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USA overtakes Spain and advances to men's basketball semifinals

2021-08-03T07:06:27.735Z


The US men's basketball team advanced to the semi-finals of the Olympic Games with a 95-81 victory against Spain.


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The US men's basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic Games with a 95-81 victory against Spain.

The game was tied at halftime, but the Americans fell apart in the second half.

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Kevin Durant led the US with 29 points, while Ricky Rubio led Spain's attack with 38.

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In the International Basketball Federation (known as FIBA), the USA is ranked No. 1 in the world, while Spain is No. 2. But instead of facing each other in a medal round, the defeats of both teams in the preliminary round led to this quarter-final showdown.

This was a rematch for the 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold medal.

Spain will leave the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games without a medal in this event.

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The United States goes on to play Australia or Argentina in the semifinals.

Argentina and Australia play later this Tuesday.

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Earlier, Slovenia beat Germany 94-70 to advance to the semi-finals.

Zoran Dragic had 27 points, while Luka Doncic had 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.

Slovenia will face the winner of the quarterfinals between France and Italy.

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Source: cnnespanol

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