The Argentina national team won FIBA’s diamond ball after defeating Australia today in the finals. Here is how it went down and how Andres Nocioni did in the games.

• Argentina starts off by defeating Iran in their first preliminary game, 81-71. Andres Nocioni scored 5 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, and had 2 steals.
• In their second preliminary game, against a Serbia team featuring Nenad Krstic, Argentina won 75-60. Andres Nocioni had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 block.
• In the finals, Argentina came from behind, powerered by Luis Scola’s 28 second half points (32 points total), to defeat Australia 95-91. Argentina held Andrew Bogut down to only 4 points and 2 rebounds. Andres Nocioni scored 20 points, had 8 rebounds, and 1 block.

Overall, in Argentina’s three tournament games, Nocioni averaged 13.3 PTS 6.7 REBS. Nocioni scored the ball efficiently, recording an extraordinary 80.9 TS%. Nocioni shot 57.9 FG% overall, 53.8% from three, and 84.6% from the free throw line.

The Argentina national team competed in the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament in Nanjing, China in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.