Spain beat Argentina 81-71 in the second round of Group C of the Tokyo Games. СIn this victory, the "red fury" secured a pass in the knockout phase because he has two victories in two rounds and in the last round of the group stage he will play against Slovenia for the first place. Argentina and Japan have two defeats each and in the mutual confrontation they will seek the placement in the next phase.

Similar to the final of the World Cup in 2019, Spain did not have big problems against the Argentines. The Gauchos started the match better and took the lead with 12: 3, but Spain quickly managed to get back in the game and it was only a matter of time before they established control over both the result and the game. It happened before the end of the half when with a series of 7: 0, Spain came to an advantage of 40:34 and did not miss the lead until the end of the match.

The most deserving for the victory of Spain was Ricky Rubio with 26 points and five rebounds, while Sergio Lluj gave 10 points. Among the Argentines, the best was Nikola Laprovitola with 27 points.