By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Serbia secured an important victory by defeating Italy 76-64 on the road.
Although Nikola Jokic had a quieter game, finishing with eight points and eight rebounds, the heroes for Serbia were Aleksa Avramovic with 20 points and Marko Guduric with 19, who took responsibility in key moments.
On the other side, Nico Mannion scored 20 points, while Simone Fontecchio added 15.
In a dramatic match, where Nikola Milutinov suffered an injury but returned to the court, Serbia ended a four-game losing streak against the same opponent. The decision came in the final quarter, which Dušan Alimpijevic’s team won 19-10.
Serbia is now in second place in Group J with a 6-2 record, while Italy has five wins and three losses after two consecutive setbacks in this window.
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