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Brazil 66, Spain 65
Host nation Brazil pulled off a huge upset of Spain, who uncharacteristically dropped to 0-2 thus far in the tournament. It was a thrilling finish, as Spain’s Pau Gasol missed a pair of free throws with 23 seconds to play – if he connected, Spain would have been up three points. Brazil came down the other end and Marcus Marquinhos hit a tip-in to win the game with 5 seconds to play.
Many NBA players starred in Tuesday afternoon’s contest, here’s how they fared.
NBA Watch:
Brazil
Marcelo Huertas (Los Angeles Lakers): Team-high 11 points, game-high 7 assists
Nene Hilario (Houston Rockets): 6 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds
Cristiano Felicio (Chicago Bulls): 7 points in 12 minutes off the bench
Leandro Barbosa (Phoenix Suns): 4 points
Spain
Pau Gasol (San Antonio Spurs): 13 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks
Nikola Mirotic (Chicago Bulls): 6 points, 8 rebounds
Sergio Rodriguez (Philadelphia 76ers): 10 points, team-high 5 assists
Ricky Rubio (Minnesota Timberwolves): 3 points, 4 rebounds
Lithuania 89, Nigeria 80
Lithuania stayed unbeaten while Nigeria fell to 0-2 on Tuesday afternoon. Lithuania was led by Mantas Kalmietis’ double-double, as the guard put up 21 points and 12 assists, both game-highs. Here’s how the NBA players fared in this one.
NBA Watch:
Lithuania
Jonas Valanciunas (Toronto Raptors): 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks
Domantas Sabonis (Oklahoma City Thunder): 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals
Mindaugas Kuzminskas (New York Knicks): 8 points, 5 rebounds in 15 minutes
Argentina 90, Croatia 82
Argentina was able to hold off Croatia’s furious fourth quarter rally and hang on for the win to cap off Tuesday’s action in Rio. Croatia, led by Dario Saric’s near triple-double, outscored Argentina 28-17 in the final 10 minutes, though it wasn’t enough.
Here’s how the NBA talent performed in the final game of the night.
NBA Watch:
Croatia
Dario Saric (Philadelphia 76ers): 19 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists
Mario Hezonja (Orlando Magic): 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting
Bojan Bogdanovic (Brooklyn Nets): 18 points (4-for-7 3-pointers), 7 rebounds
Argentina
Luis Scola (Brooklyn Nets): 23 points (8-for-15), 9 rebounds
Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs): 13 points in 19 minutes
