Fernandez gets Spain into quarters
September 4, 2010
ISTANBUL (AP)—Juan Carlos Navarro(notes) scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball world championships Saturday.
The Spaniards made 8 of 18 3-pointers and used a 13-3 run in the fourthquarter to push ahead during the game in the round of 16.
Greece closed within 72-68 on Vasileios Spanoulis’ layup with 1:01 left inthe game, but Ricky Rubio(notes) answered with two free throws.
Rudy Fernandez(notes) of the Portland Trailblazers scored 14 for Spain.
Dimitrios Dimantidis and Nikolaos Zisis each had 16 points for the Greeks,which has lost to Spain seven straight times. Sofoklis Schortsanitis added 13points.
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