Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points as defending champion Spain swept aside host Lithuania 91-79 Sunday to advance to the second round of the European Basketball Championship. France, Serbia, Germany, Russia and Slovenia also clinched berths in the second round. France rallied with a big fourth quarter despite playing without Tony Parker to defeat Italy 91-84, an outcome that allowed Serbia and Germany to advance even before their later match. Serbia, which lost the final to Spain two years ago, joined France on a perfect 4-0 record in Group B by overcoming 25 points from Dirk Nowitzki to beat Germany 75-64. Germany is 2-2. In a major upset in Group A, Poland beat world championship silver medalist Turkey 84-83, leaving Turkey on the brink of elimination. Turkey must beat Spain in its last match. In a tight Group C, Macedonia edged Finland 72-70, Greece beat Montenegro 71-55 and Bosnia-Herzegovina upset Croatia 92-90. Montenegro is the only team without a chance of advancing. Russia beat Bulgaria 89-77 and Slovenia defeated Belgium 70-61 as both advanced with 4-0 records before final group matches. Georgia beat Ukraine 53 to stay alive. The top three teams from each of the four groups advance. Head-to-head results from group games carry over to the second round so every win is important. Dusko Savanovic scored 18 points to lead Serbia past Germany 75-64, missing one shot from the field as Serbia's bench outscored Germany's 29-3. Nowitzki led all scorers with 25 points, while Chris Kaman had 10 points and 11 rebounds for Germany.
