UPDATES WITH AUSTRALIA'S 97-59 WIN OVER ARGENTINA; OTHER EDITS THROUGHOUT
By Can Erozden and Muhammed Enes Calli
ANKARA (AA) - The US men's national basketball team Tuesday reached the Tokyo 2020 Olympics semifinals with a 95-81 win over Spain, setting the Americans up for a showdown with Australia.
Superstar Kevin Durant scored 29 points against Spain in the quarterfinal clash at Saitama Super Arena.
Jayson Tatum scored 13 points and Jrue Holiday racked up 12 for the US.
On the opposing side, Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio showed a powerhouse performance, scoring 38 points.
Sergio Rodriguez, another Spanish guard, had 16 points.
Willy Hernangomez of Spain scored 10 points and had 10 rebounds to make a double-double.
- Slovenia over Germany
In another quarterfinal match, Slovenia slammed Germany 94-70 at Saitama Super Arena, putting the pieces in place for it to face France.
Slovenian guard Zoran Dragic scored 27 points, while Luka Doncic tallied 20 points and 11 assists.
Doncic also had eight rebounds.
Germany's Maodo Lo was his team's top scorer with 11 points, and German forward Niels Giffey added 10.
Lo and Giffey were the only German players to reach the double digits in points.
- France move to semifinals
France also reached the semifinals by beating Italy 84-75 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Rudy Gobert led France with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Evan Fournier scored 21 points.
Nicolas Batum also contributed 15 points and 14 rebounds for France.
For the losing side, Simone Fontecchio added 23 points and Danilo Gallinari racked up 21 points.
France is set to face Slovenia in the semifinals on Thursday.
- Australia beat Argentina to go to semifinals
Australia also knocked Argentina out of the Tokyo Olympics with a 97-59 victory, qualifying for the semifinals.
Patty Mills scored 18 points and Matisse Thybulle and Jock Landale racked up 12 points apiece to lead Australia to victory.
Nicolas Laprovittola grabbed 16 points while Gabriel Deck scored 12 points for Argentina.
Australia will take on defending Olympic gold medalists Team USA in the semifinals on Thursday.