Latvia stuns Serbia and claims first spot in Group A / News - Basketnews.com

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Latvia (4-1) conquered the top of Group A by forcing Serbia (3-2) to 66-59 (13-12, 12-19, 21-7, 20-21) defeat in Riga.

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Latvia ran away from its opponents at the end of the third quarter (46-38). The hosts started the last period with an 11-3 push and were 16 points ahead (57-41). Serbia could not come within the fighting distance in time.

Arturs Kurucs led the route for the winners with 13 points (1/4 2PT, 3/6 3PT, 2/2 FT), 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 18 PIR.

Aleksa Avramovic led the scoring race for Serbia, registering 16 points (2/7 2PT, 3/8 3PT, 3/4 FT), 3 assists, 2 turnovers, 1 steal, and 7 PIR.

Latvia: Arturs Kurucs 13 (6 REB), Klavs Cavars 10, Andrejs Grazulis 10.

Serbia: Aleksa Avramovic 16, Vanja Marinkovic 13, Dejan Davidovac 9 (5 REB).

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