Australia wins tournament, Yugoslavia finishes last

Belgrade, August 11 - Yugoslavia's national basketball team, reigning world and European champions, took last place at the 2002 Bioptron-Zepter tournament in Belgrade, after losing all their matches. In the first place match, Australia beat Russia 81-71.

Day One (August 9)

Yugoslavia - Russia 85-88 (19-24, 28-24, 20-19, 18-21)

YUGOSLAVIA: Smiljanic, Rakocevic, Stojakovic 17, Scepanovic 13, Jaric 13, Drobnjak 3, Divac 4, Vujanic, Tomasevic 10, Gurovic 15, Radmanovic, Koturovic, Cabarkapa 9.

RUSSIA: Karasev 14, Basminov 2, Panov 10, Kudelin, Chikalkin 14, Morgunov 16, E. Pasutin 6, Z. Pasutin 11, V. Khriapa 4, Kirilenko 2, Avleev 6, Savrasenko 3, Petrenko.

Turkey - Australia 64-66

Day Two (August 10)

Yugoslavia - Australia 82-95 (20-22, 16-21, 21-31, 25-21)

YUGOSLAVIA: Bodiroga 7, Radmanovic 14, Smiljanic 8, Rakocevic 4, Stojakovic 12, Jaric 2, Drobnjak 6, Divac 10, Vujanic 9, Tomasevic 6, Koturovic 4

AUSTRALIA: Maher 9, Ronaldson 13, Saville 4, Rillie 23, Bruton 13, Dormic 4, Nilsen 7, Anstey 19, Helivel 2

Russia - Turkey 97-90 OT

Day Three (August 11)

Yugoslavia - Turkey 75-80 (22-22, 15-28, 17-9, 21-21)

Yugoslavia: Bodiroga 19, Smiljanic 2, Rakocevic, Stojakovic 2, Scepanovic 2, Jaric 8, Divac 4, Vujanic 9, Tomasevic 7, Radmanovic 16, Cabarkapa, Koturovic 6.

Turkey: Tunceri 6, Turkoglu 14, Turkcan 18, Acik, Erdenaj 3, Onan 8, Peker 5, Gonlum, Okur 22, Jildirim, Sarica 2, Koseoglu 2.

Australia - Russia 81-71

FINAL STANDINGS

                G  W  L    F-A    Pts
1. Australia    3  3  0  242-217   6  
2. Russia       3  2  1  256-256   5  
3. Turkey       3  1  2  234-248   4 
4. Yugoslavia   3  0  3  242-263   3