The first half turned swingy with Spain pulling a 14-2 lead. Then Argentina scored eleven straight points, before Spain reconnected and made 17-1, up to 31-19 with six minutes remaining. In the end, the Spaniards could go to the half-time lead with a twelve-point lead, 43-31. The Spanish defense played very well in the first half and Argentina's big star Luis Scola was scoreless in the first half, ending the match.
In the second half Spain restarted until 55-33 before Argentina approached a little after two straight threes. But the Spanish takeover was too big and in the end, the World Champion's best point was Phoenix Suns point guard Ricky Rubio with 20
Gold was the nation's second, after the victory in 2006 in Japan.
Third place took France after defeating Australia 67-59 earlier in the day.