top teams in the world. 

Group B is wide-open. Spain isn't dead, but it is on life support. Brazil isn't safe, but it will be feeling confident after Tuesday's huge victory.

Australia Beats France, 89-71

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Australia pulled away from France in the second quarter and withstood every French rally in the second half, winning in convincing fashion, 89-71.

Penny Taylor was superb for the Aussies, scoring 31 points and adding five rebounds, nine assists, three steals and a block.

George Washington head coach and former teammate Jennifer Rizzotti was impressed by Taylor's performance:

Liz Cambage (16 points, seven rebounds) and Marianna Tolo (14 points, four rebounds) had solid performances as well for Australia. Olivia Epoupa (15 points, seven rebounds, seven steals) led the way for France.

Australia led after a tight first quarter, 21-19, but it blew things wide-open in the second frame, going on a 25-10 run to open up a 17-point lead. France played the Australians tough again in the second half, but it couldn't chip away at Australia's significant lead.

The Australians simply had an answer every time it looked like France might mount a rally. Much of that came down to the clutch shooting of Taylor, who finished 10-of-13 from the field, 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe. Simply put, Taylor was nearly perfect, and France didn't have an answer for her.

The win virtually assures Australia's place in the quarterfinals after three straight wins in Group A, while France is still in a strong position to advance with a 2-1 record, though the team will need to mentally recover quickly from Tuesday's blowout loss.

Australia next faces Japan on Thursday, while France takes on Brazil that same day.

Lithuania Beats Nigeria 89-80

Lithuania overcame a five-point halftime deficit to defeat Nigeria by nine points on Saturday. 

It used a huge third quarter in which it outscored Nigeria 29-13, opening up a 12-point lead that wouldn't be relinquished heading into the fourth.

A two-headed scoring attack of Mantas Kalnietis and Jonas Maciulis paced Lithuania with 21 points apiece, but Kalnietis as the point guard also dished out 12 assists to record a solid double-double. 

His performance made Hoop Magazine's Josh Eberley pose this question:

It helped Lithuania remain unbeaten as it sits atop Group B with Argentina. 

Nigeria on the other hand is winless after its first two games despite getting 19 points and seven rebounds from Ike Diogu. 

Lithuania will play Argentina next with first place on the line while Nigeria meets Croatia on Saturday. 

Argentina Beats Croatia 90-82

Argentina moved into that tie for first in Group B with Lithuania thanks to an eight-point win over Croatia, who was fresh off of upsetting Spain in its opener. 

Much like Lithuania on Tuesday, Argentina used a big third quarter to build a cushion large enough to close out the game. 

Heading into halftime up six, Argentina outscored Croatia 27-14 to take a 19-point lead heading into the fourth. 

Argentina's Luis Scola, who recently joined the Brooklyn Nets this offseason, led all scorers with 23 points. 

At 36 years old, Scola's success at the Olympics led to SNY's Joshua Newman questioning his basketball mortality:

His new Nets teammate Bogdan Bogdanovic recorded 18 in a losing effort for Croatia, supporting Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric, who led his team with 19 points and 10 rebounds. 

A win on Saturday against Lithuania would make Argentina the team to beat in the group while Croatia needs a win against Nigeria to keep its Olympic hopes alive.

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