MADRID, 13 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish basketball team is already in the semifinals of the Eurobasket after beating Finland in a match with two very different parts, a first in which the Scandinavians came to have a 13-point advantage and a second in which Spain took a step forward in attack and defense to finish winning by 100-98.
The Spanish national team scored 57 points in a spectacular second half in which Willy Hernangómez’s 27 points were the beacon for Sergio Scariolo’s team. The defensive problems of the first half were resolved after passing through the changing rooms and a good example of this are the five steals achieved by Rudy Fernández, key in the final stretch of the game from the triple line.
Without needing the brilliance of Lorenzo Brown as in the match against Lithuania, both the point guard and Darío Brizuela, Juancho Hernangómez and Rudy Fernández were also in double figures. The triumph of the Spanish team already qualifies them for the fight for the medals, in a match that they will play on Friday the 16th against the winner of Greece – Germany.