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USA prove too strong for Great Britain in men’s wheelchair basketball final
- USA 73-69 Great Britain
- Steve Serio stars as champions make it three in a row
There was to be no dream finish for Great Britain, just a series of what ifs and maybes, as perennial champions the USA completed the threepeat in men’s wheelchair basketball.
After achieving their greatest success in the event since 1996 by reaching the final, victory proved a step too far for captain Phil Pratt and his team, who flickered in moments but left themselves too much to do even as they attempted their customary fourth-quarter charge.
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