RIO DE JANEIRIO – No matter the sport, “Anything against Argentina, it’s going to be crazy,” Brazil’s Anderson Varejao told USA TODAY Sports hours before the two countries played an important men’s Olympics basketball game on Saturday.
“It’s one of those games where winning is something you’ll remember forever.”
Varejao was right on both counts. It was crazy, and Argentina will remember this for a long time, and Brazil will have trouble forgetting.
Argentina 111, Brazil 107 in double overtime.
Elation for Argentina, which trailed for most of the second half until Andres Nocioni’s three-pointer bounced all over the rim before falling through the net with three seconds left in regulation, tying the score at 85.