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Russia, Lithuania into Olympic basketball

Caracas, Venezuela, Jul 8: Lithuania has won a trip to its sixth straight Olympic basketball tournament with a 109-83 romp over the Dominican Republic.Jonas Maciulis led the eastern Europeans on Saturday with 19 points followed

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Caracas, Venezuela, Jul 8: Lithuania has won a trip to its sixth straight Olympic basketball tournament with a 109-83 romp over the Dominican Republic.





Jonas Maciulis led the eastern Europeans on Saturday with 19 points followed by Jonas Valanciunas with 17.

Jack Michael Martinez led a balanced Dominican attack with 13 points followed by Al Horford of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks with 12.

Also Saturday, Russia held off a late surge by a surprisingly strong Nigeria to also secure a ticket to London, winning 86-77.

The Dominicans play Nigeria on Sunday for the final Olympics spot from the FIBA qualifying tournament.