GB men beaten by US in wheelchair basketball final

A late Great Britain comeback fell just short as they lost to the United States in the Paralympic men's wheelchair basketball gold-medal match.

In their first appearance in the final since 1996, GB lost 73-69 to the world champions at Bercy Arena in Paris.

GB trailed for almost the entire match and were 63-51 down in the final quarter before nine unanswered points revived hope.

However, at 63-60, a second free throw from Phil Pratt came back off the rim of the basket to halt the momentum and the US were able keep GB at bay.

Turnovers were key, with GB only managing to gain two points from them while the US converted nine.

The silver medal follows bronzes for the men's team at the past two Paralympics.

It is a third title in a row for the US.

Earlier on Saturday, the GB women's team beat Germany 48-39 to finish fifth in their competition.