Monday, September 23, 2013

France upsets Spain in EuroBasket (VIDEO)


NESHA STARCEVIC, AP Sports Writer - LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — France ended Spain's reign as European basketball champion Friday with a 75-72 overtime victory behind 32 points from Tony Parker and set up a final against Lithuania.

Two-time defending champion Spain led by 14 points at halftime, but Parker led France's comeback after the break. His 3-pointer with 2 minutes left gave France its first lead of the second half at 64-63