Short-handed GB Routed by Belgium

By Sam Neter on July 22, 2012

Great Britain had a disappointing finish to their Olympic preparation after suffering a 79-56 loss to Belgium on Sunday afternoon in Belgium.

GB were without Dan Clark, Joel Freeland and Mike Lenzly who have all suffered injuries over the past week which could rule them out of the Olympics, whilst Luol Deng and Robert Archibald were also rested.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu finished with an 18 point, 10 rebound double double, whilst Eric Boateng added a 12 point, 15 rebound double double of his own. Nate Reinking finished with 8 points.

GB finished their Olympic warm-up games with a 2-10 record and will now return to the UK as they open up the Olympics on Sunday against Russia.

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