LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurkić scored 15 points as Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Group C rival Georgia 84-76 to reach the knockout stage at EuroBasket on Thursday.

Georgia trailed by 12 points at halftime but fought back for a 71-71 tie with just over seven minutes left in the fourth quarter in the Cypriot city of Limassol.

Nurkić stopped Georgia's momentum with the next score, a hook shot from Edin Atic's assist, starting a nine-point run for his side. The Georgians ran out of gas and its bench mustered just four points in the game.

The irrepressible Nurkić had 12 rebounds, the most on either side, and chalked up his third straight double-double of the tournament.

Toronto Raptors forward Alexander Mamukelashvili top-scored for Georgia with 20 points and eight re

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