June 25, 2017
The final day of play started with the less important games. Italy bounced back to beat the Slovak Republic 71-54 for 7th place. The 5th place game would have meant something if Spain had not been in the top 4, but ended up being meaningless as Quanitra Hollingsworth and Turkey beat Latvia 72-63. Belgium was most locked into the hunt for the bronze medal early and rolled past Greece 78-45. That led to the final game, where Spain built a lead on France, getting the 71-55 win to return to the top of European basketball and build momentum when they host the rest of the world next summer. As expected, Alba Torrens won the MVP award as she was joined by Endy Miyem, Emma Meesseman, Cecilia Zandalasini, and Evanthia Maltsi in the team of the tournament.
Final:
Spain vs. France 71-55 ESP Lyttle 19/8r Torrens 18 Cruz 12 Xargay 8 Nicholls 5/7r Dominguez 4 Gil 3 Palau 2 Sanchez 0 Rodriguez 0 Conde 0 Romero 0 FRA Dumerc 15 Tchatchouang 10 Miyem 8 Johannes 6 Epoupa 5 Ciak 4 Chartereau 3 Amant 2 Michel 2 Minte 0 Skrela 0 Ayayi 0
3rd Place:
Belgium vs. Greece 78-45 BEL K. Mestdagh 18 Meesseman 15 Wauters 14/8r Linskens 9 Vanloo 9 Raman 5/8r Carpreaux 3/8a Geldof 3 Hendrickx 2 Delaere 0 Nauwelaers 0 H. Mestdagh 0 GRE Maltsi 13/8r Fasoula 9 Spanou 6/6r Kaltsidou 4/7r Sotiriou 4 Nikolopoulou 3 Christinaki 3 Stamati 2 Spyridopoulou 1 Lymoura 0 Stamolamprou 0 Kosma 0
5th Place:
Latvia vs. Turkey 63-72 LAT Steinberga 16/8r Laksa 15 Basko-Melnbarde 11 Vitola 7 Brumermane 6 Krastina 4/6a Putnina 2 Strautmane 2 Kreslina 0 Jakobsone 0 Babkina DNP Dreimane DNP TUR Hollingsworth 24/6r Koksal 10/8r Vardarli Demirmen 10 Alben 9/8r/7a Canitez 6/8r Bilgic 6 Cakir Turgut 5 Ivegin Uner 2 Senyurek 0 Cora 0 Caglar DNP Ural DNP
7th Place:
Italy vs. Slovak Republic 71-54 ITA Gorini 14/6r Zandalasini 12/6r Sottana 12 Penna 9 Cinili 6 De Pretto 6 Ress 4/7r Crippa 4 Dotto 2 Formica 2 Masciadri 0 SVK Ruzickova 10 Dudasova 9 Jurcenkova 7 Mikulasikova 6 Balintova 6 Slamova 5 Kovacikova 5 Oroszova 4/8r Remenarova 2 Vynuchalova 0 Zirkova DNP
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