Few players from this Soviet squad are expected to make their nation's Olympic roster.
With 18 minutes left in the game, the Soviet squad, up by 56-47, ran off a 13-0 spurt.
In five games against college teams, the Soviet squad won four times and was tied by Harvard.
The answer is, not far, at least in comparison with the Soviet squad, one of the top teams in Europe.
The Lithuanian players appear adamant about no longer playing for the Soviet squad.
A notable portent for the future was the seventh position achieved by the Soviet squad.
The United States national team now is 0-6-1 all time against the Soviet squad and its successor.
In the team competition, Romania finished second to the Soviet squad.
He scowled when he saw the Soviet squad enter the manor.
The Soviet squad remains the only one among the 12 teams that has a chance to move into the medal round undefeated.