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VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Carlik Jones scored 19 points and South Sudan rallied in the second half to beat Puerto Rico 90-79 in the Paris Olympics opener for both teams. It is the first Olympic basketball victory for South Sudan, which is playing in its first Olympics games after qualifying as Africa's top finisher in last year's World Cup. In the Group C matchup, Marial Shayok added 15 points for South Sudan, which will next meet the U.S. Puerto Rico led throughout the first half but was disrupted late in the second quarter after top scorer Jose Alvarado left late with an apparent sprained ankle. He returned early in the third quarter and finished with 26 points and five assists. Tremont Waters added 18 points.
