Holden's jumper with two seconds left lifts Russia over Spain

MADRID, Spain -- Jon Robert Holden scored with two seconds remaining Sunday to lift Russia over Spain 60-59 in the final of the European Basketball Championship.

Holden stripped Spain center Pau Gasol and then pump-faked before his jump shot bounced high and in for the win. Gasol's jumper at the buzzer rattled out as time expired.

Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko led Russia with 17 points as the Russians lifted their first European title in 22 years. Kirilenko was named MVP of the tournament.

In the bronze-medal game, Ksistof Lavrinovic scored 19 points to lead Lithuania over defending champion Greece 78-69. Lithuania also qualified for next year's Beijing Olympics by finishing third.

Lithuania made 15 3-pointers on 26 attempts and held off a late surge by Greece, which cut the lead to six points with 41 seconds left after three straight trips to the foul line.

Nikolas Zisis scored 23 points to lead Greece, which advanced to next year's pre-Olympic qualifying tournament.

Members of the Russian team celebrate their victory over Spain. (Getty Images)

Lithuania guard Sarunas Jasikevicius was upset with playing on each of the last three days.

"There's got to be some kind of respect for the team that finishes first in the group," the Golden State Warriors guard said. "No disrespect to Russia, but this is the reason we're not in the final. This is not right."

Greece coach Panagiotis Giannakis agreed that his team wasn't at its best because of the scheduling.

"The competition has to be equal, that's all," Giannakis said. "You can't play one team with 24 hours rest and another with 48 hours."

Earlier, Slovenia earned the final spot in the pre-Olympic qualifying competition by beating France 88-74.

Jaka Lakovic scored 24 points to lead Slovenia, which also joined Germany and Croatia in the last-chance qualifier for the 2008 Beijing Games.

Tony Parker led France with 31 points. His jump shot near the end of the third quarter put France ahead 57-51, but Lakovic led Slovenia on a 21-4 run.

"We were looking for some stability and to try to go to the Olympics and now we are back to zero," Parker said. "It's kind of tough. We just have to use this as experience."

Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to give Germany an 80-71 win over Croatia in another consolation game.