MADRID - Carlos Delfino amd Manu Ginobili decided the game at the Ciudad Madrid Tournament as they defeated Lithuania 88-87.
Darjus Lavrinovic of Lithuania made a couple of three pointers and gave the Lithuanians a 38-33 lead at halftime.
Lithuania continued to hit from three point range at dominated 64-54 but Argentina made a 1-1 run in the final three minutes to end the third quarter tied at 65.
The Lithuanians regained the lead 75-67 but Argentina reacted again as Carlos Delfino stole a ball and dunked to close the game 84-82 and made another spectacular play to put the score 86-85 in their favor.
Manu closed the game in the final seconds with a spectacular penetration and gave Argentina the 88-87 win.
Andres Nocioni and Carlos Delfino led Argentina with 23 points each. Luis Scola had 17 and Manu 14.
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