Italy vs Spain Game Player Stats and Box Score for Sept 2 | FIBA EuroBasket 2025

Italy defeated Spain 67-63 on Tuesday in Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center in Limassol, Cyprus. The nations are part of Group C in FIBA EuroBasket 2025.

Mouhamet Diouf led Italy with 14 points and seven rebounds on 6-for-7 shooting. Giampaolo Ricci added 11 points and five rebounds, while Saliou Niang finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds on 5-for-7 shooting off the bench. Simone Fontecchio chipped in eight points and nine rebounds.

Santi Aldama led Spain with 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists on 6-for-13 shooting, including 2-for-6 from 3-point range. Sergio De Larrea added 15 points and seven rebounds on 4-for-7 shooting (4-for-6 on 3-pointers).

Italy improved to 3-1, while Spain dropped to 2-2. Entering Tuesday, Italy, which is ranked No. 14 in the world, has already secured a spot in the Round of 16 in Riga, Latvia. According to FIBA, Spain, the world No. 5, would have qualified for the next round with a win on Tuesday.

After losing its EuroBasket opener against Greece 75-66, Italy won back-to-back games against Georgia (78-62) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (96-79). On the flip side, Spain lost 83-69 in its EuroBasket opener against Georgia. Spain then won 88-67 against Bosnia and Herzegovina and 91-47 against Cyprus.

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Italy vs. Spain player stats and box score

Italy player stats and box score

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	2PT FG	3PT FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	+/-
Danilo GALLINARI	9:30	2	1/3 (33%)	1/2 (50%)	0/1 (0%)	/ (%)	1		1				11
Nicolo MELLI *	21:23	0	0/5 (0%)	0/3 (0%)	0/2 (0%)	/ (%)	3		5				-14
Simone FONTECCHIO *	0:04	8	2/11 (18%)	1/7 (14%)	1/4 (25%)	3/4 (75%)	9	1	3	2	1	1	-10
Darius THOMPSON	0:55	7	3/8 (38%)	2/4 (50%)	1/4 (25%)	/ (%)	2		4	2		1	3
Giampaolo RICCI	21:56	11	3/8 (38%)	1/2 (50%)	2/6 (33%)	3/4 (75%)	5	2	3	2	2		8
Matteo SPAGNOLO *	10:58	3	1/4 (25%)	0/2 (0%)	1/2 (50%)	/ (%)		1	1				-8
Gabriele PROCIDA	8:03	3	1/3 (33%)	0/1 (0%)	1/2 (50%)	/ (%)			1				5
Saliou NIANG	15:35	10	5/7 (71%)	5/6 (83%)	0/1 (0%)	/ (%)	10		1			2	14
Marco SPISSU	1:12	7	1/6 (17%)	0/1 (0%)	1/5 (20%)	4/4 (100%)	4	6	2	1	1		20
Mouhamet DIOUF *	19:08	14	6/7 (86%)	6/7 (86%)	/ (%)	2/5 (40%)	8		1		1		-2
Nicola AKELE	0:00		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)
Alessandro PAJOLA *	19:16	2	0/4 (0%)	0/2 (0%)	0/2 (0%)	2/2 (100%)	2	2	4	1			-7

Spain player stats and box score

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	2PT FG	3PT FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	+/-
Josep PUERTO	18:02	9	3/8 (38%)	1/2 (50%)	2/6 (33%)	1/2 (50%)	3	1	1				-17
Sergio DE LARREA *	0:31	15	4/7 (57%)	0/1 (0%)	4/6 (67%)	3/6 (50%)	7	1	1	1		1	4
Jaime PRADILLA	22:21	2	1/3 (33%)	1/1 (100%)	0/2 (0%)	/ (%)	4	1	1	1	1		-23
Mario SAINT-SUPERY	15:43	7	2/5 (40%)	1/2 (50%)	1/3 (33%)	2/2 (100%)	1	1	2	3			-9
Xabi LOPEZ-AROSTEGUI	11:34	0	0/1 (0%)	/ (%)	0/1 (0%)	/ (%)							-3
Santi ALDAMA *	0:40	19	6/13 (46%)	4/7 (57%)	2/6 (33%)	5/6 (83%)	10	4	2	1	1	1	15
Dario BRIZUELA	21:31	7	3/10 (30%)	2/4 (50%)	1/6 (17%)	/ (%)	2	3	5	1	1		-2
Willy HERNANGOMEZ *	17:25	1	0/4 (0%)	0/4 (0%)	/ (%)	1/2 (50%)	3		4	1		1	22
Santi YUSTA *	12:56	2	1/2 (50%)	1/2 (50%)	/ (%)	/ (%)	2	1	2	1			4
Juancho HERNANGOMEZ	15:34	0	0/4 (0%)	/ (%)	0/4 (0%)	/ (%)	2		1	1			-22
Joel PARRA *	15:43	1	0/5 (0%)	0/1 (0%)	0/4 (0%)	1/4 (25%)	5	1	1		1		11
Yankuba SIMA	0:00		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)	/			-1	5

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Italy vs. Spain game summary

Spain scored the first 13 points of the game. At the end of the opening quarter, Spain had an 18-10 lead over Italy. In the second period, Italy outscored Spain 20-18 to trim the lead to six (36-30) at halftime.

Sergio De Larrea led Spain in the first half with 10 points and four rebounds on 3-for-4 shooting from 3-point range. Santi Aldama added nine points, five rebounds and three assists on 4-for-6 shooting.

Saliou Niang led Italy with eight points and four rebounds on 4-for-4 shooting in the first half. Darius Thompson added five points off the bench.

Italy outscored Spain 19-11 in the third quarter to take a 49-47 lead into the final frame.

Down the stretch, Aldama's 3-pointer tied the game at 62 with two minutes remaining. De Larrea's free throw put Spain up by one. Marco Spissu then knocked down two free throws to put Italy back on top 64-63 with about 30 seconds left.

On the following play, Spain's Willy Hernangomez missed a jumper. Spissu's two free throws increased Italy's lead to three (66-63) with 14 seconds on the clock. Italy held on for its third straight win.

Spain will play its final game of group action against the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Greece on Thursday. Meanwhile, Italy will face host Cyprus on Wednesday.