EUROBASKET QUALIFIERS

Nemanja Nedovic shot nine of 11 from the field to finish with 20 points

Serbia won for the fifth time in eight games in the EuroBasket Qualification Round on Wednesday evening.

With young guard Nemanja Nedovic scoring 20 points, Serbia prevailed 87-62 over the Slovak Republic.

Next is a game at Estonia on Saturday for Dusan Ivkovic's team, which has struggled in the only six-team group of the Qualification Round.

Serbia put the result beyond doubt in the first quarter, streaking out to a 22-10 lead and stretching that to 42-25 by half-time.

The Serbians kept the pressure on in the third quarter and ended up with a 25-point triumph.

Ivkovic's team shot 54.7% (35 of 64) from the floor compared to 39.3% (22 of 56) for the Slovakians.