FIBA World Cup 2014 results: Spain, France, Slovenia join U.S. in quarterfinals

Spain had little trouble with upstart Senegal, while France and Slovenia earned narrow victories to advance to the 2014 FIBA World Cup quarterfinals.

Four spots in the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals are set after Saturday's action.

USA 86, Mexico 63

Another sluggish Team USA start turned into a rout quickly once Stephen Curry got hot. The Warriors star hit three three-pointers in the third quarter, pushing a 15-point lead into a 20+-point one in the span of a few minutes. Curry ended with 20 points on 10 shots. Mexico played admirably and hung in there for a half thanks to free agent big man Gustavo Ayon, who scored 25 points in an audition for NBA teams. But Ayon's impact in the second half was stunted by DeMarcus Cousins, allowing Team USA to pull away.

France 69, Croatia 64

This was a game of runs. Croatia jumped ahead early, then France rallied to take a one-point halftime lead. France then jumped on Croatia in the third quarter, but Croatia fought back to cut a double-digit lead down to seven. In the end, though, France's depth was too much for Bojan Bogdanovic to overcome. The Brooklyn Nets wing scored 27 points, but didn't get enough help, allowing France to move on to face Spain. The next question: is this it for Croatia coach Jasmin Repesa, who was under fire throughout the tournament?

Slovenia 71, Dominican Republic 61

Slovenia pushed to a 10-point halftime lead and looked poised to pull away, but had to fend off a Dominican rally in the fourth quarter to advance. The Dominican Republic cut Slovenia's lead to two points at two different points in the fourth quarter, the last of which was on a three by Ronald Ramon with 6:16 remaining. But Slovenia responded, preventing a second straight fourth quarter collapse with a strong finish. Zoran Dragic (Goran's brother) continued his strong tournament with 18 points. The road gets tough for Slovenia from here, as Team USA awaits.

Spain 89, Senegal 56

As expected, Spain had little trouble with Gorgui Dieng's mates, taking a double-digit lead at halftime, pushing it to 22 points midway through the third quarter and closing with a big run once Senegal cut it back down to 16. Ricky Rubio was spectacular without scoring big, contributing six assists and five steals in just over 20 minutes. Dieng, meanwhile, struggled badly against Spain's big frontcourt, shooting just 1-9 and scoring six points. Spain now faces France in a rematch of the 2012 Olympics quarterfinals that ended like this.

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