{"id":213555,"date":"2026-07-02T15:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=213555"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:39:54","slug":"eaglets-reach-the-world-championship-quarterfinals-serbias-young-basketball-stars-demolish-new-zealand-and-set-up-clash-with-the-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/eaglets-reach-the-world-championship-quarterfinals-serbias-young-basketball-stars-demolish-new-zealand-and-set-up-clash-with-the-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"EAGLETS REACH THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS: Serbia&#8217;s young basketball stars demolish New Zealand and set up clash with the favorites!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serbia&#8217;s Under-17 basketball team cruised past New Zealand 121-91 in the Round of 16, securing a place among the top eight teams at the FIBA U17 World Cup. Next up is a major challenge against Lithuania, which advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Japan 98-62.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team coached by Stevan Mijovi\u0107 suffered an opening-game defeat to Australia but quickly bounced back, raising its level of play with convincing victories over Venezuela and Ivory Coast before making an impressive start to the knockout stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serbia was led by Nikola Kusturica with 27 points, while Ognjen Simjanovski added 16, Petar Bjelica scored 15, Lazar Mili\u010di\u0107 and Luka Pavlovi\u0107 contributed 11 apiece, and Vuk Stepanovi\u0107 and Luka Gali\u0107 each finished with 10 points. For New Zealand, Jayden Cecil poured in 37 points, while Liam Keogh had 11 and Tawari Kate added 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere in the Round of 16, Slovenia was defeated by Australia 104-85. As for Serbia&#8217;s next opponent, Lithuania topped its group after recording victories over Canada, China, and Cameroon. The Lithuanians also had little trouble defeating Japan to book their place in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Lithuania is far from unbeatable. 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