Spain Overpower Argentina for Gold at FIBA WC
BEIJING (Dispatches) - It was all Spain from start to finish in the gold medal game as Ricky Rubio led the way past Argentina 95-75.
Rubio finished with a tournament high of 20 points and 7 rebounds with Marc Gasol adding 14 points. For the first time in the tournament, Argentina’s Luis Scola was scoreless in the first half and was held to only 8 points.
Argentina cut it to 12 at one point but the game never really felt close and was a dominant performance from Spain. This is their second World Cup gold medal with the last one being in 2006.
Raptors center Marc Gasol walks away with an NBA title and a gold medal in the same year. Gasol was one of the five players named to the FIBA World Cup 2019 All-Star team, joining Rubio, Luis Scola (Argentina), Bogdan Bogdanovic (Serbia) and Evan Fournier (France). Rubio also earned MVP honors for his dominant tournament run.
Rubio finished with a tournament high of 20 points and 7 rebounds with Marc Gasol adding 14 points. For the first time in the tournament, Argentina’s Luis Scola was scoreless in the first half and was held to only 8 points.
Argentina cut it to 12 at one point but the game never really felt close and was a dominant performance from Spain. This is their second World Cup gold medal with the last one being in 2006.
Raptors center Marc Gasol walks away with an NBA title and a gold medal in the same year. Gasol was one of the five players named to the FIBA World Cup 2019 All-Star team, joining Rubio, Luis Scola (Argentina), Bogdan Bogdanovic (Serbia) and Evan Fournier (France). Rubio also earned MVP honors for his dominant tournament run.