ALLAN THE MAN

Reigning champions Spain looked at their very best on Wednesday in Ljubljana as they outclassed a youthful Serbia 90-60 to clinch the first semi-final berth at FIBA EuroBasket 2013.

Spain did not speculate and did not waste time in making use of their full arsenal in the first quarter-final clash of the tournament.

France took third place in the group by finishing at 3-2. Nicolas Batum, Nando De Colo, Alexis Ajinca and Boris Diaw all scored 12 points while Tony Parker had 10 points.

Latvia, Serbia and Lithuania opened the second phase of EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia with victories on Wednesday as teams tried to step up their bids to reach the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

LATVIA vs UKRAINE Game Highlights (VIDEO)

The Latvians lowered the boom on Ukraine in the first Group E game of the day, 85-51. The Baltic side, who finished third in Group B and carried no victories into the Second Round since none of the teams they beat advanced, got into a shooting rhythm early and opened a 24-11 lead.

Teams fighting for their EuroBasket 2013 lives and trying to stay in the hunt for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup claimed important victories in Jesenice on Friday.

Surprising Ukraine also remained unbeaten with a late win over Germany. Bosnia and Herzegovina and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD) went into Group B action on the back of two defeats and needing wins.