Serbia beat Greece 92-66 and reach the European U20 semi-finals

Serbia reached the European U20 Championship semi-finals with a 92-66 win over Greece in Ljubljana. The team has won all five of its games at the tournament. A strong second quarter opened the gap, and Serbia kept control after the break.

The quarter scores were 20-16, 30-19, 26-12 and 16-19. Nikola Dzepina led Serbia with 14 points. Milos Sojic scored 13, while Andrej Lucic and Nikola Bundalo added 12 each. Spain will be Serbia's opponent in Saturday's semi-final.

An 8-0 start set the first standard

Serbia began with eight unanswered points and immediately asked Greece to solve a fast defence. Greece recovered and briefly moved ahead at 15-11, but that was its largest lead.

Serbia finished the first quarter in front and did not let the early response change the direction of the game.

The opening minutes showed useful patience. Serbia did not try to repair every lost possession with a difficult shot. The guards returned to the set, the forwards kept moving and the defence protected the paint.

That calm response stopped one Greek run from becoming the main story of the game.

The 92-66 score was built across all four quarters. Serbia led 20-17 after the first period and created the main gap before half-time. The advantage allowed the team to use a broad rotation without changing the direction of the result.

Greece never recovered the 20-point distance created during the second quarter.

The second-quarter run created the winning distance

A 22-6 run in the second period moved Serbia to a 42-22 lead. The team found points before the Greek defence was ready and also scored after longer possessions. That mix made the attack hard to read.

Greece could not protect the rim and the outside line at the same time.

Serbia also made Greece work for clean first passes. When the ball reached the half court late, the Greek attack had less time to build a useful screen or cut. Serbia did not rely on a steal on every possession.

Delaying the action was enough to produce weaker shots and better rebounding positions.

Serbia made 10 three-pointers from 25 attempts, while Greece made five from 31. The difference added 15 points to the final margin. Five Serbian players reached double figures, so the scoring did not depend on one exceptional total.

A Serbia player walks back on court during the 92-66 win over Greece

Dzepina's 14 points were enough to lead a balanced team list.

Ten three-pointers came from useful ball movement

Serbia made 10 of 25 shots from three-point range. Greece finished with five makes from 31 attempts. The difference was not only shooting touch.

Serbia often moved the defence before the shot, while Greece had to take more attempts with a defender close or with little time left.

That spacing also helped the inside game. A defender who stayed close to the shooter could not give early help near the basket. Serbia used that space for drives, cuts and passes to the big men.

The path to this quarter-final began with the round-of-16 preview against Italy two days earlier.

The timing stayed sharp against Greece, and Serbia did not depend on the same first option.

Five double-figure scorers reduced the pressure

Dzepina, Sojic, Lucic, Bundalo and Mitar Bosnjakovic all reached double figures. No player carried the attack alone.

That spread is valuable in a youth tournament because form can change quickly and the schedule leaves little time to recover between games.

Shared scoring also keeps defensive effort high. A player does not have to save energy for 20 shots when teammates are producing. Serbia can press, rotate and run with more confidence.

The broad scoring base gave Serbia several answers before the final possessions arrived.

Spain are the confirmed semi-final opponent

Serbia will face Spain in the semi-final on Saturday. Spain reached the same stage through their own quarter-final and now stand between Serbia and the title game.

The opponent and match day are confirmed. Individual roles for the Spain game will appear only in the official lineup.

Serbia and Greece players gather during the U20 quarter-final in Ljubljana

Five wins carried Serbia into the final weekend

Serbia won every game before the semi-final. The run includes the group stage, the round of 16 and the 92-66 quarter-final victory over Greece.

That record describes the route already completed. It gives no points at the start of Saturday's game, but it records a consistent tournament to this stage.

The Greece result was Serbia's widest knockout win

A 26-point margin allowed Serbia to finish the quarter-final without a close final minute. The decisive work had already been done by the end of the middle two quarters.

The final score also reflected balanced scoring. Five Serbian players reached double figures, while Nikola Dzepina led the team with 14 points.

The semi-final begins a separate match

The 92-66 result belongs to the Greece game and will remain in the tournament record. Serbia's next score will be created against Spain on Saturday.

Until that game is played, the useful conclusion is direct: Serbia are unbeaten, they are in the last four and they know their next opponent.

The quarter-final was played in Ljubljana and placed Serbia among the last four teams in the competition. Saturday's semi-final against Spain follows a route that has already produced five Serbian victories.