Serbia 92, Spain 89

Serbia knocked defending champ Spain out of the world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a quarterfinal victory at Istanbul.

Spain erased an eight-point deficit in the final 4 minutes to tie it on Marc Gasol's basket with 25 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Serbia patiently ran its offense until Teodosic - 1 of 7 on 3-pointers at that point - pulled up from straightaway, well beyond the arc.

The Spaniards couldn't get a final shot off, with Jorge Garbajosa losing the ball after a timeout. Serbia's players celebrated at midcourt as Spain's Sergio Llull kicked the ball deep into the stands.

Avenging a loss in last year's European championship game, Serbia advanced to face Turkey in a semifinal game Saturday.

Marko Keselj and Novica Velickovic scored 17 points apiece for Serbia, while Dusko Savanovic added 15. The Serbians were 15 of 30 from 3-point range, exploiting the zone seemingly every time Spain used it.

Juan Carlos Navarro scored 27 points and Garbajosa, the former Toronto Raptors forward who recovered from a severe leg injury, added 18.

Turkey 95, Slovenia 68

Ersan Ilyasova scored 19 points and undefeated Turkey hit 10 of 17 3-pointers in its victory over Slovenia in the world championship quarterfinals at Istanbul.

"The guys, they flied," Turkey coach Bogdan Tanjevic said. "They played the best of these seven games."

Turkey will face Serbia, a 92-89 winner over defending champion Spain, in the semifinals Saturday.