The GB men were beaten 70-40 by a United States side inspired by joint leading scorers Joe Chambers and Josh Turek (pictured below, right).

In a whirlwind first half, the USA built a 24-point lead, which turned out to be unassailable, despite the strong efforts of the host team and in particular, Ian Sagar (pictured above).

GB head coach Murray Treseder was understandably disappointed with the result, but still has confidence that his team can beat Japan.

"We're concentrating on performances at the moment, so the result, while we would have obviously liked to win, isn't the be-all-and-end-all," he said.

"It was a bit of a reality check for our boys out there, but it's clear that come London, the winner will have to have beaten either Australia, USA or both.

"There are things to work on, like our shooting, but it's encouraging that we were in the positions to shoot quite a lot."


Earlier in the day, Germany beat Japan 63-49 in front of a packed out Arena.

Andre Bienek scored 18 points, and was ably assisted by Thomas Bohme who also notched a double figure score.

The game's leading scorer, however, was Japan's number seven, Hiroaki Kozai.

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