US golden again, beats Spain in Olympic basketball
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
BEIJING (AP) After cruising for two weeks at the Olympics, the U.S. was challenged for 40 minutes.
And it was worth every last one.
The U.S.' riveting 118-107 victory against Spain in Sunday's gold medal game showed how good the Americans could be under pressure, and it capped a three-year mission to put the U.S. back atop the basketball world.
Summer Games News
- Thursday, November 26, 2009 -
OLYMPICS_DOLY_BKO Headlines
- US golden again, beats Spain in Olympic basketball
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- US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal
- Argentina beats Lithuania 87-75 for bronze medal
- After 3 years together, US players set for goodbye
- James emerges as leader for US men's basketball
- US beats Argentina, shoots for gold Sunday
- US advances to gold medal men's basketball game
- Gasol leads Spain past Lithuania 91-86
| Medal Count | ||||
| Basketball | ||||
| G | S | B | Total | |
| AFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full Medals Table | ||||
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