Spain beat France for the second time in a row / News - Basketnews.com

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After defeating France on Thursday in Malaga (86-77), Spain beat them once again 87-79 (23-20, 22-16, 14-21, 28-22). This time, the friendly match took place in Paris, France. There were more than nine thousand fans in attendance.

Ricky Rubio took on the lead role during crunch time of the fourth quarter. He scored five straight points at the end of the game and carried his team to a victory.

Rubio scored 23 points for Spain, Willy Hernangomez added 16 points and five rebounds.

Evan Fournier led France with 15 points, Frank Ntilikina joined in with 13, Rudy Gobert added 12.

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