Serbia overtakes Slovakia behind balanced team effort / News - Basketnews.com

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Serbia (2-1) overcame Slovakia (0-3) 75-63 (24-18, 20-18, 18-18, 13-9) and caught up Belgium and Latvia in Group A.

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Serbia created a double-digit lead at the start of the second quarter (30-18) and managed to keep Slovakia within at least 5 points until the match ended.

Marko Jagodic-Kuridza was the top performer for Serbia, accumulating 13 points (3/4 2PT, 2/3 3PT, 1/1 FT), 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 18 PIR.

Aleksa Avramovic led the route in the scoring race, posting 14 points (3/8 2PT, 2/5 3PT, 2/2 FT), 1 rebound, 2 assists, and 12 PIR.

Joventut's player Vladimir Brodziansky recorded 23 points (2/6 2PT, 4/8 3PT, 7/7 FT), 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 23 PIR for the losing squad.

Serbia: Aleksa Avramovic 14, Marko Jagodic-Kuridza 13 (6 REB), Dusan Ristic 12 (8 REB), Uros Trifunovic 12.

Slovakia: Vladimir Brodziansky 23 (4 REB, 4 AST), Mario Ihring 14 (8 REB), Simon Krajcovic 7, Michael Fusek 7 (10 REB).

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