Serbia bounces back to rip Jordan 112-69
August 30, 2010
KAYSERI, Turkey (AP)—Dusko Savanovic and Marko Keselj scored 21 pointseach to help Serbia rebound from a double-overtime loss to beat Jordan 112-69 ingroup play at the basketball World Championships on Monday.
After losing to Germany 82-81 less than 24 hours earlier, Serbia (2-1) usedits height to dominate Jordan inside. Center Nenad Krstic(notes) sat out the last ofhis three-game suspension for a pre-tournament brawl in Greece, but backupcenter Kosta Perovic(notes) added 20 points for Serbia.
Guard Milos Teodosic returned to score seven points with seven assists.
Osama Daghles had 19 points for Jordan (0-3), which struggled defensivelyagainst its more athletic opponent. Serbia shot 71.7 percent from the field and52.6 percent from the 3-point line.
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