ISTANBUL (AP)?Uros Slokar and Jaka Lakovic scored 15 points each, and
Slovenia beat Croatia 91-84 on Monday in the group stage of the World
Championships.
Slovenia (2-1) took the lead for good on Miha Zupan?s 3-pointer with 6:33
remaining. Samo Udrih followed with a layup and Lakovic made a 3-pointer, making
it 77-71 with 5:04 remaining.
The Slovenians never let Croatia (1-2) get closer than four from there,
delighting their green-clad fans who chanted and danced throughout much of the
second half.
Every game in the first two days of Group B action had been decided by
double digits.
Phoenix guard Goran Dragic(notes) had 14 points and Bostjan Nachbar(notes) 11 for
Slovenia, which bounced back from its loss to the United States on Sunday.
Roko Ukic(notes) scored 20 points, and Marko Popovic and Marko Tomas added 17
apiece for Croatia, which shot 55 percent from 3-point range but only 15 of 26
from the foul line.
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