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The United States: The United States, Lithuania, Germany and Slovenia secured their berths in the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup after posting their fourth straight wins in the tournament.

The US held off Montenegro 85-73 in Manila to improve to 4-0 and secure a top-two finish in Group J, reports Xinhua.

Bojan Dubljevic had a layup with three minutes and three seconds remaining to pull Montenegro within 72-68, but the US answered with a 7-1 run to make it 79-69 with 1:29 left.