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Serbia beat China to advance into top 8

Xinhua, August 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Serbia beat China 94-60 for their second win in Group A to advance into the quarterfinals of the men's basketball tournament here late Sunday night.

Bogdan Bogdanovic led Serbia with 19 points while China's Yi Jianlian had the game-high 20 points.

China, which need a win for a slim chance to advance, had a brief lead at the beginning by 4-2, but Serbia quickly opened the gap to 24-18 in the first quarter.

A 9-0 run extended Serbia's lead to 33-18, though China refused to be intimated by any opponents throughout the tournament, trailing 43-28 at the break.

The young Chinese did not make miracle as Serbia used another 17-2 run to pull away by 60-30 midway into the third, when Serbia led as many as 38 points.

Serbia kept their pace to build a bigger winning margin although a fourth finishing is the best they could have in the group with two wins and three losses, leading 90-45 in the fourth quarter.

The United States, Australia, France and Serbia advanced into the top 8 from the group. Endit