STANBUL — Linas Kleiza scored 30 points Tuesday to help send Lithuania into the quarter-finals of the basketball world championship with a 78-67 win over China.
China jumped out to a 16-5 lead in the round of 16 game, but Lithuania used a 16-2 run in the second quarter to go ahead 36-31 with 3:20 left.
A 16-3 run then put Lithuania up 64-51 going into the fourth quarter. China came within 67-62 with 5:10 left, but Kleiza scored 10 unanswered points to put the game away.
Liu Wei scored 21 points for China, while Yi Jianlian of the Washington Wizards added 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Lithuania was one of three teams that went undefeated through the five preliminary-round games. China was the only team to advance with just one win.
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