Spain Advances To Gold Medal Game After Slow Start

Spain scored just 20 points in the first half, but went on a 47-point offensive tear in the second to defeat Russia by a final score of 67-59.

Spain will face the United States in a rematch of the 2008 Gold Medal Game.

Pau Gasol led Spain with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Jose Calderon had 14 points (4-for-8 from three-point range).

Sasha Kaun had 14 points and five rebounds for Russia. Andrei Kirilenko had 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, but shot just 2-for-12 from the floor.