SPAIN 90 – SLOVENIA 84
Spain one of the favorites to win the Eurobasket Championship in Poland has struggled in all three games during the first round of the tournament. The first loss against Serbia and the last close encounters with Great Britain and Slovenia (overtime win). Spain’s defense and offense is not up to par and along with that – confidence has plumped. The head coach hopes and wishes that the team regains their confidence because now it will get harder.
Ricky Rubio played a great 4th period and helped maintain stability in overtime. Rudy Fernandez led Spain with 17 points.
Box Score
SPAIN, 90 (18+25+19+16+12): Ricky Rubio (9), Navarro (21), Rudy Fernández (17), Reyes (17) y Pau Gasol (13) -Starters-, Llull (6), Cabezas (-) y Marc Gasol (5).
SLOVENIA, 84 (20+15+14+29+6): Lakovic (15), Domen Lorbek (4), Nachbar (14), Erazem Lorbek(8), Brezec (12) -Starters-, Dragic (19), Udrih (-), Golemac (4), Smodis (-) y Slokar (-).
Next Round Match Ups
Group E
September 11th
- Russia vs Croatia — Bydgoszcz, POL 15:45
- Germany vs Greece — Bydgoszcz, POL 18:15
- France vs F.Y.R. of Macedonia — Bydgoszcz, POL 21:00
Group F
September 12th
- Turkey vs Spain — Lodz, POL 15:45
- Poland vs Serbia — Lodz, POL 18:15
- Lithuania vs Slovenia — Lodz, POL 21:00
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!