2012 Olympics men's basketball: July 29 to August 12
USA beats Spain 107-100 to get the gold medal, Russia wins bronze!
Juan Carlos Navarro - Spain
The United States of America conquered their 14th Olympic gold medal by downing Spain 107-100 in the final in London, Great Britain on Sunday afternoon. Just as in Beijing 2008, USA finished the tournament undefeated but Spain led several times throughout the game and forced its opponent to give nothing but its best to get the gold medal. Kevin Durant led the winners with 30 points. Pau Gasol led Spain with 24 points. Two-time Euroleague champion Juan Carlos Navarro of FC Barcelona Regal added 21 for Spain, that trailed 83-82 after three quarters. Russia won its first Olympic medal as an independent country by edging Argentina 77-81 in the Bronze Medal game at the O2, home of the 2013 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four, on Sunday. Former Euroleague winner Alexey Shved paced the winners with 25 points,. Reigning Euroleague MVP Andrei Kirilenko added 20 while Eurocup champion Vitaly Fridzon of BC Khimki had 19 points for Russia. Former Euroleague MVP Manu Ginobili led Argentina with 21 points. Follow all national team competitions every summer right here on Euroleague.net! FULL REPORT

ARCHIVE: GAME 1, GAME 2, GAME 3, GAME 4, GAME 5, QUARTERFINALS, SEMIFINALS, BRONZE MEDAL GAME
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Euroleague and Eurocup players in London 2012
Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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Day 1, Preliminary Round, Monday July 29, 2012 REPORT
Game
STATS
 Game
STATS
Nigeria vs. Tunisia Brazil vs. Australia
United States vs. France Spain vs. China
Argentina vs. Lithuania Russia vs. Great Britain

Day 2, Preliminary Round, Tuesday July 31, 2012 REPORT
Game
STATS
 Game
STATS
Lithuania vs. Nigeria China vs. Russia
France vs. Argentina Australia vs. Spain
Tunisia vs. United States Great Britain vs. Brazil

Day 3, Preliminary Round, Thursday August 2, 2012 REPORT
Game
STATS
 Game
STATS
France vs. Lithuania Australia vs. China
Argentina vs. Tunisia Brazil vs. Russia
United States vs. Nigeria Spain vs. Great Britain

Day 4, Preliminary Round, Saturday August 4, 2012 REPORT
Game
STATS
 Game
STATS
Tunisia vs. France Russia vs. Spain
Lithuania vs. United States China vs. Brazil
Nigeria vs. Argentina Great Britain vs. Australia

Day 5, Preliminary Round, Monday August 6, 2012 REPORT
Game
STATS
 Game
STATS
Tunisia vs. Lithuania Australia vs. Russia
France vs. Nigeria Great Britain vs. China
Argentina vs. United States Spain vs. Brazil

Quarterfinals, Wednesday August 8, 2012 REPORT
Game
CET
 Game
CET
United States vs. Australia (P65) Russia vs. Lithuania (P67)
Brazil vs. Argentina (P66) France vs. Spain (P68)

Semifinals, Friday August 10, 2012 REPORT
Game
CET
 Game
CET
Argentina vs. United States Spain vs. Russia

Final, Sunday August 12, 2012 REPORT
Bronze Medal Game
CET
 Gold Medal Game
CET
Argentina vs. Russia United States vs. Spain

Standings, First Round
Group A W-L
United States 5-0, +191
France 4-1, -2
Argentina 3-2, +24
Lithuania 2-3, -4
Nigeria 1-4, -118
Tunisia 0-5, -91

Group B W-L
Russia 4-1, +41
Brazil 4-1, +53
Spain 3-2, +20
Australia 3-2, +37
Great Britain 1-4, -25
China 0-5, -126

Olympic Qualifying Tournament
EuroBasket 2011Russia and Lithuania are London bound. The two national teams won their respective semifinal tilts Saturday at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela, to secure their place at the 2012 Olympic Games starting at the end of the month in the British capital. The last remaining spot among the 12 in the Olympic event will be decided Sunday when the losers of Saturday’s games, Nigeria and the Dominican Republic, square off in a winner-takes-all battle. Russia took charge with a big second quarter and never looked back in beating Nigeria 77-85 behind 22 points and 6 assists from CSKA Moscow guard Alexey Shved. Lithuania took care of business with a 109-83 pasting of the Dominicans as Zalgiris playmaker Mantas Kalnietis ran the show with 9 points and 9 assists. MORE
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