Serbia is heading to the 2023 FIBA World Cup finals.
On Friday, world no. 6 Serbia took down Canada, 95-86, within the World Cup semifinals to punch the primary ticket to the finals.
The Serbians relied on a powerful first half and ended it of their favor, 52-39, earlier than the lead ballooned to 17, 80-63, early within the closing body.
Bogdan Bogdanovic paced Serbia with 23 factors, 4 rebounds, and three assists, whereas Nikola Milutinov posted 16 factors and 10 rebounds.
RJ Barrett led Canada with 23 factors, three rebounds, and two assists, whereas Dillon Brooks added 16 factors. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander chipped in 15 factors.
Serbia will look ahead to the winner of the semfinals match between Team USA and Germany to find out their finals opponent.
Serbia most just lately appeared within the finals through the 2014 World Cup the place they fell to the United States. Back in 2019, Serbia completed fifth.
Canada, who had their highest end on this version of the World Cup, will play the loser of the USA-Germany semis on Sunday for the third place sport.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
