Serbia outclasses Japan in pre-Olympic basketball friendly

BELGRADE  - The Serbia men's national basketball team outclassed Japan 119-100 in a pre-Olympic friendly game at the Belgrade Arena on Sunday evening.

Nikola Jokic led Serbia to victory with 18 points and six assists, Filip Petrusev scored 17 points, captain Bogdan Bogdanovic had 15 points and eight assists and Ognjen Dobric and Vasilije Micic added 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Rui Hachimura stood out for Japan with 29 points and Yuki Kawamura and Yuta Watanabe added 12 and 10 points, respectively.

In the last test before the Olympic games, Serbia will host Greece at the Belgrade Arena on Monday evening.