Spain managed to catch up in the final quarter. Gasol made two free-throw chances with 8.7 seconds left to move Spain ahead 71-70. Mills then cut into the paint and was fouled by Spanish forward Victor Claver. Mills knocked down one of his two free throws to take the game into overtime.

Spain took a 5-point lead after Gasol's three-pointer, but Australia drew the score with less than one minute. Mills made another two free-throws to give Australia an 80-78 lead with 14.2 seconds left, but Gasol copied his stable performance on the free-throw line to level the score 80-80 and force a second overtime.

Llull turned out to be the key player in the second overtime. The 31-year-old point guard knocked down two big shots beyond the arc to carry Spain 90-82 ahead with two minutes left. Australia fought hard to get back into the game, but Spain sealed the victory after a jump-shot from Gasol.

Mills had a game-high 34 points for Australia, while Nic Kay had 16.

"We surely played an awesome game," said Gasol, who was named MVP of the game.

"Very tough, we are very smart with a lot of options. Australia is a very physical team so I'm very happy for the win."

"They are competitive, strong and talented," said Sergio Scariolo, head coach of Spain.

"It's a nice rivalry. Fortunately, we end up winning both times. "

The first part of the "rivalry" happened three years ago at the bronze-medal game of the Rio Olympics. Australia believed they would stand on the podium, but Spain denied them via an 89-88 result.

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