Serbian national team continued with good performances at SporToto World Cup tournament in Istanbul. After convincing win against Croatia last Friday, Duda Ivkovic's team was even more impressive, ending the game 79-52 against Belgium.
But start of the game wasn't promising for Serbia. Belgium led 11-3 in 4th minute and had first double-digit lead in 8th minute (17-7). Serbians improved in final minutes of first and opening minutes of second quarter and had only three-point deficit in 12th minute - 21-18. Belgians answered with 8-1 run and led by 10 points in 15th minute (29-19). After 20 minutes, it was 34-28 on the scoreboard.
Everything changed in second half. Danilo Andjusic opened third quarter with three three-pointers and 12 points, Serbia had 14-2 run and led 42-36 in 25th minute. Belgium had two-point deficit in 27th minute (43-45), but failed to score until the end of third period. Serbians took advantage of that, scored 9 unanswered points and had 54-43 lead after 30 minutes after another successful shot from beyond the arc by Danilo Andjusic. Dusan Ivkovic's team continued to dominate in final quarter, played good defense, and won by 27 points in the end.