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FIBA World Championships 2010: Lithuania beats Argentina 104-85, reaches Worlds Semifinals

2010 FIBA World championship Turkey

Lithuania stunned Argentina 104-85 to close the Quarterfinals of the FIBA World Championship at the Sinar Erdem Dome. Now Lithuania plays the USA in the semifinals on Saturday, September 11. Lithuania was head to head with Argentina in the first couple of minutes but their sticky man to man defense, focused on Scola and that [...]

FIBA World Championships 2010: USA beats Russia 89-79, reaches Worlds Semifinals

2010 FIBA World championship Turkey

Kevin Durant scored 33 points and the United States (USA) beat Russia 89-79 on Thursday to make it into the semifinals at the 2010 FIBA World Championships. It was the 38th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over the Americans for an Olympic gold medal, a game with such a controversial ending that the U.S. [...]

FIBA World Championships 2010: Turkey beats Slovenia 95-68, reaches Worlds Semifinals

2010 FIBA World championship Turkey

Turkey continues to make history in front of their fans as they dominated Slovenia 95-68 to make it into the semifinals of the 2010 FIBA World Championship at a packed Sinan Erdem Dome. This is the third time that Turkey has played in this tournament, and the first time that they will have a chance [...]

FIBA World Championships 2010: Serbia beats Spain 92-89, reaches Worlds Semifinals

2010 FIBA World championship Turkey

Serbia knocked defending champion Spain out of the 2010 world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 quarterfinal victory. Spain erased an eight-point deficit in the final 4 minutes to tie it on Marc Gasol’s basket with 25 seconds remaining.