Spain defeated Lithuania 91-86 on Friday morning to advance to the gold medal game in Beijing.

Paul Gasol had 19 points and 5 rebounds, while Rudy Fernandez added 18 points in the victory.

The biggest difference was on the foul line, as Lithuania had 33 fouls whistled on them against just 22 for Spain.

Sarunas Jasikevicius had 19 points and 5 assists, and Simas Jasaitis had 19 points off the bench in the loss.

Spain rallied from a four-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to advance.

Toronto point guard Jose Calderon did not play.

Spain will meet the winner of the United States/Argentina game for top honors at the 2008 Summer Olympics.