ISTANBUL – Juan Carlos Navarro had 22 points as Defending champions Spain beat Greece 80-72 Saturday in the round of 16 at the basketball world championships. The Spaniards made eight of 18 three-pointers and used a 13-3 run in the fourth quarter to push ahead. Greece closed it to 72-68 with 1:01 left in the [...]
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No Comments » ISTANBUL — Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic had 16 points and Aleksander Rasic scored five points in the last 21 seconds to help Serbia edge Croatia 73-72 in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship Saturday. Croatian guard Marko Popovic made two free throws with 5 seconds left to tie the game [...]
Posted in FIBA Tags: 2010 FIBA World Championship, Croatia, FIBA World, FIBA World 2010, FIBA World Mens Basketball, Serbia 1 Comment » ISTANBUL – Iran earned its first victory ever at basketball’s world championship, blowing most of a 24-point lead before holding on to beat Tunisia 71-58 on Monday. Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Iranians (1-2), whose lead was down to three in the final minutes before they [...]
Posted in FIBA Tags: 2010 FIBA World Championship, FIBA World, FIBA World 2010, FIBA World Mens Basketball, Iran, Tunisia No Comments » ISTANBUL —The shot bounced off the back rim, then the front, then finally fell out. With that, the United States walked off the court with a victory, and another warning: A world championship won’t come easily for this young team—if it comes at all. The Americans survived their first tough test in Turkey, edging Brazil [...]
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