Italy stunned the United States 95-78 in an Olympic Games basketball warm-up match in Cologne, Germany on Tuesday, just 10 days before the Games kick off in Athens.

The Americans trailed 41-35 at half-time and it was their worst loss since 2002 when Argentina won 87-80.

Italian forward Giacomo Galanda had 28 points and Gianluca Basile added 25 while Carmelo Anthony led the Americans with 17 points and Tim Duncan contributed 15.

(Xinhua News Agency August 4, 2004)