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US tops Ukraine to finish basketball worlds group
Spain Basketball Worl Heal
Stephen Curry of the US, right, shoots the ball in front of Ukraine's Dmytro during the Group C Basketball World Cup match, in Bilbao, northern Spain, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The 2014 Basketball World Cup competition take place in various cities in Spain from Aug. 30 through to Sept. 14. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) - photo by Associated Press
BILBAO, Spain — The bags were already packed and the Americans had already checked out of their rooms. The only thing standing between them and Barcelona was a game against Ukraine, and it took them a little while to get into it. The U.S. national team eventually pulled away to win it and finish pool play unbeaten, getting 17 points from James Harden and 14 from Stephen Curry in a 95-71 victory Thursday at the Basketball World Cup.