Belarus crushed Serbia on Wednesday night in Ortona, Italy, to claim second place in Group D.

Belarus center Yelena Leuchanka scored a team-high 14 points, pulled down 11 rebounds, dished out two assists and had three blocked shots.

She connected on seven of eight from the floor.

Belarus had three other players finish in double figures.

		Natallia Marchanka had 11 points four rebounds and three assists for Belarus.

"I am really proud of my team," said Belarus coach Anatoli Buyalski.

"We prepared hard for this game and we were strong in defense, this is a deserved victory."

Serbia trailed for most of the game and went into the final quarter trailing by 13 points.

Belarus hit five three-pointers in the last period  to crush any hopes of a Serbia comeback.

The winners finished seven of 20 (35%) from long range and were an impressive 25 of 45 (55.6%) from inside the arc.

"We have been getting more confident game by game," said Leuchanka.

"We are very happy to be in the next round. This is our first EuroBasket and we don't know what to expect in the next round but all I can tell you is that the other teams better watch out."

Serbia found out early on that Belarus meant business, as they trailed 21-16 going into the second quarter.

Belarus went into the break leading 43-36, with Leuchanka scoring 10 first-half points.

Belarus limited Serbia to just six points over the next six minutes to lead 54-42.

Miljana Musovic kept her team in the game scoring five consecutive points but they went into the last quarter trailing 60-47 Belarus pulled away.

"This was our worst game so far at the EuroBasket," said Serbia coach Jovica Antonic.

"We did everything wrong, we didn't run, we didn't fight and when you have a team without experience you must have these ingredients in order to have a chance."

Musovic finished with a game-high 15 points and was the only Serbian player to finish in double figures.

Serbia finished 21 of 63 (33.3%) from the floor.

Belarus battle Serbia with second place at stake in Group D.

In arguably the biggest result in women's basketball history in the country, Belarus hammered Croatia for their first ever EuroBasket triumph.

		Maja Miljkovic and Serbia will look to secure second place in the group.

"This is a great win for us and we are extremely happy," said Belarus forward Tatyana Troina.

Belarus had shown signs against Spain that they had the makings of a good team.

The Serbians will be formidable oppositions after coming from behind to defeat Croatia convincingly before suffering a narrow defeat to Spain.

"I am satisfied with my team being able to keep up with Spain until the last seconds of the game," said Serbian coach Jovica Antonic.

Last time out: Belarus demolished Croatia 92-66 while Serbia lost to Spain, 79-76.

Key Match-up: Maja Mijkovic v Tatyana Troina. Both players have excelled in Italy this summer and will take centre stage in this clash in Ortona.

Key Stats: Belarus had five players score in double figures against Croatia. They were 35 of 58 (60.3%) from the floor, including seven of 13 from long range.

X-Factor: Belarus forward Sviatlana Volnaya has yet to get on track and could do just that against Serbia.

Speaking out: "Our victory over Croatia has allowed us to go into the final group game full of confidence and without pressure. We have to remain focus, we face another challenge against Serbia and let's hope we can play as well as we did against Croatia," said Troina.