Hamed Haddadi of the NBA team Memphis Grizzlies had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Iranians (1-2), whose lead was down to three in the final minutes before they pulled away again.

Playing in the event for the first time, Iran lost to Brazil and Croatia in its opening two games before easily beating Tunisia, now the lone winless team in Group B at 0-3.

Iran played in the Olympic basketball tournament in 2008 for the first time in more than 60 years after winning the Asian championship the year before. The Iranians defended the Asian title last year to earn their spot in the worlds field.
 

In Kayseri, Turkey, Patty Mills scored 16 points to help Australia cruise past tired and cold-shooting Germany 78-43 for its second victory.

One day after upsetting Serbia in double overtime, Germany scored the first basket before watching Australia go on a 12-0 run. The lead reached 22 before Australia took a 38-20 lead into halftime. Germany shot 27 percent from the field in the first half and 26 percent for the game.

After its dramatic 82-81 victory over Serbia, the young German team had nothing left for Australia. Jan Jagla, who had 22 points against Serbia and hit a decisive off-balance 3-pointer, finished with 2 points Monday and did not play in the second half.

"There are days like this when you get good looks but the ball just won't go in," Jagla said. "We tried to get back into the game but the first two games cost too much energy." Center Alex Maric added 15 points for Australia (2-1).

Robin Benzing had 11 points for Germany (1-2).

"We spent a lot of time watching Germany and we were fearful of this game," Australia coach Brett Brown said.

"They had a long, grinding win yesterday and we tried to come out quickly and keep up as much defensive energy for as long as possible." Germany and Australia both had narrow losses to Argentina.

"This was a massive game for us and it gets us back on track," Australia captain Matt Nielsen said.

Australia and Germany still have two more games each in Group A, with four teams advancing from each of the four six-team pools to the single-elimination round.

Germany still has to play Angola and Jordan and looks likely to advance because of its win
 

Serbia, mneanwhile, recovered from a tough double-overtime, one-point loss to Germany to beat Jordan 112-69.

Serbia used its height to dominate inside and all 11 of its eligible players scored. Center Nenad Krstic was sitting out the last of his three-game suspension for a pre-tournament brawl in Greece but guard Milos Teodosic returned Monday with seven points and seven assists.

Dusko Savanovic and Marko Keselj led Serbia (2-1) with 21 points each and center Kosta Perovic added 20. Osama Daghles had 19 points for Jordan (0-3).

Serbia lost 82-81 to Germany less than 24 hours earlier in Group A.