Following are Thursday's results of the preliminary-round matches of the men's basketball competitions at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Wukesong Stadium:

Group A:

Australia bt Iran, 106-68

Lithuania bt Russia, 86-79

Argentina bt Croatia, 77-53

Group B:

China bt Angola, 85-68

Spain bt Germany, 72-59

United States bt Greece, 92-69

(Xinhua News Agency August 14, 2008)