Russia continue to roll in Istanbul with upset over Serbia
ISTANBUL (FIBA EuroBasket 2017) - Russia moved to the top of the Group D standings after extending their winning FIBA EuroBasket 2017 start in Istanbul with a 75-72 victory against Serbia.
ISTANBUL (FIBA EuroBasket 2017) - Russia moved to the top of the Group D standings after extending their winning FIBA EuroBasket 2017 start in Istanbul with a 75-72 victory against Serbia, following a nail-biting finish.
Aleksei Shved was the top-scorer for Russia, with 22 points and 4 assists, Timofey Mozgov added 11 points and 8 rebounds, while Nikita Kurbanov also collected 11 points and 7 boards.
Meanwhile, Bogdan Bogdanovic came on strong in the second half to finish the evening with 19 points and Boban Marjanovic also had a strong game offensively with 19 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the free-throw line.
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