France beats Serbia 81-68 to take Eurobasket bronze medal

France pulled away in the third quarter to beat Serbia 81-68 and win the bronze medal at the European basketball championship on Sunday.

France was the defending champion but lost the semifinal to Spain, champion in 2009 and 2011. Serbia won its first seven games at the tournament but lost the final two.

Nando de Colo led France with 20 points, while center Rudy Gobert had 15 points and 14 rebounds.