VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Maria Conde scored 15 points to help Spain clinch the top spot in Group A and finish pool play undefeated with a 70-62 win over Serbia.
Spain (3-0) now will wait until Sunday night to see where it will be seeded in the quarterfinals and who it will play. Serbia also advanced to the elimination rounds that start Wednesday in Paris.
Las Vegas Aces star Megan Gustafson, who had carried Spain to its first two victories, had a relatively quiet game against Serbia (2-1). She finished with four points.
Spain was up 29-26 with 2:34 left in the half before closing the opening 20 minutes with an 8-2 run to go up nine at the break. The Spaniards then scored the first 12 points of the second half to take command.
Serbia didn't score in the third quarter until Sasa Cadjo hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 3:45 left in the period that cut the deficit to 49-31. The team missed its first seven shots after the half before Cadjo's 3.
Spain led by 18 with 4:27 left before Serbia made one last run, getting within 68-62 on Yvonne Anderson's three-point play with 46 seconds left. Mariona Ortiz hit a basket for Spain to end its drought and the Serbians could get no closer.
Anderson led Serbia with 18 points.
The game has a reported attendance of 26,595.
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