SPAIN beat Serbia, 81-69, on Sunday night in the battle of undefeated teams in the Fiba Basketball World Cup 2019 in Wuhan.
Ricky Rubio led from the front by contributing 19 points for Spain, which took first place in Group J with a 5-0 record.
Victor Claver added 14 points and seven rebounds, and Marc Gasol posted 11 points, six rebounds, and six assists for Spain, which will face Poland in the quarterfinals.
After winning by an average of 40.75 points in its four previous games, Serbia suffered its first loss in a game that saw Nikola Jokic being ejected in the match.
Boban Marjanovic only played for one-and-a-half minutes in the game.
Serbia will now be facing Group I topnotcher Argentina in the quarterfinals and is in line for a possible semifinal collision against Team USA.
Bogdan Bogdanovic had 26 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists to lead Serbia.
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