Comeback kings do it again: Serbia defeat BIH in dramatic fashion. They stormed back from -23 against Switzerland on Thursday, they followed it up with another come-from-behind win on Sunday.

Serbia trailed by eight points late in the fourth quarter in the Mirza Delibasic Arena, but once again managed to end the game with a win,

Bosnia and Herzegovina opened up a 61-53 lead with nine minutes to play after Xavier Castaneda knocked down a three-pointer.

However, coach Dusan Alimpijevic decided his guys were not going to allow anything easy the rest of the way.

Serbia’s tough defense held BIH without a field goal for five full minutes, taking the lead and staying in front until the closing seconds.

The hosts had a chance to tie the game in one last possession after Adin Vrabac forced a Serbian inbound turnover. However, Amar Alibegovic’s layup in traffic went astray as the final buzzer sounded.

Game Hero

Nikola Tanaskovic made a name for himself in three seasons with Igokea in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but this time around he was the nemesis in Sarajevo.

The lefty big scored 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting, with 8 rebounds and an efficiency rating of 28, a game high by some distance.

Stats Don’t Lie

BIH shot just 11-of-22 from the free throw stripe, which proved decisive in a one-possession game.

IZVOR: FIBA

Anđušić Danilo	4	1p/4-4
Dangubić Nemanja	5
Dobrić Ognjen	2	s/8
Drezgić Savo	0
Jaramaz Ognjen	15	a/5, 1p/4-4
Koprivica Balša	3
Marković Bogoljub	2
Miletić Dušan	–
Miljenović Stefan	2
Momirov Stefan	11
Ristić Dušan	6
Tanasković Nikola	24	s/9, 1p/10-11
Alimpijević Dušan, trener

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