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February 28, 2026
Mitrović: Perhaps the desire to prove ourselves in front of our home crowd hindered us, we will try to surprise them on their home court (VIDEO)
The Serbian basketball players failed to beat Turkey in Belgrade in the third round of the Qatar World Cup qualifiers.
TL;DR
- Serbia lost to Turkey 82:78 in a World Cup qualifier in Belgrade.
- Luka Mitrović stated that early nervousness and a missed defensive rebound in the final seconds cost Serbia the game.
- Turkey hit a decisive three-pointer after Serbia failed to secure a defensive rebound twice.
- Serbia will play Turkey again in Istanbul on Monday.
- Mitrović hopes the pressure will be on Turkey in the upcoming away game.
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