USA vs. Spain dwell rating, updates, highlights from 2021 Olympic males’s basketball exhibition sport

The U.S. men’s basketball team’s road to the Tokyo Olympics has been filled with speed bumps.

Team USA lost its first two exhibition games against Nigeria and Australia before getting a much-needed win against Argentina. Then Team USA lost Bradley Beal (health and safety protocols) and Kevin Love (injury recovery) and had to cancel its rematch with Australia because of COVID-19 concerns.

This year’s squad is running out of time to develop chemistry with its Olympic opener only a week away. Team USA recently added Keldon Johnson and JaVale McGee as replacements, and Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton won’t be joining the rest of the group until after the conclusion of the NBA Finals.

Can Team USA get back on track in its final exhibition contest against Spain?

Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights from the USA vs. Spain men’s basketball exhibition on Sunday night. Follow along here for complete updates from Team USA’s final tuneup before before the 2021 Olympics.

MORE: Watch Team USA basketball games live with fuboTV (7-day trial)

USA vs. Spain score

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
USA	14	22	21	—	—
Spain	18	20	12	—	—

USA vs. Spain live updates, highlights

(All times Eastern)

10:40 p.m. — Team USA switches the screening action, and Willy Hernangomez takes advantage of the mismatch.

10:35 p.m. — Keldon Johnson highlight package? Keldon Johnson highlight package.

End of third quarter: USA 57, Spain 50

10:25 p.m. — Team USA takes the lead with a Damian Lillard 3-pointer, then extends it with a Keldon Johnson dunk.

10:20 p.m. — That’s former Defensive Player of the Year Marc Gasol to you, sir.

10:10 p.m. — Not a great possession here, but Draymond Green bails out Team USA with the 3-pointer before the shot clock expires.

Halftime: Spain 38, USA 36

9:50 p.m. — After a rough shooting half for both teams, Spain heads into the locker room with a two-point lead. Ricky Rubio leads all scorers with 14 points.

9:45 p.m. — Kevin Durant made Dirk Nowitzki proud with this shot.

9:35 p.m. — Pump fake, side step, cash out. Beautiful move by Rudy Fernandez.

9:30 p.m. — Bam Adebayo spins into the lane and sinks the lefty hook to cut Spain’s lead to five.

End of first quarter: Spain 18, USA 14

9:25 p.m. — Ricky Rubio and Marc Gasol running the give-and-go to perfection.

9:15 p.m. — Spain doesn’t offer much resistance on Damian Lillard’s pull-up 3-pointer. That’s automatic for the Trail Blazers star.

9:10 p.m. — The starters for each team…

• USA: Damian Lillard, Zach LaVine, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green
• Spain: Ricky Rubio, Rudy Fernandez, Alberto Abalde, Victor Claver, Marc Gasol

9 p.m. — Yep, Zach LaVine can still jump very high.

8:50 p.m. — JaVale McGee is in Las Vegas and ready to roll. 

8:35 p.m. — Some good news for Team USA: Jerami Grant should be able to travel to Tokyo after clearing health and safety protocols.

Jerami Grant is expected to be cleared from quarantine and will be available to travel with Team USA to Japan, sources said. Americans have final exhibition against Spain set for 9 p.m. ET.

— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) July 18, 2021

How to watch USA basketball

All five men’s exhibition games will be broadcast live on NBCSN. You can also stream Team USA games online with fuboTV, which offers a free seven-day trial.

Date	Game	Time (ET)	TV channel
July 10	USA vs. Nigeria	8 p.m.	NBCSN
July 12	USA vs. Australia	8 p.m.	NBCSN
July 13	USA vs. Argentina	6 p.m.	NBCSN
July 16	USA vs. Australia	Canceled	NBCSN
July 18	USA vs. Spain	9 p.m.	NBCSN

When do the Olympics start?

The opening ceremony at the 2021 Olympics is July 23. The men’s basketball tournament tips off two days later on July 25 and ends with the medal games on Aug. 6-7.

Team USA is one of 12 teams to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. It will be playing in Group A. Its group-play opponents will be France, Iran and the Czech Republic. 

Date	Game	Time (ET)
July 25	USA vs. France	8 a.m.
July 28	USA vs. Iran	12:40 a.m.
July 31	USA vs. Czech Republic	8 a.m.
Aug. 3	Men’s basketball quarterfinals	TBD
Aug. 5	Men’s basketball semifinals	TBD
Aug. 6	Men’s basketball gold-medal game	TBD
Aug. 7	Men’s basketball bronze-medal game	TBD