Another day, another two dramatic finishes at the FIBA Mens Basketball World Cup in Spain. While Serbia and Brazil were convincing winners in Madrid over Greece and Argentina, respectively, Lithuania had to pull out all stops to beat New Zealand in Barcelona and Turkey needed a late Emir Preldzic three-pointer to stun Australia in the second game at the Palau Sant Jordi. The Tall Blacks, thanks largely to the hot hand of Corey Webster (26 points), hit back from a 15-point deficit and took the lead in the fourth quarter, only for Lithuania to scrape a 76-71 victory. Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Lithuanians. In the second game in Barcelona, Australia bossed proceedings for much of the contest but fell to Turkey, 65-64. The result has thrown the Turks into a Quarter-Final showdown with Lithuania. Emir Preldzic, who had no points in the first half, scored 16 after the interval. His most important baskets came in the final minute. Sinan Guler was also terrific for Turkey, keeping them within striking distance in the first half when he poured in 14 of his 16 points. Serbia who finished fourth in Group A, thrashed Greece, 90-72. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 21 points in the win. The Serbians will now play in the Quarter-Finals against Brazil, who broke open a close game in the third quarter of their game against their nemesis Argentina and rolled to an 85-65 victory. Brazil defeated Serbia in Group A, 81-73. Read more - fiba/news/spain-2014-lithuania-edge-tall-blacks-preldzic-saves-turkey FIBA Photo Credit: FIBA
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 03:47:19 +0000
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