Linas Kleiza scored 33 points to help Lithuania win its first world basketball championship medal with a 99-88 victory over Serbia on Sunday in the third-place game at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey.
Linas Kleiza, left, and Nenad Krstic
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Novica Velickovic topped Serbian scoring with 18 points.
United States beat Turkey 81-64 in the gold medal game.
2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship - Results of Serbian national team
SERBIA - Angola 94:44
SERBIA - Germany 81-82
SERBIA - Jordan 112:-9
SERBIA - Australia 94-79
SERBIA - Argentina 84-82
Eighth-finals: SERBIA - Croatia 73-72
Quarterfinals: SERBIA - Spain 92-89
Semifinals: SERBIA - Turkey 82-83
Third place match: SERBIA - Lithuania 88-99