With a record-breaking 26,922 fans in attendance at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and the French national team squared off with rival Spain on Thursday. The winner would advance to the final round of the 2015 EuroBasket championship.
After storming past preliminary opponents without having tasted defeat, Team France finally saw their Euro title bid come to an end, as Pau Gasol and the Spanish squad pulled away in overtime, 80-75.
Despite the presence of the Stifle Tower in the middle for Les Bleus, Gasol went off for 40 points in the game.