June 19, 2017
After a day of rest, the teams returned to action on Monday to complete the group stage. Teams were looking to avoid elimination as several of valuable group winning places were still open as direct quarterfinal qualification was on the line.
Group A:
The first game in Hradec Kralove was for second place as both teams already knew that they would advance and could not win the group. Taisiia Udodenko continued to stand out for Ukraine as they beat Hungary 84-72. The other game was meaningless with both teams locked into their places, but the Czech Republic was able to put on one final show for the home fans with a 67-63 win over Spain, which already had an eye on the knockout stages.
Hungary vs. Ukraine 72-84 HUN Zele 13 Vandersloot 10 Hatar 10 Fegyverneky 10 Raksanyi 7 Medgyessy 6 Krivacevic 6 Nagy-Bujdoso 4/7r Dubei 2 Simon 2 Varga 2 Licskai 0 UKR Udodenko 22/9r Malashenko 17 Iagupova 17 Dorogobuzowa 12 Olkhovyk 9 Bilotserkivska 3 Moss 2/10r Horobets 2 Maznichenko 0 Spitkovska 0 Yatskovets 0 Naumenko 0
Czech Republic vs. Spain 67-63 CZE Vaughn 18/6r Kat. Elhotova 17 Kar. Elhotova 10/6a Hanusova 7/6r Zaplatova 7 Burgrova 4 Kulichova 2/6r Vyoralova 1/6a Vorackova 1 Stejskalova 0 Bartakova DNP Svrlikova DNP ESP Lyttle 17 Torrens 13 Nicholls 10/9r Romero 7 Cruz 6 Gil 4/7r Palau 4 Dominguez 2 Rodriguez 0 Conde 0 Sanchez 0 Xargay DNP
Standings: Spain 2-1, Ukraine 2-1, Hungary 1-2, Czech Republic 1-2
Group B:
The result of the first game was meaningless, but Turkey stayed unbeaten after confirming their place as group winner, leaving already-eliminated Belarus winless 88-74 and searching for answers. The day ended with Italy winning the battle for second place 68-61 over the Slovak Republic.
Belarus vs. Turkey 74-88 BLR Bentley 15/7r Likhtarovich 12 Snytsina 9 Ivashchanka 9 Holubeva 8 Papova 5 Rytsikava 4 Kress 4 Ziuzkova 2 Hasper 2 Filonchyk 2 Inkina 2 TUR Cakir Turgut 15/6a Bilgic 12 Canitez 10 Cora 10 Alben 9 Senyurek 8 Caglar 6 Hollingsworth 4/7r Ural 4/6r Vardarli Demirmen 4 Koksal 3 Ivegin Uner 3
Slovakia vs. Italy 61-68 SVK Balintova 13 Vynuchalova 11 Ruzickova 9/6r Slamova 9 Oroszova 6/8r Remenarova 5 Dudasova 4 Mikulasikova 2 Jurcenkova 2 Zirkova 0 Kovacikova 0 ITA Zandalasini 15/12r Sottana 15 Dotto 11/6a Formica 6 Ress 6 Penna 4 De Pretto 4 Masciadri 3 Crippa 2 Gorini 2 Cinili 0
Standings: Turkey 3-0, Italy 2-1, Slovak Republic 1-2, Belarus 0-3
Group C:
The defending champions had struggled thus far, but knew that a win over Slovenia would completely change that and Sonja Petrovic led Serbia again, this time to an 88-69 win over Teja Oblak and company after a tough start. That margin was enough to propel them to second place because France fended off a tough Greece team led by Evanthia Maltsi, doing enough in the final quarter to win 70-63 to take the top spot to close the day in Prague. Slovenia fought bravely, but were eliminated after sitting at the bottom of the tiebreaker.
Serbia vs. Slovenia 88-69 SRB Petrovic 23/6a Skoric 11/6r Milovanovic 11 N. Jovanovic 11 Crvendakic 7 T. Jovanovic 7 Radocaj 7 Dabovic 4 Cado 3 Stankovic 2 Krnjic 2 Mandic DNP SLO Oblak 22 Baric 18/6a Erkic 10 Evans 8 Lisec 7 Jakovina 2 Prezelj 2 Trebec 0 Zdolsek 0 Ocvirk 0 Abramovic 0 Pirsic 0
France vs. Greece 70-63 FRA Miyem 12 Skrela 12 Tchatchouang 11/7r Ciak 11 Michel 5 Dumerc 5 Epoupa 4 Ayayi 4 Amant 4 Chartereau 2 Minte 0 Johannes 0 GRE Maltsi 25/6r/6a Spanou 10 Christinaki 10 Kaltsidou 5 Nikolopoulou 4/7r/7a Sotiriou 4 Spyridoupoulou 3 Fasoula 2 Kosma 0 Stamolamprou 0 Stamati DNP Lymoura DNP
Standings: France 3-0, Serbia 1-2, Greece 1-2, Slovenia 1-2
Group D:
The day in Prague opened with a battle for first place in the group as Belgium stayed undefeated by prevailing in another close game, this time 62-58 over Latvia. Montenegro needed a solid win to stay in the competition by flipping the tiebreakers around, but Russia kept pulling away, dominating the final quarter to win 78-54 and to take second place.
Latvia vs. Belgium 58-62 LAT Steinberga 14/20r Laksa 13 Basko-Melnbarde 10 Babkina 10 Krastina 5 Vitola 2 Putnina 2 Kreslina 2 Jakobsone 0 Brumermane 0 Strautmane DNP Dreimane DNP BEL Wauters 17 Meesseman 16/9r Carpreaux 11/6r K. Mestdagh 6 Delaere 6 Linskens 4 Vanloo 2 Raman 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Nauwelaers 0 Hendrickx DNP Geldof DNP
Montenegro vs. Russia 54-78 MNE Robinson 17/8r Perovanovic 13 Skerovic 10 Jovanovic 7 Vucetic 4 Mujovic 3 Matovic 0 Aleksic 0 Pasic 0 Popovic 0 Milosev DNP Rakovic DNP RUS Prince 13/6a Beliakova 11/6r Maiga 11 Vieru 10/7r Kirillova 9 Tikhonenko 8/12r Vadeeva 6 Cherepanova 4 Beglova 2 Musina 2 Levchenko 2 Zhedik 0
Standings: Belgium 3-0, Russia 2-1, Latvia 1-2, Montenegro 0-3
Bracket (Next games Tuesday):
Spain vs. Winner Serbia-Latvia
Belgium vs. Winner Italy-Hungary
Turkey vs. Winner Russia-Greece
France vs. Winner Ukraine-Slovak Republic