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VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Spain and Serbia have become the first teams to reach the Olympic women's basketball quarterfinals at the Paris Games. Laura Gil sank two free throws with 1.9 seconds left as Spain edged Puerto Rico 63-62 on Wednesday. Spain then clinched its spot along with Serbia when Serbia routed China 81-59. Spain and Serbia needed each other to win to clinch a spot at Bercy Arena back in Paris before these teams wrap up pool play against each other Saturday.
