All Serbia's rivals in the second phase of Basketball World Cup known!
Puerto Rico eliminates Tunisia in Group C after an uncertain fight and joins Spain, which will be our second rival in the newly formed group
In the second phase of the World Cup Serbia's top basketball players will play against Puerto Rico who defeated Tunisia in a dramatic game by scoring three points five seconds before full time, eliminating the African team by winning 67-64.
The decisive points in the game that was played in Guangzhou were the work of Gary Brown, who scored at a crucial moment to give the Puerto Ricans great joy. They won two and lost one game in the first group stage and will now come up against Serbia and Spain in the newly formed Group J in Wuhan.
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The Puerto Ricans endured the threat of NBA giant Salah Mejri (14 points, 9 rebouds) and Armani's Michael Roll (13) who carried Tunisia, then delivering a painful blow in the very final thanks to Brown.
In addition, the greatest credit for the big success of the Puerto Ricans goes to Balkman with 14 points and Huertas with 10.
Puerto Rico will also be Serbia's first rival in the next phase, provided that head coach Aleksandar Djordjevic's team beats Italy in the last game of the first stage.
The competition in the second phase starts from September 6, the second matches will be played two days later, and the two best teams from each group will reach the quarterfinals.
(Telegraf.rs)