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Years ago
WC Final 8 Recap: SRB vs CRO & GRE vs ESP
The first two games of the final 8 elimination round have been played and won...and the two slim favourites in each game have come away with the win, with Serbia escaping Croatia's clutches.
- Serbia defeated Croatia, 73-72
SRB: Krstic 16, Rasic 15, Perovic 10
CRO: Popovic 21, Ukic 11, Banic 10
In a see-sawing game, the Croats led strongly in the 1st27-19, then the Serb's bounced back to take control and were up 7 in the last quarter before Popovic and Banic nearly stole the game away for the Croats. Rasic made a free throw with 1 second left to ensure the Serbians won what turned out to the be a very intense and close finish.
- Spain defeated Greece, 80-72
ESP: Navarro 22, Fernandez 14
GRE: Diamantidis & Zisis 16, Schortsanitis 13, Fotsis & Spanoulis 12
Spain had the better of the first half, but Greece rallied back in the 3rd to make it a 1 point game heding into the final quarter. Behind the play of Navarro and Fernandez who hit 12 of his 14 points in the 2nd half, Spain broke free to maintain their hold over the Greek's in international competition (Greece have lost to Spain in the last four major FIBA tournaments). Diamantidis announced his retirement from international basketball.
Tonight's games:
- Australia vs Slovenia
- France vs Turkey
