FIBA World Cup 2026/27 Second round Europe Group J Round 2

Italy vs. Serbia

Italy

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Finished

Serbia

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Match report Serbia pull away in the fourth to beat Italy in Europe Group J
Stage Second round Europe Group J · Round 2
Arena Vitrifrigo Arena Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Italy 19122310 64
Serbia 20201719 76
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Italy Metric Serbia
64 Points 76
17/49 (34.7%) Field goals (2pt) 22/54 (40.7%)
7/22 (31.8%) Three-pointers (3pt) 7/29 (24.1%)
23/26 (88.5%) Free throws (1pt) 25/32 (78.1%)
24 Rebounds 31
17 Assists 13
15 Turnovers 17
Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Italy

 64
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Simone Fontecchio 28:11 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/10 3/8 6/6 —
Darius Thompson 19:09 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/5 1/3 2/2 —
Stefano Tonut 22:04 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 0/0 —
Nicola Akele 11:26 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Giampaolo Ricci 15:00 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/4 0/2 0/0 —
Nicolo Melli 35:21 2 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1/5 0/3 0/0 —
G. Emejuru 9:59 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/4 0/0 1/4 —
Nico Mannion 28:34 23 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5/11 3/5 10/10 —
Saliou Niang 28:32 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/9 0/1 4/4 —
Matteo Spagnolo 1:44 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Team totals— 6424 0017 112150 17/49 7/22 23/26—
Box score

Serbia

 76
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Nikola Jokić 23:51 8 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/2 6/7 —
Nikola Jović 11:37 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/2 0/0 1/1 —
Ognjen Dobric 23:27 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/10 0/5 3/4 —
Nemanja Dangubic 13:33 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 4/4 —
Marko Guduric 33:11 19 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6/13 2/6 5/6 —
Nikola Milutinov 15:58 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 3/6 —
Arijan Lakic 13:55 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Nikola Tanaskovic 27:04 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/1 3/4 —
Aleksa Avramovic 33:53 20 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8/20 4/13 0/0 —
J. Novak 3:31 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/1 1/1 0/0 —
Team totals— 7631 0013 83170 22/54 7/29 25/32—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

Score progression, shooting efficiency and statistical edges explained at a glance.

Italy Serbia
Final margin +12

Serbia established the final difference.

Decisive period P4 · +9

Serbia opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +6.0 pp

Serbia was more efficient from the field.

Score story

Cumulative progression

The cumulative score at the end of every period shows when the gap opened.

P1 19–20 +1 Serbia
P2 12–20 +8 Serbia
P3 23–17 +6 Italy
P4 10–19 +9 Serbia
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

34.7%
Italy 17/49
40.7%
Serbia 22/54

Two-pointers

37.0%
Italy 10/27
60.0%
Serbia 15/25

Three-pointers

32.0%
Italy 7/22
24.0%
Serbia 7/29

Free throws

89.0%
Italy 23/26
78.0%
Serbia 25/32
Comparison

Statistical balance

Bars share a scale within each metric for an immediate comparison.

Italy Metric Serbia
24
Rebounds
31
17
Assists
13
11
Steals
8
2
Blocks
3
15
Turnovers
17
0
Personal fouls
0