Classy Serbia cruise past Russia to reach Eurobasket final


Basketball - Russia v Serbia - European Championships EuroBasket 2017 Semi-Final - Istanbul, Turkey - September 15, 2017 - Vasilije Micic and Dragan Milosavljevic of Serbia celebrate. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

(Reuters) - Serbia ran out 87-79 winners over Russia in their Eurobasket semi-final on Friday after a superb surge midway through the first half put them on the road to victory in a tough, tight encounter in Istanbul.

They will meet Slovenia in Sunday's final, which will be the first time two men's senior national teams from the former Yugoslavia clash in a European basketball decider.

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