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| | Italy 50, Lithuania 48 |
 | | Meneghin, the son of Dino Meneghin who is considered the greatest player in Italy's history and is an assistant coach, had missed all six shots he had taken, including two 3-pointers in the previous 45 seconds. |
 | | But he made the one that counted and when Lithuania misfired on two 3-point shots in the final 12 seconds, Italy won its first Olympic game since 1984 when Dino Meneghin was the star of the team. |
 | | G. Fucka 4-7 5-6 13, C. Myers 4-9 0-0 9, A. Meneghin 1-7 0-0 3, M. Mian 1-3 0-0 3, R. Chiacig 1-2 3-4 5, G. Basile 1-6 1-2 3, G. Galanda 1-5 0-0 3, A. Li Vecchi 1-2 2-2 4, A. Abbio 1-4 4-4 7, M. Damio 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 15-46 15-18 50. |
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