San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol and Spain’s pursuit of a Gold Medal at Eurobasket came to end Thursday when Spain no longer remained undefeated, after the Spanish suffered a 92-72 loss at the hands of Slovenia.
Spain was able to stay within reach of Slovenia in the first half, as Espana only trailed Slovenia by four points going into halftime. However, in the third quarter, Slovenia’s defense clamped down on Spain’s offense, as the Spanish were held to 12 points in the quarter, while Slovenia still scored 24 points. By the time the third quarter ended, the Spanish were facing a 16-point deficit that they just couldn’t recover from in the end.