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Jose Calderon has 18 points as Spain beats Argentina 90-88

Tue Jul 22, 6:35 PM

By The Associated Press

MADRID, Spain - Toronto Raptors point gaurd Jose Calderon scored 18 points as Spain edged Olympic-champion Argentina 90-88 on Tuesday.

Spain outrebounded Argentina 32-28 before nearly succumbing to a late collapse. But Manu Ginobili missed a key free throw and World champion Spain improved to 3-0 in Olympic warmup games.

Ginobili missed the first of three free throws with seven seconds left and a chance to tie it at 89. The San Antonio Spurs guard, who scored 11 of his 18 points in the final period to rally Argentina from a 10-point deficit, hit the next two to cut it to 89-88 before Ricky Rubio made a free throw for Spain.

Ginobili had a chance to tie it following a Juan Carlos Navarro turnover with 18 seconds remaining, but the Argentine missed a running layup.

Paolo Quinteros' turnaround jumper for Argentina at the buzzer bounced off the rim.

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