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Serbia vs. Puerto Rico: Score, Reaction from 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Final

A dazzling first quarter by Serbia led to a blowout 108-77win over Puerto Rico in the 2016 FIBA Olympic qualifying finals.

The win marks Serbia's first appearance in the Olympics since an 11th-place finish in 2004. The country has steadily been emerging as a basketball power, going from 14th at EuroBasket in 2007 to second at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

Serbia left no doubt that this would be its moment in the spotlight. It jumped out to a 37-11 lead after the first quarter, and the team seemingly toyed with Puerto Rico late in the opening period on this dunk by Marko Simonovic, via FIBA:

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