Serbia and Lithuania to contest Eurobasket semifinals

Jonas Valanciunas scored 26 points and had 15 rebounds to help Lithuania overcome Italy 95-85 in overtime on Wednesday for a place in the semifinals of the European basketball championship.

Lithuania, a three-time champion and silver medalist two years ago, will next play Serbia, which beat the Czech Republic 89-75.

Zoran Erceg scored 20 points and Milos Teodosic had 14 assists for Serbia, which is undefeated in seven straight games.