USA vs. Brazil basketball live score, updates, highlights from 2024 Olympic men's quarterfinal game

The first part of the United States' quest to defend its gold medal at the Olympics is complete. The group stage is over, and now the knockout stage begins.

Team USA can punch a ticket to the semifinals this afternoon when Steve Kerr's squad takes on Brazil in a quarterfinal matchup. The United States went a perfect 3-0 in the group stage, taking out Serbia, South Sudan, and Puerto Rico to win Group A.

It was a rotating cast of characters leading the way for the defending gold medalists through the first three games of the tournament. However, entering the knockout stage, it's Anthony Edwards and Kevin Durant paving the way on offense, with each averaging at least 16 points per game.

Looking to play spoiler is Brazil, who got into the quarterfinals despite a 1-2 record. The Brazilians defeated Japan, but lost to Germany and France in Group B, finishing third in the group. Vitor Benite and Bruno Caboclo were the leaders on offense, averaging 14.3 and 13.0 points, respectively.

The winner of this quarterfinal contest faces the victor of the Serbia vs. Australia quarterfinal in a semifinal matchup on Thursday.

The Sporting News is tracking all the live updates, scores, and highlights throughout the game.

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USA vs. Brazil basketball score

USA vs. Brazil updates, highlights from 2024 Olympic men's basketball

(All times Eastern)

Third quarter

4:43 p.m.: Anthony Davis with a monster putback dunk! The star center sores to corral Kevin Durant's miss and stuffs it on Gui Santos' head.

4:40 p.m.: Brazil continues to battle. Yago Santos and Leo Meindl both hit 3-pointers and Georginho De Paula finished a layup but it only put a small dent in Team USA's lead. Devin Booker continues to knock down shots, up to 15 points after a 3-pointer of his own. The United States lead Brazil 74-51 with 5:41 to play in the quarter.

Halftime: USA 63, Brazil 36

4:20 p.m.: Team USA ends the half with a bang, courtesy of a beautiful lob from LeBron James to Jayson Tatum off an inbounds pass. Joel Embiid's 14 points led the United States but James was the best player on the floor. He's doing everything with 10 points, eight assists, three steals and two rebounds.

Bruno Caboclo and Marcelo Huertas are trying to keep Brazil in it with nine points apiece but its defense has no answer for Team USA, who is shooting 59 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3.

4:16 p.m.: Team USA is amidst an 11-0 run and Brazil looks completely outmatched. This lineup of LeBron James, Jrue Holiday, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid is causing problems with its size and versatility. The United States lead Brazil 61-36 with under a minute to play in the half.

4:12 p.m.: LeBron James is shredding Brazil's defense with his passing. He's up to seven assists already and only has one turnover. He just threaded the needle to Jrue Holiday for an easy layup.

4:10 p.m.: Joel Embiid is having his best game in a Team USA uniform so far. The big man is up to 11 points and has found a groove from 3-point range, knocking down his first 3 attempts. Team USA leads Brazil 50-36 with three minutes remaining in the half.

4:03 p.m.: Brazil is showing some signs of life with a 10-0 run to cut USA's lead to nine, 40-31. Lucas Dias had a dunk and Georginho De Paula buried a triple to force a United States timeout. Marcelo Huertas came out of the break with another triple and a pull-up midrange to extend the run.

End of first quarter: USA 33, Brazil 21

3:53 p.m.: Team USA is starting to lock in, taking a 12-point lead into the second quarter. Its unselfishness is shining through, dishing out 12 assists on 13 made field goals. Devin Booker set the tone with nine points and three assists.

3:47 p.m.: Team USA has gone to its second unit: Derrick White, Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo. Jayson Tatum is the odd man out once again in the first two rotations.

3:42 p.m.: Devin Booker with a four-point play! He's off to a tremendous start for Team USA with a team-high nine points, three rebounds and three assists. Joel Embiid has also chipped in eight points, and LeBron James is orchestrating the offense with five assists. Team USA leads Brazil 27-14 with three minutes to play in the quarter.

3:37 p.m.: Stephen Curry with a pair of quick and easy layups. That could be a great sign for Team USA and a dangerous one for Brazil. The superstar guard hasn't had his breakout game of the Olympics yet but nothing gets a good scorer going like seeing the ball go through the hoop early.

3:32 p.m.: Gui Santos picked off a pass from Joel Embiid and went coast-to-coast to get this game underway.

Pregame

3:30 p.m.: Brazil will start Raul Neto, Marcelo Huertas, Leo Meindl, Gui Santos and Bruno Caboclo.

3:20 p.m.: Head coach Steve Kerr will revert to his most used starting five: Stephen Curry, Jrue Holiday, Devin Booker, LeBron James and Joel Embiid.

How to watch USA vs. Brazil at 2024 Paris Olympics

• Date: Tuesday, August 6
• Time: 3:30 p.m. p.m. EST
• TV channel (USA): NBC
• Livestream (USA): Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, Fubo
• TV channel (Canada): CBC
• Livestream (Canada): CBC Gem, Fubo
• TV Channel (Australia): Nine Network
• Livestream (Australia): 9Now, Stan Sport

Fans in the US can watch USA vs. Brazil on NBC on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 3:30 p.m. ET. For those streaming the game, Peacock and NBCOlympics.com will broadcast the match. Fubo is also available and has a free trial.

Fans in Canada can watch the quarterfinal contest on CBC and can stream through CBC Gem and Fubo .

USA basketball Olympic schedule 2024

Team USA was a part of Group C, which included Serbia, South Sudan, and Puerto Rico. The team went a perfect 3-0, finishing first in the group.

Brazil basketball Olympic schedule 2024

Team Brazil was a part of Group B, which included France, Japan, and Germany. The team went 1-2, losing to Germany and France before defeating Japan to clinch a quarterfinal spot.

Men's Olympic basketball schedule 2024

Tuesday, Aug. 6

Thursday, Aug. 8

Saturday, Aug. 10