(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 1 - Italy beat Serbia 78-76 on Friday in
Quezon City, the Philippines, in the first group game of the
second round of the 2023 Basketball World Cup
Utah Jazz forward Simone Fontecchio was the driving force of the
Azzurri's victory, scoring 30 points.
The results from the first round, in which Italy finished second
in Group A behind the Dominican Republic, have been carried over
to the second round.
As a result, the Azzurri were provisionally top of Group I in
the second round with three wins and one defeat, ahead of the
match between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico later on
Friday.
The top two in the group progress to the quarter-finals. (ANSA).
Basketball: Italy beat Serbia 78-76 at World Cup
Victory in first group game of second round