FIBA – Brazil fall just short against USA, Teodosic leads Serbia past Jordan on return

ANKARA (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Leandro Barbosa’s potential game-tying lay-up caught the rim but didn’t go down as the USA survived to beat Brazil 70-68 in a memorable game at Abdi Ipekci Arena.
 
Marcelo Huertas was fouled in the final seconds, but his first free-throw was short. He missed the second one intentionally and chased the ball down before passing to Barbosa under the basket who shot it high off the backboard and saw his effort hit the rim only to stay out.
 
The USA did enough to maintain a perfect record (3-0) as they barely passed their first real test at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
 
In Kayseri, Serbia improved to 2-1 by crushing Jordan 112-69 as team captain Milos Teodosic returned to the line-up and made his presence felt right away, helping his team take a 33-20 first quarter lead to never look back.
 
Back in Istanbul, Slovenia used a strong second half and some balanced scoring to overcome an early eight-point deficit and see off Croatia 91-84. Memi Becirovic’s side recorded their second win in three games while the Croats fell to 1-2 and were dealt a further blow as big man Luka Zoric suffered a leg injury.
 
Argentina pulled away in the fourth quarter to dispatch Angola 91-70 and stay undefeated (3-0) in Group A. Angola got within 62-59 in the third period, but the Argentinians answered with a 16-0 run that put the game out of reach. Luis Scola had 32 points for the second game in a row and Carlos Delfino added 22.
 
Here is a look at the day’s other games.
 
Group A (Kayseri): After struggling offensively in their first two games, Australia finally found their groove as they dominated Germany 78-43. Patrick Mills led Australia with 16 points and 7 assists while Aleksandar Maric netted 15.
 
Group B (Istanbul): Iran survived a late Tunisian rally to claim their first win, 71-58. Up 52-28 late in the third quarter, the Iranians were on the receiving end of a 24-4 run, but Arsalan Kazemi scored down the stretch to secure the victory.
 
Group C (Ankara)/Group D (Izmir): No games played on Monday.
 
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