Greece had an easy time before a home crowd Monday and was joined by winners Croatia, New Zealand and Slovenia in the 12-nation FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament that serves as the final qualifier for the Beijing Olympics.

Greece routed Lebanon 119-62; Croatia defeated Cameroon 93-79; New Zealand downed Cape Verde 77-50; and Slovenia beat South Korea 88-76.

The other countries bidding for the three remaining Olympic berths are: Brazil, Canada, Germany and Puerto Rico, all of which will take the court Tuesday. The Athens tournament ends Sunday.

Nine nations have already qualified for next month's Beijing Games: Angola, Argentina, Australia, China, Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Spain and the United States.

On Tuesday, it's Slovenia vs. Canada; Cape Verde vs. Germany; Cameroon vs. Puerto Rico; and Lebanon vs. Brazil.

Greece shot 73 percent for the game and was backed by Kostas Tsartsaris with 15 points.

"Sometimes when you start a tournament, especially in front of an adoring crowd, you become nervous and you make hasty decisions,'' Greek coach Panagiotis Yannakis said. "This did not happen to us, as it has in other times.''

Croatia defeated Cameroon behind 22 points by guard Marko Tomas.

"I am not satisfied by the fact that our opponents scored many points,'' Croatia coach Jasmin Repesa said.

Cameroon's coach and players alluded to problems with their country's federation.

"I don't know what will happen,'' Cameroon coach Lazare Adingono said. "I am not certain we will play tomorrow. It is a sad situation.''

Cape Verde was outclassed by New Zealand.

"This was our first game at that level,'' Cape Verde coach Eric Silva said. "There is a big difference in quality between the two teams.''

Radoslav Nesterovic scored 26 points to help Slovenia over South Korea.

"We got the win. They had a nervous start, but we have to get ready for the next one," New Zealand captain Pero Cameron said.

New Zealand took an early 16-0 before extending it to 42-20 at halftime. Kirk Penney led the scoring for the Tall Blacks -- a play on the name of the country's dominant All Blacks rugby team -- with 25 points.