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Yugoslavia - Germany 86-73
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| Stojakovic goes for basket beside Dirk Nowitzki |
Antalya, TURKEY, September 2 (AP) - Predrag "Peja" Stojakovic of the Sacramento Kings scored a game-high 22 points, as Yugoslavia beat Germany 86-73 Sunday to reach the European Basketball Championship quarterfinals.
Germany could not keep pace with the deep Yugoslavian squad, which went 3-0 in group play.
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki had just four points for Germany by halftime and finished with 15 when he fouled out midway through the fourth quarter.
Germany's other Mavericks player, center Shawn Bradley, was ineffective in limited action. Germany, which was led by Ademola Okulaja's 18 points, will have to
win a one-game playoff Monday to stay in the tournament.
Yugoslavia got 17 points from Seattle Supersonics draft pick Predrag Drobnjak and held Germany to 7-of-28 shooting in the first half en route to a 41-26 lead.
``We played very professionally in the first half, but we let the game slip out of our control in the second,'' Yugoslavia's coach Svetislav Pesic said. ``We won't let that
happen again.''
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European Men's Basketball Championships, Group C, Day 3, Antalya, TURKEY, September 2
YUGOSLAVIA - GERMANY 86-73 (22-13, 19-13, 17-28, 28-19)
FREE THROWS: Yugoslavia 90% (26/29), Germany 74% (20/27).
2P FGs: Yugoslavia 68% (21/31), Germany 42% (19/45).
3P FGs: Yugoslavia 26% (6/23), Germany 28% (5/18).
REBOUNDS: Yugoslavia 26 (20+6), Germany 30 (17+13).
PERSONAL FOULS: Yugoslavia 23, Germany 23.
YUGOSLAVIA: Bodiroga 20 (5/5 2P FGs, 10/11 FTs, 6 rebounds), Petrovic, Obradovic 3, Rakocevic, Stojakovic 22 (4/4 2P FGs, 3/6 3P FGs, 5/6 FTs, 3 steals), Scepanovic 3, Jaric 3 (4 assists, 3 steals), Drobnjak 17 (6 rebounds), Tarlac 10, Milojevic, Tomasevic 4 and Gurovic 4.
GERMANY: Demirel 13, Okulaja 18, Garret 4, Pesic, Garris 8,
Papic, Tomic, Willoughby, Arigbabu 5, Femerling 7, Nowitzki 15 and Bradley
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Group C, Day 3: Croatia - Estonia 81-69
Group C - final standings
G W L F-A Pts
1. Yugoslavia 3 3 0 279-197 6
2. Germany 3 2 1 263-245 5
3. Croatia 3 1 2 235-247 4
4. Estonia 3 0 3 198-286 3
The four teams that finish first (Yugoslavia, Turkey, Russia and France) proceeded to the quarterfinals, while second- and third-place teams went to an elimination round to join the last eight.
Elimination round
September 3
Match 1: Lithuania - Latvia 76-94
Match 2: Spain - Israel 71-67
Match 3: Germany - Greece 80-75
Match 4: Italy - Croatia 57-65
Quarterfinals
September 5
Turkey vs CROATIA
France vs Germany
September 6
YUGOSLAVIA vs Latvia
Russia vs Spain
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