Serbia has won the U16 EuroBasket, an omen maybe for things to come in the upcoming senior tournament.

Per the press release: “ Serbia claimed their second FIBA U16 EuroBasket title after overturning a half-time deficit to beat Lithuania in Saturday’s Final.

It was Lithuania who made the early moves as they established a 53-43 cushion going into the interval, but Serbia came out strong with a 32-15 third quarter before sealing a memorable 99-86 triumph.

Petar Bjelica top scored in the win with 25 points for Serbia, with Ognjen Simjanovski adding 22 points and Nikola Kusturica posting a near triple-double effort of 18 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists.

Kusturica earned the MVP honors after an outstanding tournament for Serbia with averages of 20.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.4 assis

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