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The USA Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team, led by consistent perimeter shooting by guard Jeremy Lade, wrapped up the final day at the Roosevelt Cup by defeating Canada and winning the championship. The final score was USA 70 to Canada 63. "The team feels really good about what we have accomplished in the last 6 weeks. It seems we are gelling at the right time heading into the Paralympic games," says team captain, Paul Schulte. Chambers led the team in scoring with 15pts, Schulte and Paye both had 11pts.

The USA team will get together in early August one final time before departing for the Paralympic games. The Paralympics will be held in Beijing, China, September 6 through the 17th.

Check out the website for details and updates all through the Paralympic games.

Japan and Israel advance to play USA and Canada respectively in the semi-finals of the tournament. Tomorrow's schedule is as follows:
Saturday, July 19, 2008
08:00 am USA vs Japan
10:00 am Canada vs Israel
03:00 pm Game 5 Championship Game

Go USA!!

Friday, July 18, 2008
08:00 am Israel 71 vs. Great Britain 76
10:00 am Japan 51 vs. Sweden 47
01:00 pm Canada 74 vs. Israel 48
03:00 pm Sweden 49 vs. USA 63
05:00 pm Great Britain vs Japan (winner plays USA in semi-finals)
07:00 pm Israel vs Sweden (winner plays Canada in semi-finals)

This is the final day of regular games between the teams. The USA Men's Wheelchair basketball team will try to go 5-0 by beating Sweden today. If they do that they will be the #1 seed going into the semi-finals.

Friday, July 18, 2008
08:00 am Israel vs. Great Britain
10:00 am Japan vs. Sweden
01:00 pm Canada vs. Israel
03:00 pm Sweden vs. USA
05:00 pm Game 1 TBA
07:00 pm Game 2 TBA

The USA Men's Wheelchair Basketball team goes 4-0 for their games so far at the tournament. They will play Sweden tomorrow to finish up the round robin play.

Here's how Day 2 is shaping up:
Thursday, July 17, 2008
08:00 am Japan 60 vs. Great Britain 74
10:00 am USA 59 vs. Israel 50
01:00 pm Canada 85 vs. Japan 60
03:00 pm Great Britain 49 vs. USA 71
05:00 pm Sweden 52 vs. Canada 73

Day 2 will be more round robin play between all the teams. The USA Men's Wheelchair Basketball team will play Israel this morning at 10am then Great Britain at 3pm. We will be updating the scores and information as soon as we get it after the games.

Day 2 Schedule:
Thursday, July 17, 2008
08:00 am Japan vs. Great Britain
10:00 am USA vs. Israel
01:00 pm Canada vs. Japan
03:00 pm Great Britain vs. USA
05:00 pm Sweden vs. Canada

Well Day one of the tournament (formally known as the Roosevelt Cup) wrapped up with a big win for USA as they defeat Canada 74 to 70! Paul started off the game hitting 3 for 3 from the 3 point line to start the momentum for Team USA.

Final scores for Day 1:
08:00 am Japan 70 vs. Israel 60
10:00 am Sweden 74 vs. Great Britain 56
01:00 am USA 66 vs. Japan 52
03:00 pm Great Britain 57 vs. Canada 71
05:00 pm Israel 57 vs. Sweden 65
07:00 pm Canada 70 vs. USA 74

The games are half over for the day and the USA Men's Wheelchair Basketball team played their first of two games for today beating Japan 66 to 52. We will be posting stats tonight.

Here's how the rest of the morning went:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
08:00 am Japan 70 vs. Israel 60
10:00 am Sweden 74 vs. Great Britain 56
01:00 am USA 66 vs. Japan 52

There are still 3 games left for the day and currently Canada not holding back against Great Britain.

The USA Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team will have two big games today as they face Japan and then their rivals Canada. This will be the first opportunity for the two teams to meet at this tournament. There are 7 teams from all over the world at this tournament, Japan, Israel, Sweden, Great Britain, USA, and Canada. Check back as we update the scores from the tournament.

Today's Game Schedule:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
08:00 am Japan vs. Israel
10:00 am Sweden vs. Great Britain
01:00 am USA vs. Japan
03:00 pm Great Britain vs. Canada
05:00 pm Israel vs. Sweden
07:00 pm Canada vs. USA

The USA Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team is in Warm Springs, GA for their final tournament before they head to Beijing for the 2008 Paralympics. The top teams from the world have come to find out who will rise to the top of the pack.

Joseph F. Lyttle World Basketball Challenge held at
Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation
6391 Roosevelt Highway
Warm Springs, Georgia 31830

Schedule:
July 15-19, 2008

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
08:00 am Japan vs. Israel
10:00 am Sweden vs. Great Britain
01:00 am USA vs. Japan
03:00 pm Great Britain vs. Canada
05:00 pm Israel vs. Sweden
07:00 pm Canada vs. USA

Thursday, July 17, 2008
08:00 am Japan vs. Great Britain
10:00 am USA vs. Israel
01:00 pm Canada vs. Japan
03:00 pm Great Britain vs. USA
05:00 pm Sweden vs. Canada

Friday, July 18, 2008
08:00 am Israel vs. Great Britain
10:00 am Japan vs. Sweden
01:00 pm Canada vs. Israel
03:00 pm Sweden vs. USA
05:00 pm Game 1 TBA
07:00 pm Game 2 TBA

Saturday, July 19, 2008
08:00 am Game 3 TBA
10:00 am Game 4 TBA
03:00 pm Game 5 Championship Game