Buenos Aires Herald -- Brazil crushed Argentina's dreams for a place in the FIBA World Cup quarter-finals with a 85-65 victory in a clash where the Southamerican rivals left it all on the court.
The Brazilian team, coached by Argentinean Rubén Magnano, will take on Serbia on Wednesday at 6 pm. in the quarter-finals.
Julio Lamas' men had qualified for the last-16 after winning three of their opening five games. Victories against Puerto Rico, Phillippines and Senegal were tempered by reverses to Croatia and Greece, both of which finished above the Argentines who took third place in Group B.
Brazil, meanwhile, had enjoyed a run of four wins and just one loss on their way to an easy qualification from Group A. Only highly-rated hosts Spain, who downed the nation 82-63 in the first phase, prevented the Brazilians from taking a 100 percent record out of the group stages.
Results from the World Cup Last 16 matches:
-Lithuania 76 New Zealand 71
-Serbia 90 Greece 72
-Turkey 65 Australia 64
-Brazil 85 Argentina 65
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