US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal
BEIJING (AP) The United States won the gold medal in Olympic men's basketball Sunday with a 118-107 victory over Spain.
The Americans won their first gold medal since the 2000 Olympics, but not without a fight. They led by just four points with less than 2½ minutes remaining before pulling away to beat the same team they handled by 37 points in pool play.
Dwyane Wade scored 27 points and Kobe Bryant added 20 for the Americans.
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OLYMPICS_WOLY_BKO Headlines
- US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal
- Argentina beats Lithuania 87-75 for bronze medal
- US pulls away from Australia, moves to semis
- Thompson keys third quarter run as US beats Spain
- US men's basketball advances to medal round
- Wade: No more health questions; amazing Phelps
- Spain avoids upset, beats China 85-75 in overtime
- US routs China 101-70 in historic Olympic opener
- Yao leaves mark on history in Olympic loss to US
- President Bush hits US-China hoops
| 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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