101 Greats of European Basketball

Lithuania found some consolation with a new bronze
medal after beating Australia 80-74 behind 30 points
from Sabonis, 21 from Karnisovas and 16 from Marciulionis.
The following year, after a season in Denver, Marciulionis
retired. In 2014, Marciulionis was honored by
being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame, and one year later, he was given the same
distinction by the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Sarunas Marciulionis, the Lithuanian machine.
Sarunas Marciulionis
Marciulionis, with 32 points on 8 of 9 two-pointers and
3 of 5 threes. That was also the famous game in which
Predrag Danilovic dunked over Sabonis; the game in
which Sabonis scored 20 points and pulled 8 rebounds,
one less than Vlade Divac; and the game in which a
young Dejan Bodiroga confirmed his great talent with
12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, as did Arturas Karnisovas,
with 19 points for Lithuania. Yes, it was a great
final, with the added spice of controversial refereeing
decisions.
The following year, at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta,
Yugoslavia won their battle in the semis, 66-58, but
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