The Australian mens basketball team will play for an historic Olympic medal after toppling Lithuania 90-64 in the quarterfinals in Rio de Janeiro.The comfortable victory on Wednesday ensured the Boomers passage into the semifinals for the first time since Sydney 2000.They will next face either Croatia or Serbia, the lowest-ranked of the other finalists. Even if they lose that game, they will still get a crack at the bronze.Patty Mills led the way with 24 points but he was equalled in influence by fellow NBA championship winner Matthew Dellavedova, who finished on 15 points and three assists.Aron Baynes added 16 points, including a handful of entertaining dunks that drew cheers from the small but vocal contingent of Australian fans.The Boomers started calmly but full of energy, as they have all tournament.Dellavedova and Mills shot them to a 26-17 first-quarter lead with a combined five three-pointers. The star guards continued to lay on the points in the second term and together outscored the entire Lithuanian team in the first half for a 48-30 advantage.There was no let-up in the third quarter, either, as the Boomers extended the gap to 27 points.They held on in the final stanza to secure the win, despite some signs of exhaustion.Former NBA forward Cameron Bairstow didnt play, having dislocated a shoulder in the Boomers last group game against Venezuela.Australia recorded their best finish at the Olympics with fourth at the 1988, 1996 and 2000 Games. Lithuania denied them a medal at the latter two Games, beating them in the playoff for bronze on both occasions. Bouteille swell a Vendre . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. swell Bouteille Isotherme . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. http://www.swellbouteille.fr/ . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. Bouteille swell La Baie . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level. Bouteille SWell Marbre . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Erin Phillips scored 20 points and Liz Cambage added 19 points and 10 rebounds to help Australia beat France 76-67 on Friday night.Phillips, who was sporting a black eye from an elbow from teammate Natalie Burton, hit four of five 3-point attempts.Australia led 27-25 midway through the second quarter before scoring the next 14 points to blow the game open. Taylor started the burst hitting four free throws and Cayla Georges jumper made it 41-25. Sandrine Gruda hit one of two free throws to end tthe run, but France trailed 43-26 at the break, going the final 5:46 without a basket.ddddddddddddFrance rallied a bit in the fourth quarter to cut a 24-point deficit to the final margin.Endy Miyem scored 14 points to lead France.Australia will play the U.S. on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in the second game of a doubleheader to close out the pre-Olympic tour. France will face Canada. ' ' '