Vasilije Micic

PARIS, Aug 6 (Tanjug) - Serbia is through to the semi-finals of the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics after a 95-90 overtime win against Australia on Tuesday.

Australia got off to a much better start to the encounter and, midway through the first half, Serbia was trailing by 24 points, yet managed to win the game, which ended 82-82 in regular time.

LILLE - The Serbia men's national basketball team demolished Puerto Rico 107-66 in a Group C Round 2 game of the Olympic tournament in Lille on Wednesday evening.

Nikola Jokic led Serbia with 14 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists.

He did not play in the fourth quarter, finishing one assist short of becoming the fourth player in Olympic history to get a triple-double.

LILLE - The Serbia men's national basketball team lost 110-84 to the USA in a Group C Round 1 game of the Olympic tournament in Lille on Sunday evening.

Serbia got off to an excellent start, developing a 10-2 lead, but the USA responded with an 11-0 run and won the first quarter 25-20.

BELGRADE  - The Serbia men's national basketball team outclassed Japan 119-100 in a pre-Olympic friendly game at the Belgrade Arena on Sunday evening.

Nikola Jokic led Serbia to victory with 18 points and six assists, Filip Petrusev scored 17 points, captain Bogdan Bogdanovic had 15 points and eight assists and Ognjen Dobric and Vasilije Micic added 14 and 12 points, respectively.

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national basketball team Svetislav Pesic on Monday announced his preliminary squad list for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, which includes NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.

The 16-player list is as follows:

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national basketball team Svetislav Pesic revealed on Monday Nikola Jokic, Vasilije Micic and Nikola Kalinic will definitely miss the upcoming FIBA World Cup.

Anadolu Efes held off AX Armani Exchange Milan 75-70 in Game 4 at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall on April 28 night to wrap up their best-of-five Turkish Airlines EuroLeague playoff series 3-1 and book a spot in the Final Four.

The "Eagles" failed in the final of the qualification tournament in Belgrade, losing to Italy 102: 95.
Igor Kokokov's team lagged behind from the beginning of the match against the shooter-minded rival.

Anadolu Efes on June 7 sealed Turkey's ING Basketball Super Lig title with a 3-0 series sweep over Fenerbahçe Beko in the playoff finals.

Anadolu Efes secured a comfortable 93-66 win over Fenerbahçe Beko in game 3 at Istanbul's Ülker Sports and Event Hall.

Anadolu Efes won the 2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title by defeating Barcelona 86-81 in May 30's final.

The Spanish side made a better start to the game and the score was 22-15 in favor of Barcelona when the first quarter ended at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.