BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- 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