Serbia Eliminates Defending FIBA World Champion Spain

by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: FIBA World ChampionshipISTANBUL (AP) -- Serbia knocked defending champ Spain out of the world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 quarterfinal victory. Spain erased an eight-point deficit in the final 4 minutes to tie it on Marc Gasol's basket with 25 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Serbia patiently ran its offense until Teodosic pulled up from straightaway, well beyond the arc. The Spaniards couldn't get a final shot off, with Jorge Garbajosa losing the ball after a timeout. Serbia's players celebrated at midcourt as Spain's Sergio Llull kicked the ball deep into the stands. Avenging a loss in last year's European championship game, Serbia advanced to face Turkey or Slovenia in a semifinal game Saturday. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed witho...