Simone Fontecchio

Serbia lose to Italy at Acropolis basketball tournament after wasting 17-point lead

ATHENS - The Serbia men's national basketball team lost to Italy 89-88 on Wednesday evening in its second game at the Acropolis basketball tournament in Athens.

Previously, Serbia defeated Greece 71-64 on Tuesday.

Serbia got off to an excellent start to the game against Italy and had a 17-point lead in the first quarter, but Italy made up the deficit to win.