WUHAN, China - All-Star Nikola Jokic was ejected in the third quarter as strongly fancied Serbia were stunned 81-69 by Spain to blow the Basketball World Cup wide open on Sunday .
Spain and European rivals Serbia had already qualified for the last eight in China but Group J supremacy and a supposedly easier game in the next round was at stake. But in one of the most eagerly anticipated games of the tournament so far, Spain surged back from a slow start in the first quarter to lead by eight points at half-time in Wuhan.
Midway through the third quarter, their chances of making a comeback suffered a fatal blow when Denver Nuggets' Jokic - one of the World Cup's biggest names - was turfed out of the game after rowing with the referee.Bogdan Bogdanovic of the Sacramento Kings was again key for Serbia, keeping them within range of Spain with 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
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