Spain beats Argentina, ties Doncic's Slovenia atop Group C

[ASFN Admin]

Ricky Rubio scored 26 points and Spain remained unbeaten in the Olympics by beating Argentina 81-71 on Thursday in a rematch of the Basketball World Cup. Sergio Llull added 10 for Spain, which improved to 2-0 and will face Luka Doncic and Slovenia on Sunday for the top spot from Group C. Rubio was the MVP when Spain beat Argentina 95-75 two years ago in China to win its second world championship — with the first coming in this very Saitama Super Arena in 2006.

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