THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Australia beat Lithuania 126-92 in the title game, and the United States finished fifth at the World Junior Basketball Championships on Sunday.

Andrew Bogut scored 35 points and was named the game's MVP as Australia set a tournament record with 126 points. The Aussies' 34-point margin of victory was also a record.

For the Americans, West Virginia center Kevin Pittsnogle scored 17 points to lead the U.S. team to an 82-80 win over Puerto Rico in the fifth-place game.

Greece defeated Croatia 73-64 for third place behind 20 points from Ian Vougioukas.

The United States led 51-35 lead at halftime but Jose Barea drew Puerto Rico within a point after three periods. Barea scored 32 points, including four 3-pointers.

Slovenia finished in seventh place, beating Turkey 67-63.

In lower-tier games Sunday, Venezuela finished ninth, downing Argentina 78-76. Nigeria beat South Korea 99-70 for 11th place.

On Saturday, Angola finished 13th, followed by China, Malaysia and Iran.

The tournament was moved to Greece from Malaysia because of fears of SARS.