Montenegro prevailed 87-81 over Sweden, and despite losing by an average of 25 points in the first three games of Group B, now has a very good chance to qualify to the Eurobasket round of 16.

Nikola Vucevic, with 23 points on 9/15 FG, 15 rebounds, and four assists, had his best game yet in the tournament at the perfect time.

On the other side, Houston’s Pelle Larsson also delivered with 28 points on 10/20 FG, but it was not enough.

On the contrary, Vucevic was not only much more efficient but made arguably the biggest shot of the game, making the score 83-79 with 33 seconds left and giving his team a two-possession cushion.

The two teams are now tied at 1-3, with Montenegro having the tie-breaker and closing group play against Great Britain, arguably the weakest team of the pool, if no

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