Basketball: Gasol leads Spain past Lithuania 91-86
Associated Press
BEIJING — Pau Gasol scored 19 points as Spain beat Lithuania 91-86 to advance to the Olympic gold medal game for the first time since 1984.
Rudy Fernandez added 18 Friday night for the Spaniards, who will face either the U.S. or Argentina for the gold medal on Sunday. The U.S. drubbed Spain 119-82 in pool play.
Spain is looking to add an Olympic title to the world championship it won two years ago in Japan.
Simas Jasaitis and Sarunas Jasikevicius each scored 19 points for Lithuania, which will play for the bronze medal for the fifth straight time.
