Sarunas leads Lithuania over the U.S.

Led by Sarunas Jasikevicius, Lithuania beat the United States 94-90 in the Olympic men's basketball tournament. Overlooked by the NBA after graduating from the University of Maryland, Jasikevicius scored 11 of his team's last 12 points to bring it from a point down to three up. The United States was up by three with two minutes and 47 seconds left when former Terp guard Jasikevicius hit a three-pointer while being fouled by Lamar Odom to put his team on track for victory at 85-84. He then sank the free throw for a four-point play. He then hit another three to extend the lead to four before Richard Jefferson, battling a horrendous shooting slump, hit his second three of the game. Jaskevicius, who missed a three-pointer that would have beaten the United States in the semifinals at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, then hit another three. He followed that with two free throws, making him high scorer of the game with 28 points. Lithuania is now 4-0 in Olympic play and the U.S. is 2-2. Since graduating from the University of Maryland, he has played in Europe hoping to some day get a chance to play in the NBA, a league he still looks up to and called "the best league in the world." "None, basically," was his response when asked by reporters if he had received any offers from any of the NBA's 30 teams.