Argentina has Seven (7) Italian Surnamed players out of a team of Twelve (12).
[Ginobili, Montecchia, Oberto, Sconochini, Scola, Nocioni, Delfino]
Furthermore: The coach is also Italian Surnamed: Magnano.
Those Italian Surnamed players accounted for 66 out of the Argentina's 84 pts (79%).

Therefore, including the Head coach,Twenty (20) out of Twenty Six (26) involved on the court during the Italy vs Argentina were Italian surnamed. The play by play was music to one's ears.

So as I see it, Italy/Argentina beat Italy 84-69.

Incidentally, Argentina has 4 players selected by the NBA : Carlos Delfino (Pistons), Manu Ginobli (Spurs), Andres Nocini (Bulls), with Luis Scola (Spurs) electing to play in Europe. Serbia-Montenegro also has 4, Puerto Rico has 3, Spain, Lithuania, and China, each 1. Italy 0. But of course USA had 12 players from the NBA, and received only a Bronze.

Filiopietism?. Nah, Just the Facts, Ma'm!!! :)

Power forward Luis Scola (206-F/C-80) played 37 minutes, scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to pace the Argentine victory.

The 2002 second round draft choice of the San Antonio Spurs, who for salary cap reasons will play another year in Europe, hit 10 of his 13 shots and all five of his free throws.

Alex Montecchia scored 17 points and San Antonio's Manu Ginobili scored 16, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. Ruben Wolkowyski scored 13 points and grabbed 3 rebounds.

Matteo Saragna and Gianmaro Pozzecco scored 12 points for Italy and Rodolpho Rombaldoni scored 10.

Argentina only hit 3 of 14 three-pointers, to 11 of 31 for the Italians, but Argentina outscored Italy 46-20 in the paint and had 14 fast break points to only 2 for Italy. Argentina led 23-16 at the end of the first quarter but Italy narrowed the Argentine lead to 43-41 at the half.  Argentina opened up a 6 point lead, 60-54, at the end of the third quarter and outscored Italy 24-15 in the fourth.

Argentina 84
Scola 25p+11r+1a+1s, Ginobili 16p+6r+6a, Montecchia 16p+2r, Wolkowyski 13p+3r,
Nocioni 7p+9r, Sanchez 3p+4r+5a, Sconochini 2p+2r, Fernandez 1p,

Italy 69
Soragna 12p+4r+1s, Pozzecco 12p, Rombaldoni 10p+1r+2a, Basile 9p, Galanda 7p+2r+3s, Marconato 6p+4r,  Bulleri 5p, Chiacig 3p+4r, Righetti 3p, Garri 2p+6r+1s
Italia- 69
4 Radulovic- 9
5 Basile-9
6 Galanda-7
7 Soragna-12
8 Marconato-6
9 Pozzecco-12
10 Righetti-3
11 Rombaldoni-10
12 Bulleri-5
13 Mian
14 Chiacig-3
15 Garri-2
All. Recalcati.

Argentina- 84
4 Sanchez-3
5 Ginobili-16
6 Montecchia-16
7 Oberto,
8 Herrmann,
9 Fernandez-1
10 Sconochini-2
11 Scola- 25
12 Gutierrez,
13 Nocioni-7
14 Delfino,
15 Wolkowyski-13
All. Magnano

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