SAITAMA, Japan — Dwyane Wade made sure the United States didn't leave the world basketball championships empty-handed.

Wade scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Americans pull away for a 96-81 victory over Argentina in the bronze medal game Saturday.

LeBron James added 20 points for the U.S., which could only match the bronze it won two years ago in the Athens Olympics.