One game in Group F was played on Tuesday with the rest of the games on Wednesday.
Group A:
The highlight game of the game came in this group in Ruzomberok, where balanced Slovakia finally prevailed after three overtimes 100-95 as Marica Gajic tried to do everything again for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Milica Deura played all 55 minutes. Helena Sverrisdottir tried to carry Iceland again, but they lost to Montenegro 69-37 in Podgorica to remain winless and get officially eliminated.
Slovakia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 100-95(3OT) SLO Slamova 19 Hruscakova 18/10r Oroszova 15/6a Palenikova 15 Balintova 11/6r/9a Remenarova 9/6r Mistinova 9 Felixova 4/6r Kovacikova 0 Haskova 0 Palusna DNP BIH Gajic 39/19r Deura 24/6a Vrancic 10 Kapor 7 A. Delic 7 Dzinic 4/8r N. Delic 2 Dzebo 2 Kalusic 0 Babic 0 Brcaninovic DNP
Montenegro vs. Iceland 69-37 MNE Johnson 14/15r Mujovic 14/7r/6a Dubljevic 11 Rakovic 7 Aleksic 6 Pasic 6 Popovic 4 Matovic 3 Jovanovic 2 Zivkovic 2 Bigovic 0 Jaksic 0 ISL H. Sverrisdottir 22/9r Hrafnkelsdottir 8 Arnardottir 3 Kjartansdottir 2/7r Gunnarsdottir 2 Jonsdottir 0 G. Sverrisdottir 0 Thrastardottir 0 Petursdottir 0 Bjarnadottir 0 Sveinsdottir 0 Sigurdardottir 0
Standings: Slovakia 3-1, Montenegro 3-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-2, Iceland 0-4
Group B:
Turkey remained undefeated with an 86-48 win over Estonia in Istanbul. Belarus is in strong position to at least be in second place as they beat Poland 71-50 in Minsk.
Turkey vs. Estonia 86-48 TUR Koksal 14 Caglar 10/6r Canitez 10 Hollingsworth 9/6r Alben 9 Cora 7 Guner 6 Bilgic 6 Cakir 5 Ural 4 Emirtekin 3 Gulcan 3 EST Anderson 11 Bratka 8 Asi 5 Lilleallik 5 Nikolai 4 Rits 4 Pulk 4 Reinvald 3 Koster 2/6r Uiga 2 Pokk 0 Piibur 0
Belarus vs. Poland 71-50 BLR Papova 13/8r Ziuzkova 12 Snytsina 11 Likhtarovich 8/6r Hasper 8/6r Verameyenka 8 Bentley 6 Tarasava 3 Rytsikava 2 Leuchanka 0 Filonchyk DNP Holubeva DNP POL Gajda 9 Misiek 9 Skobel 7 Kaczmarczyk 6/7r Trzeciak 5 Szajtauer 3 Adamowicz 3 Witkowska 2 Zietara 2 Zurowska-Cegielska 2 Pawlak 2 Dobrowolska DNP
Standings: Turkey 4-0, Belarus 3-1, Poland 1-3, Estonia 0-4
Group C:
Russia remained undefeated as Maria Vadeeva and Anna Leshovtseva led them past Albania 148-35 in Perm. Hard luck Lithuania looks to be on the outside looking in as they got good games from both Gintare Petronyte and Kamile Nacickaite, but lost to Bernadett Hatar and Hungary 78-76 in Miskolc.
Russia vs. Albania 148-35 RUS Vadeeva 24/7r/7a Leshkovtseva 22 Petrushina 18 Musina 17/14r Levchenko 14/7a Tikhonenko 13 Vieru 10/14r/6a Ogun 10 Beglova 9/8a Maiga 6 Belyakova 3 Zavialova 2/6a ALB Xhanaj 11 Myrto 7 Aliaj 6 G. Bujari 5 E. Bujari 3 Zykaj 3 Gjoni 0 Palko 0 Toska 0 Berranija 0 Sinani 0 Fekollari 0
Hungary vs. Lithuania 78-76 HUN Hatar 20 Raksanyi 18/7s Studer 14 Dubei 11 Krivacevic 10 Goree 4 Katona 1 Simon 0 Varga 0 Medgyessy 0 Theodorean 0 Mansare DNP LTU Petronyte 20/8r Nacickaite 20 Labuckiene 12 Grigalauskyte 7 Okockyte 7 Kvederaviciute 4 Sulciute 4 Juskaite 2 Knyzaite 0 Svaryte 0 Saurazaite DNP Druskyte DNP
Standings: Russia 4-0, Hungary 3-1, Lithuania 1-3, Albania 0-4
Group D:
Evanthia Maltsi continues to defy age as she led Greece past Maria Correia and Portugal 81-59 in Chalkida. Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain kept pace as they were embroiled in another tight game, edging Alysha Clark and Israel 76-74 in Tel Aviv.
Greece vs. Portugal 81-59 GRE Maltsi 20/6a Gemelos 16 Fasoula 11/6r Kaltsidou 10 Sotiriou 8 Spanou 5 Spyridopoulou 4 Chatzinikolaou 3/6r Nikolopoulou 2 Kosma 2 Lymoura 0 Stamati 0 POR Correia 24 Viana 10 Costa 7 Silva 5 Da Silva 4/7r Domingues 4 Brandao 3 Neves 2 Livulo 0 Filipe 0 Rosario 0 Goncalves DNP
Israel vs. Great Britain 74-76 ISR Clark 20/11r/7a Levitsky 15/12r Doron 14 Shafir 13 Zairy 5 Ben Nun 3 Diamant 2 Lev 2 Kedem 0 Shalon 0 Suez-Karni DNP Yizchaki DNP GBR Fagbenle 21/14r Collins 19/10r Samuelson 13 Jones 6 Vanderwal 5/6a Stewart 4/9r Handy 2 Fong Lyew Quee 2 Simpson 2 Campbell 2 Prior DNP Allen DNP
Standings: Greece 3-1, Great Britain 3-1, Israel 2-2, Portugal 0-4
Group E:
Slovenia continues to lead the group, doing enough at home in Celje to beat Ashley Walker and Romania 78-70 thanks to Teja Oblak. France bounced back in Brest with a 90-40 win over Finland with Sandrine Gruda leading the way again.
Slovenia vs. Romania 78-70 SLO Oblak 24 Evans 16/6r Trebec 10 Prezelj 9 Jakovina 6 Abramovic 6 Friskovec 4 Ocvirk 3 Senicar 0 Cvijanovic DNP Gwashavanu DNP Kroselj DNP ROU Walker 21/7r A. Parau 13/6r Pavel 9/7r Marginean 9 Ursu 8 Stoenescu 6 Ardelean 2 Irimia 2 Kilin 0 Neagu 0 I. Parau 0 Ghizila DNP
France vs. Finland 90-40 FRA Gruda 27 Tchatchouang 12 Johannes 11/6a Ciak 10 Miyem 8 Ayayi 7 Chartereau 4 Bernies 4 Epoupa 3/7a Michel 2 Duchet 2 Badiane 0 FIN Holopainen 16 Lahtinen 6 Bejedi 5 Kuier 4/10r Iiskola 4 Pounds 2 Gronberg 2 Lehtoranta 1 Arike 0 Pirttinen 0 Kesanen 0 Makitalo DNP
Standings: Slovenia 4-0, France 3-1, Romania 1-3, Finland 0-4
Group F:
The lone Tuesday game saw Spain take care of business in Guadalajara, winning 97-57 to stay undefeated and eliminating winless Bulgaria. On Wednesday, Alina Iagupova put on a show in Kiev as Ukraine beat the Netherlands 84-49 to at least give themselves a solid second place position.
Spain vs. Bulgaria 97-57 ESP Casas 14 Xargay 14 Torrens 13 Rodriguez 10 Arrojo 8 Sanchez 8 Araujo 7 Conde 7 Gil 6/8r Palau 4 Romero 4 Nicholls 2/6r BUL Georgieva 11/9r Ivanova 9 I. Kostova 7 Voynova 6/7r Peteva 6 Sharenkapova 5 Konstantinova 4 Kocehva 4 Zhelyazkova 3 Dimitrova 2 G. Kostova 0
Ukraine vs. Netherlands 84-49 UKR Iagupova 39/10r Udodenko 15 Bilotserkivska 8 Berezhynska 5 Kurasova 5 Naumenko 5 Olkhovyk 3 Samburska 2 Krayevska 2 Horobets 0 Uro-Nile DNP Zavidna DNP NED Van Grinsven 14/7r Broring 10/6r L. Bettonvil 7 J. Bettonvil 6/6r Adams 4 Ndiba 3 Butter 3 Jongeling 2 Slim 0 Klerx 0 Westerik 0 Van Den Adel DNP
Standings: Spain 4-0, Ukraine 3-1, Netherlands 1-3, Bulgaria 0-4
Group G:
Alena Hanusova and the Czech Republic remained undefeated and put Germany in a tough spot with an 82-67 win in Prague. Belgium is still in a strong position, eliminating Marielle Giroud and Switzerland 98-59 in Kortrijk.
Czech Republic vs. Germany 82-67 CZE Hanusova 27/9r/6a Hejdova 10/9r Brezinova 9 Kat. Elhotova 9/6a Peckova 9 Vaughn 8 Bartakova 6/7a Kar. Elhotova 4 Zaplatova 0 Vorackova 0 Peckova 0 Bartonova DNP GER Greunke 14/7r Schaake 14 Brunckhorst 12/10r Ilmberger 12/7r Bertholdt 6/7r Brodersen 6 Wagner 3 Grigoleit 0 Korner 0 Wilke DNP Henningsen DNP Zipser DNP
Belgium vs. Switzerland 98-59 BEL Meesseman 19/7a K. Mestdagh 14 Vanloo 14/8a Delaere 11 Carpreaux 8 Raman 7 H. Mestdagh 6 Linskens 6 Allemand 4 Resimont 4 Nauwelaers 3 Hendrickx 2 SUI Giroud 28/8r Simioni 7 Tolusso 6 Franchina 4 Fora 4 Chardon 4 Baumann 4 Clement 2 Herminjard 0 Lugt 0 Constantin 0 Tomezzoli DNP
Standings: Czech Republic 4-0, Belgium 3-1, Germany 1-3, Switzerland 0-4
Group H:
Italy took care of business in Pavia 93-33 behind Cecilia Zandalasini and Giorgia Sottana, eliminating Macedonia in the process. Sweden kept pace by beating Marija Rezan and Croatia 63-55 in Stockholm.
Italy vs. Macedonia 93-33 ITA Zandalasini 21 Sottana 20/6a Andre 12/11r Dotto 12/6r Masciadri 10 Dotto 7 Cinili 5 Filippi 4 Nicolodi 2 Ercoli 0/6r Crippa 0 Consolini 0 MKD Mitrasinovik 9/7r Kmetovska 4/9r Paris 4/7r Lazareska 4 Tanturovska 4 Trajchevska 3 Nikolikj 2 Kozhobashiovska 2 Musa 1 Stonjanovska 0 Petrushevska 0 Shekjeroska DNP
Sweden vs. Croatia 63-55 SWE Loyd 12 Zahui B 11/16r F. Eldebrink 11 Barthold 11 E. Eldebrink 6/7a Lundquist 5 Fontaine 4 Halvarsson 3 Drammeh 0 Hamilton-Carter 0 Abdi DNP Nystrom DNP CRO Rezan 23/9r Dojkic 11 Sandric 10/7r/6a Premasunac 4/9r Begic 3/9r Slonjsak 2 Buzov 2 Todoric 0 Tikvic 0 Miloglav DNP Bura DNP Miletic DNP
Standings: Italy 3-1, Sweden 3-1, Croatia 2-2, Macedonia 0-4
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