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Serbia's Nikola Kalinic shouts after dunking during the World Cup Round of 16 match between Serbia and Greece in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014 . The 2014 Basketball World Cup competition will take place in various cities in Spain from Aug. 30 through to Sept. 14. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Serbia's Nikola Kalinic shouts after dunking during the World Cup Round of 16 match between Serbia and Greece in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014 . The 2014 Basketball World Cup competition will take place in various cities in Spain from Aug. 30 through to Sept. 14. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press

Serbia vs. Greece: FIBA World Cup 2014 Round of 16 Score and Twitter Reaction

Timothy RappSep 7, 2014

Led by Bogdan Bogdanovic and a balanced offensive attack that saw five players score in double digits, Serbia upset previously undefeated Greece on Sunday at the FIBA World Cup, winning 90-72.     

The Serbians torched the Greeks from behind the arc, finishing 9-of-17 from three and shooting 54.2 percent from the field in an impressive offensive display. 

Bogdanovic paced the Serbians with 21 points (4-of-7 from three) while Miroslav Raduljica (16 points, six rebounds), Milos Teodosic (13 points, five assists), Nikola Kalinic (12 points), Nenad Krstic (10 points) and Nemanja Bjelica (eight points, 10 rebounds) all contributed in a big way.

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The man of the game, Bogdanovic, summed up the performance afterward, via Euroleague Basketball on Twitter:

Here's Bogdanovic making his comments, via Sportnado:

It was the sort of breakthrough performance that folks expected but had yet to see, as Eurohoops tweeted:

Kalinic also spoke about the result:

Bjelica's presence down low was also huge for Serbia, as Rafael Uehara of Hoop365 noted:

It was a true team display from Serbia, and one that Greece could simply never match. Nick Calathes led the team with 14 points while Georgios Printezis and Nikos Zisis each scored 12 for Greece, but it simply wasn't enough to hang with the Serbians.

Greece's 14 turnovers certainly didn't help the country's cause, nor did their middling efficiency from three-point range (37.5 percent on 9-of-24 shooting).

For a team that had yet to lose, the showing surely had to be a major letdown. In the end, Greece's deficiencies simply overshadowed its strengths, as Uehara noted:

Greece had the only two blocks in the game and matched Serbia in rebounds, but stats don't always tell the full story. In this game, Serbia was simply the more fluid, efficient team.

Serbia's next test will far more difficult, as it awaits the winner of the Brazil vs. Argentina matchup. Either of those teams will be favored against the Serbians, though after the performance against Greece, the Serbians will be a confident bunch.

If they can play the sort of team basketball they showed against Greece, they'll be a very difficult out for whichever South American team they face.

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