Manu Ginobili has never shunned the spotlight. And he wasn't going to start on Saturday.
Ginobili scored 16 of his game-high 28 points in the second half, steering Argentina to a 79-62 win over New Zealand at Saitama Super Arena on the first day of the FIBA World Championship's second-round contests.
New Zealand was eliminated from the tournament. Argentina (6-0) advanced to the quarterfinals on Tuesday against the Turkey-Slovenia winner.