SAITAMA -- Serbia and Montenegro's reign as basketball world champion is over.

News photoPau Gasol of Spain shoots a free throw in a FIBA World Championship second-round game against Serbia and Montenegro on Saturday at Saitama Super Arena. Spain won 87-75. AP PHOTO

Spain dropped the gauntlet on its foe's ambition to three-peat, pulling off an 87-75 victory in the second round of the FIBA World Championship at Saitama Super Arena.