Spain’s offensive power was something that Slovenia could not solve during the 40 minutes of the game. Although Spain overpowered Slovenia on the offensive end, they also out-rebounded by double digits.
Great performances and shooting percentages by Navarro (87.5%) specifically and the entire team who finished with over 54% from 2point field goals and 40% from 3pt range.
Notes: Jose Calderon was injured during the 3rd quarter with a sprained ankle. He should be back in time for the semifinals on Friday, September 16th.
Box Score
Spain 86 (16-19-36-15)
Pau Gasol (19), Rudy (8), Ricky (0), Navarro (26), Calderón (9), Reyes (3), Claver (0), San Emeterio (2), Llull (3), Marc Gasol (7), Ibaka (9) y Sada (0)
Slovenia 64 (26-8-14-19)
Slokar (4), Lakovic (3), Rupnik (2), Osbolt (6), Smodis (6), Udrih (0), Muric (4), G. Dragic (14), Jagodnik (6), Z. Dragic (2), Begic (2) y Lorbek (10)
Video Recap
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!