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Slovenia, Lithuania, Spain and Russia advance to quarters
(AP)
Updated: 2005-09-19 11:07
Victor Khryapa, who finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds, missed a 3-point
attempt on Russia's last possession. Kirilenko also had 12 points and seven
rebounds, while Jon Robert Holden, a naturalized American-born point guard, had
13 points for Russia.
Russia's Andrey
Kirilenko (R), who also plays for the NBA's Utah Jazz, blocks Germany's
Denis Wucherer during their European basketball championship preliminary
round match in Vrsac, September 18, 2005. Germany won the game 51-50.
[Reuters] | Despite the loss, Russia (2-1) won Group A in Vrsac. Germany (2-1) was second
and Italy (2-1) was third. Italy beat winless Ukraine 99-62.
Lithuania beat winless Bulgaria 92-79 to finish undefeated in Group B.
Croatia (2-1) finished second by beating Turkey 80-67, helped by a 29-5 scoring
advantage in the third quarter.
Lithuania got 17 points from Simas Jasaitis and led by 20 by the sixth
minute.
Nikola Vujcic of Maccabi Tel Aviv led Croatia with 20 points and Gordan
Giricek of the Utah Jazz added 16.
In Group C in Belgrade, Slovenia got 18 points from Jaka Lakovic in a 68-58
win over France (1-2).
Greece (2-1) took second place by beating winless Bosnia-Herzegovina 67-50.
France finished third.
Rasho Nesterovic of the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs added 12 points and 10
rebounds for Slovenia.
Two San Antonio players played on opposing sides, and
Tony Parker ended up on the losing team. Parker has not been a factor in the
tournament, so far. Parker finished with two points, two rebounds and one
assist.
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