Once again, Marc Gasol hits a pair of clutch free throws, this time to tie it up in the final five seconds. Averaging over 32 minutes per match, the 31-year-old has proven to be an integral part of this Aussie set-up in this World Cup. Marc Gasol scored 29 of his 33 points in the second half and overtime as Spain rallied back from a double-digit deficit to punch a ticket to Sunday's gold medal game. “It’s not the time to start pointing fingers and spitting dummies; we’ve got to reload.”. “They’re furious, crushed. “From the first to the last minute, it was complete domination,” Gobert said, tipping his cap to Argentina. Frank Ntilikina and Evan Fournier each scored 16 for France, which will play Australia for the bronze on Sunday. Spain makes a late push to cut Australia's 11-point lead down to four entering the final quarter. Rudy Gobert, who led France in that win over the Americans, scored only three points against Argentina. “I didn’t want to find any excuse, but I think so,” said Collet, who cancelled practice Thursday because of his team’s travel demands. Nando De Colo scored 11 for France, a team that looked nothing like the one that topped the US in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. After scoring just four points in the first half, he's come alive in the third with seven of Spain's 10 points. However, only one team will be able to retain that streak and advance to the finals. But his second free-throw bobbled out and Ricky Rubio’s long heave just missed to force overtime. Two quick buckets at the start of the period has him up to eight points. .. it’s very quiet in there and it stings in lots of ways, not least of which is that’s the team we lost to in Rio,” Longley said. The Australians have always looked strong enough to go all the way. Both teams are performing very well so this should be a very interesting duel. Australia, meanwhile, has six players on its roster who played in the NBA last season — the most among the final four teams remaining in the field — in Patty Mills, Matthew Dellavedova, Joe Ingles, Aron Baynes, Andrew Bogut and Mitch Creek. Sunday will be Longley’s fourth bronze medal game, having played in two and coached in one already, the most recent in eerily similar circumstances against the same opponent in Rio. It's been a back-and-forth affair so far with six lead changes. Along with averaging over 1.3 steals per game on the defensive end, Rubio has dropped personal bests of 19 points in each of his last two games. First published on Fri 13 Sep 2019 06.29 EDT. Spain won that match by one but this time Patty Mills (34 points) had the chance to get one back for Australia when he went to line with four seconds on the clock down by one. There's still plenty on the line for the Boomers who are seeking their first medal in a major international tournament. Dellavedova's shot at the buzzer hit the back rim and we're headed towards a second overtime in Beijing. His comments were curious, given Fiba headquarters are in Switzerland. The Boomers open up the start of the second quarter with a 6-0 run to take back the lead. Spain has cut the lead to two points with just under four minutes remaining. The finals of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup is now set. Gabriel Deck scored 13 points and Facundo Campazzo added 12 for Argentina, a team with no active NBA players on its roster and still made its first gold-medal game in Olympic or World Cup play since the 2004 Athens Games. Showing no signs of fatigue, he played 34 of the 40 minutes and saved his best for the very end. Argentina will play Spain in the gold-medal game on Sunday. However, Spain possess the edge in almost all aspects of the game except when it comes to points in the paint. Spain v Belgium - Full Game 28 Jul 2019 24765 views. After pickinkg up a technical foul for arguing a non-call on a potential goaltend, he made a steal, sank a jumper and drew a charge on Mills. A strong start in particular for Dellavedova who drained a 3-pointer to briefly give the Boomers their first lead. “Just focus on our game. Australia and France both played their quarter-finals on Wednesday, and France coach Vincent Collet said he thought that was a factor. MORE: Three reasons Australia can win World Cup gold. ... Australia v Spain - Highlights 27 Jul 2019 2630 views. Australia faces off against Spain in the Semi-Finals of the 2019 FIBA World Cup on Friday as the Boomers look to stay undefeated and reach their first-ever final in a major international tournament.