Serbia beat Great Britain at home and claimed the last ticket to the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Serbia became the 32nd team that punched its ticket to the FIBA World Cup 2023. Svetislav Pesic's team overcame last-place Great Britain in a decisive European Qualifiers game at home, 101-83 (28-20, 18-21, 28-19, 27-23).
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Serbia finished third in Group I and joined the other 11 European teams that travel to the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia in August and September.
Prior to Serbia, Greece, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Slovenia, Lithuania, France, Spain, Italy, Georgia, and Montenegro claimed their spots in the upcoming major basketball event.
Partizan's Aleksa Avramovic led Serbia to a crucial victory on Monday night, posting a team-high 20 points (4/4 2PT, 2/4 3PT, 6/6 FT), 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 20 EFF.
Four other EuroLeague players, who joined the national team after Round 25, finished the match in double digits as well: Mitrovic (15), Dobric (14), Guduric (14), and Petrusev (12).
Serbia: Aleksa Avramovic 20, Luka Mitrovic 15, Ognjen Dobric 14, Marko Guduric 13 (6 AST), Filip Petrusev 12.
Great Britain: Quinn Ellis 22 (5 REB), Carl Wheatle 16, Amin Adamu 14.