In front of a raucous pro-Romanian crowd at Polyvalent Hall, Spain fended of a testy Romanian squad who kept pace with the favorites in the first quarter before Marc Gasol, Ricky Rubio, and Juancho Hernangomez pulled away in the second half to win 91-50 and move to 3-0 in the group phase of EuroBasket 2017.
After cruising past the Czech Republic 93-56 on Saturday, head coach Sergio Scariolo opted to rest big man Pau Gasol and give more playing time to Hernangomez and Spain’s other bench players. The Nuggets’ swingman answered the call and put together his best game of the tournament.