NIKOLA Jokic scored 13 points and Serbia (3-0) had six players in double figures in a 100-70 win over Finland in Prague as it clinched a berth in the knockout round of Eurobasket 2022.
Nemanja Nedovic and Vasilije Micic had team-high totals of 14 points for Serbia, while Nikola Kalinic scored 13, Vladimir Lucic had 12 and Marko Guduric finished with 11.
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Lauri Markkanen scored 18 points for Finland (1-2), which got 10 apiece from Edon Maxhuni and Elias Valtonen.
POLAND 85, ISRAEL 76
A.J. Slaughter scored 24 points, Aleksander Balcerowski added 17 and Poland led most of the way to hand Israel its first loss.
Aaron Cel scored 13 and Mateusz Ponitka finished with 11 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Poland (2-1).
Yovel Zoosman scored 18 for Israel (2-1), which got 17 from Yam Madar and 10 from Tamir Blatt.
CZECH REPUBLIC 88, NETHERLANDS 80
Jan Vesely scored 24 points and the Czech Republic (1-2) kept its hopes of advancing alive by holding off the Netherlands (0-3).
Vesely was nearly perfect, going 9 for 10 from the floor and 6 for 6 from the foul line.
Martin Peterka scored 20 points, Tomas Kyzlink added 12 and David Jelinek scored 10 for the Czech Republic, which held on despite seeing a 23-point halftime lead whittled down to three in the final minute of play.
Yannick Franke led the Netherlands with 22 points, while Worthy De Jong scored 13 and Jesse Edwards added 12.
All 24 teams are in action on Tuesday, with all clubs playing their fourth game out of the five scheduled for each nation in the group stage. Group play games conclude Wednesday and Thursday.
Group A: Belgium (2-1) vs. Turkey (2-1), Montenegro (2-1) vs. Spain (2-1), Georgia (1-2) vs. Bulgaria (0-3). The Belgium-Turkey and Montenegro-Spain winners will clinch spots in the knockout stage.
Group B: Bosnia and Herzegovina (2-1) vs. France (2-1), Hungary (0-3) vs. Lithuania (0-3), Germany (3-0) vs. Slovenia (2-1). The Lithuania-Hungary loser is eliminated from knockout stage consideration, and both of those nations would be out if Bosnia tops France.
Group C: Estonia (0-3) vs. Great Britain (0-3), Greece (3-0) vs. Ukraine (3-0), Italy (1-2) vs. Croatia (2-1). Italy could qualify for the round of 16 with a victory.
Group D: Netherlands (0-3) vs. Poland (2-1), Finland (1-2) vs. Czech Republic (1-2), Israel (2-1) vs. Serbia (3-0). The Finland-Czech Republic game could decide which one of those clubs moves on.
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