Thursday, August 21, 2008

Spain beats Croatia 72-59 in men’s basketball

BEIJING (AP)—Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol scored 20 points to lead world champion Spain to a 72-59 win against Croatia Wednesday in men’s basketball.

Felipe Reyes added 13 points for Spain, while Toronto Raptors point guard Jose Calderon added 10. Gasol also had a game-high 10 rebounds.

Marko Banic had 15 points to lead Croatia.

The Spaniards took control of the game early with a 12-1 run in the first quarter.

source: NBA Yahoo! sports

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