Mexico City /
Defeated the day before by France, U.S lost for the second time in two days in the Basketball world which is disputed in China, to fall this Thursday against Serbia (94-89), in one of the duels to take the fifth place.
The USA team, which had been eliminated Wednesday in the quarter by France (89-79), losing the possibility of achieving a third consecutive title, He suffered Serbian rule since the start of the match (32-7 after the first quarter), to react only at the end and avoid a wide defeat.
Deprived of the podium, the Serbian team, led by Bogdan Bogdanovic (28 points), he can still aim for fifth place in front of the winner of the Poland-Czech Republic.
Americans of Gregg Popovich they will fight with the loser of that game, on Saturday, in the fight for seventh position.
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