Serbian Basketball Players Froze the Chinese at -42

(Patria) - Serbian basketball players today in Manila defeated the Chinese national team 105-63 in the first game of the group stage of the World Championship held in Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines.

Except for a few opening minutes, which belonged to the Chinese team coached by Aleksandar Đorđević, everything else was dominated by Serbia.

Serbian national team player Filip Petrušev injured his ankle in the first half and did not return to the court, nor was he on the bench.

Serbia was led to victory by Vanja Marinković and Bogdan Bogdanović with 14 points each. Dušan Ristić scored 13, Nikola Milutinov 11, and Aleksa Avramović 10 points.

The most effective player for China and the best individual in the match was Rui Zhao with 17 points scored.

Serbia plays Puerto Rico in the second round on Monday, while China plays South Sudan.