SPAIN 77 – BELARUS 68
Spain started the game on fire, thanks to the great shooting by FIBA Womens Youth Player of the Year, Alba Torrens. Scoring 12 of Spain’s 22 points in the first period, sparked the difference of the game in the first half for Spain over Belarus
After the start of the second half, Belarus came in stronger and scored basket after basket leaving Spain puzzled. Coming as close as a 1pt difference, but great shooting by Ana Montana, Sancho Lyttle inside and great performance by Alba Torrens on offense. During the start of the final 4th quarter Spain stopped inside play by Belarus and was up by as much as 15 points. During the final minutes Belarus did not go away and pulled as close as 8 pts however it was not enough as Spain kept their pose to win the bronze World Championship Medal!
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!