Dallas Mavericks center Boban Marjanovic and his native Serbia were looking like the favorites to win the 2019 FIBA World Cup. They were undefeated in four games with an average margin of victory of 40.8 points entering Sunday’s game. That ran their mark to 14-0 since exhibition play started this summer.
Serbia faced their toughest test yet on Sept. 8. They were playing against Spain to decide Group J. Both teams had already advanced to the quarterfinals. Sunday’s game was strictly for seeding purposes. Here is how it went down.
Spain pulls upset
Serbia once again got off to a fast start.