Luis Scola goes to the Olympics, and Argentina goes to the quarterfinals. He scored 23 points, Facundo Campazzo added 17 points and 11 assists, and Argentina defeated host Japan 97-77 on Sunday in what amounted to a play-in game for a berth in Tuesday’s quarterfinals. "He's ridiculous," Argentina coach Sergio Hernandez said of Scola. It’s the fifth consecutive quarterfinals trip for Argentina, all of them coming with Scola — now 41 years old — wearing the national colors. Yuta Watanabe scored 17, Rui Hachimura and Makoto Hiejima each scored 13 and Daiki Tanaka scored 10 for Japan.

Source: Fox News August 01, 2021 07:41 UTC