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EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Game 2 November 17th

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November 17

Group A:

In Chalkada, Greece beat Iceland 89-54.  Bulgaria battled Slovenia in Sofia, but fell 72-64.

Greece vs. Iceland 89-54 GRE Gemelos 18 Stamolamprou 14 Bosgana 12/6r Pavlopoulou 11/9a Sotiriou 9 Chatzileonti 7/6r Spyridopoulou 6 Spanou 4 Nikolopouou 4/6a Louka 4 Diela 0 Alexandri 0 ISL H. Sverrisdottir 12/9r Halfdansdottir 10/8r Kjartansdottir 7 Hinriksdottir 7 G. Gunnarsdottir 6 T. Jonsdottir 4/7a Olafsdottir 3 H. Jonsditter 3 Henningsdottir 2 Karlsdottir 0 G. Sverrisdottir 0 E. Gunnarsdottir 0

Bulgaria vs. Slovenia 64-72 BUL Georgieva 17/10r H. Ivanova 15 Dimitrova 12 Kocheva 10 I. Kostova 8 Stoycheva 1/6a Konstantinova 1 Tyutyundzhieva 0 G. Ivananova 0 Natskina 0 Dineva DNP G. Kostova DNP SLO Oblak 19/8r Baric 13/6a Trebec 12/8r Jakovina 10/9r Prezelj 10/7r Friskovec 6 Senicar 2 Gorsic 0 Rupnik 0 Dautovic 0 Kroselj DNP Cvijanovic DNP

Group B:

Sweden took care of business in Malmo, handing Montenegro a 68-55 loss in the first game of the day.

Sweden vs. Montenegro 68-55 SWE E. Eldebrink 16/7a Zahui B 15/6r F. Eldebrink 11 Magarity 8/8r Loyd 8 Drammeh 5 Halvarsson 5 Abdi 0 Nystrom 0 Hamilton-Carter 0 Lundquist DNP Hersler DNP MNE Mujovic 17 Gatling 13/6r Jovanovic 10/8r Pasic 6 Vucetic 5 Aleksic 2 K. Rakovic 2 Jaksic 0 Kovacevic 0 S. Rakovic DNP Zivkovic DNP Lazarevic DNP

Group C:

Russia bounced back with a 96-66 win over Estonia in Tallinn.  Jonquel Jones led Bosnia Herzegovina again, this time past Switzerland 80-61 in Sarajevo.

Estonia vs. Russia 66-96 EST Lass 15 Anderson 10 Asi 8 Pulk 7 Koster 7 Bratka 6/7r Sepp 3 Svilberg 3 Kosareva 3 Adler 2 Rits 2 Korjus 0 RUS Vadeeva 17/9r Leshkovtseva 14 Shilova 13 Razheva 12 Levchenko 11 Shabanova 8 Anoikina 6 Nizamova 4 Tikhonenko 4 Komarova 3 Zaitceva 2 Namok 2

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Switzerland 80-61 BIH Jones 26/16r Gajic 18/18r Kapor 12 Dzebo 10/6r A. Delic 7 Vrancic 4 Deura 2 Babic 1 Dzombeta 0 Dzinic DNP Markovic DNP N. Delic DNP SUI Rol 17 Herminjard 15 Giroud 8 Baumann 6 Simioni 5 Fora 4 Toumi 4 Clement 2 Kohler 0 Franchina 0 Constantin DNP

Group D:

Denmark got to host a game for the first time in a while, hanging tough in Gentofte before Cecilia Zandalasini and Giorgia Sottana got Italy the 82-72 win.  Romania almost pulled off an upset in Prague behind Annemarie Parau, but Katerina Elhotova and the Czech Republic escaped with a 60-59 win.

Denmark vs. Italy 72-82 DEN Tryggedsson 18 Jespersen 14 Seilund 10 Hesseldal 9/11r Sheikh 9 Ryder 8 Hee 2 Mortensen 2 Formann 0 Piechnik 0 Svanholm 0 Okosun 0 ITA Zandalasini 22 Sottana 21/6a Andre’ 13 Bestagno 8 Dotto 7/8r/8a Cinili 4 Carangelo 3 Ostarello 2 Penna 2 Consolini 0 Gorini 0 Keys 0

Czech Republic vs. Romania 60-59 CZE Elhotova 23 Hejdova 12/8r Reisingerova 9 Vaughn 8/6r Stepanova 2 Bartakova 2 Vorackova 2 Vyoralova 2 Brezinova 0 Zaplatova 0 Andelova DNP Pochobradska DNP ROU Parau 21 Walker 17/13r Marginean 11 Irimia 6 Stoiedin 3 Pavel 1 Filip 0 Kilin 0 Podar 0 Popescu 0 Armanu DNP Orban DNP

Group E:

Turkey had a strong second half in Mersin to beat Lithuania 74-51.  Nikolina Milic and Jovana Nogic led Serbia in a big 139-34 win over Albania in Durres.

Turkey vs. Lithuania 74-51 TUR Hollingsworth 14/6r Canitez 11/8r Gunay 11 Bilgic 8 Ural 8 Yavuz 7/6a Koksal 5 Cakir 4 Erat 3 Senyurek 2 Aydin 1 Avci DNP LTU Juskaite 13 Petronyte 10 Sulske 9 Miskiniene 6/7r Meskonyte 6 Baltkojiene 3 Kvederaviciute 2 Siksniute 2 Nacickaite 0 Labuckiene 0 Grigalauskyte 0 Knyzaite DNP

Albania vs. Serbia 34-139 ALB Xhanaj 13 Mehmeti 8 Aliaj 4 Verri 4 Toska 3 Mollaj 2 Lalaj 0/7r Dashja 0 Lugaj 0 Sinani 0 Cobo DNP Hasani DNP SER Milic 24/9r Nogic 20 Jovanovic 16 Skoric 12 Mili. Bojovic 12 Miljkovic 11/7a Cado 10 Krajisnik 9 Zaric 8/7r Milj. Bojovic 8/8a Stanacev 7/7a Butulija 2

Group F:

Maryia Papova and Belarus started their campaign with an impressive effort in Manchester, beating Great Britain 90-59.

Great Britain vs. Belarus 59-90 GBR Fagbenle 16/8r Handy 12 Samuelson 10 Vanderwal 8 Green 5/7r Simpson 5 Jones 3 Monakana 0 Charles 0 Collins DNP Shaw DNP Campbell DNP BLR Papova 24/8r Verameyenka 17/11r Hasper 12 Ziuzkova 10 Bentley 6 Tarasava 5/6a Rytsikava 5 Snytsina 4 Ivaschanka 4 Masko 3 Likhtarovich 0/7r Inkina 0

Group G:

Emma Meesseman paced Belgium in an 85-58 win over Finland in Espoo.  Alina Iagupova was brilliant again as Ukraine defeated Portugal 72-60 in Kharkiv.

Finland vs. Belgium 58-85 FIN Makitalo 15/6a Kuier 12/6r Holopainen 8 Pounds 6 Aarnio 4 Koskimies 3 Lehtoranta 3 Pirttinen 3 Tulonen 2 Pelander 2 Aijanen 0 Kuisma 0 BEL Meesseman 32/7r Delaere 9 K. Mestdagh 9 Linskens 7 Wauters 6 Raman 6 H. Mestdagh 5 Carpreaux 4/9a Resimont 4 Allemand 2/7a Nauwelaers 1 Geldof 0

Ukraine vs. Portugal 72-60 UKR Iagupova 29/7r Sivakova 10 Horobets 9/9r Naumenko 6/13r Uro-Nile 6 Matsko 5/6r Yatskovets 5/6r Kondus 2 Liubinets 0 Musienko DNP Voloshyna DNP Mitina DNP POR Silva 19/6r Kostourkova 10 L. Ferreira 9 Viana 7/7a Filipe 6 Bettencourt 5 E. Ferreira 2 Carvalheira 2 Da Silva 0 Soeiro 0 Goncalves 0 Rodrigues 0

Group H:

Slovakia was the last team to debut and they started well in Sopron, but Bernadett Hatar and Hungary recovered to win 73-59.

Hungary vs. Slovakia 73-59 HUN Hatar 20/10r Zele 17 Turner 12 Kiss 9/6r Dubei 5/6r Lelik 5 Studer 5/7a Pusztai 0 Horvath DNP Weninger DNP Balint DNP Barnai DNP SVK Oroszova 14/12r Balintova 13 Slamova 10 Mistinova 6/6r Sujova 5 Hruscakova 4 Jakubcova 4 Dudasova 3 Palusna 0 Remenarova DNP Balazova DNP Fekete DNP

Group I:

Ivana Dojkic and Croatia continued an impressive start with a 93-86 win over Satou Sabally and Germany in Zabok.  Elina Dikaioulaku and Latvia bounced back with a 98-39 win over North Macedonia.

Croatia vs. Germany 93-86 CRO Dojkic 27 Slonsjak 19 Brkic 12/8a Perisa 12 Begic 11 Tikvic 10 Miletic 2 Cvitkovic 0 Masic 0 Miloglav DNP Premasunac DNP Silov DNP GER Sabally 33/10r Gulich 17 Wilke 10 Greinacher 8/10r Brunckhorst 7/6a Stach 7 Degbeon 2 Geiselsoder 2 Simon 0 Wagner 0 Schaake 0 Crownder DNP

North Macedonia vs. Latvia 39-98 MKD Selcova 11 Kmetovska 8 Lazareska 6 Trajchevska 5/7r Sekulovksa 5 Petrushevska 2 Stojanovska 2 Lazareska 0 Jolovik 0 Dimitrovska 0 Modeva 0 Pejkovska DNP LAT Dikaioulaku 22/6r Kreslina 19 Vitola 16/8r Klakocka 10/6r Melnika 8/11r Strautmane 8/7r Meldere 7/9r Jakobsone 4/7a Jasa 2 Bulane 2 Laksa DNP

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All times Eastern Standard:

Sweden vs. Montenegro, 9:00am:

Denmark vs. Italy, 9:30am:

Turkey vs. Lithuania, 9:30am:

Greece vs. Iceland, 10:00am:

Albania vs. Serbia, 10:00am:

Finland vs. Belgium, 10:00am:

Bulgaria vs. Slovenia, 11:00am:

Ukraine vs. Portugal, 11:00am:

Estonia vs. Russia, 11:30am:

Czech Republic vs. Romania, 12:00pm:

Great Britain vs. Belarus, 12:00pm:

Croatia vs. Germany, 1:00pm:

North Macedonia vs. Latvia, 1:00pm:

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Switzerland, 2:00pm:

Hungary vs. Slovakia, 2:30pm:

EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Day 1 November 14th

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November 14, 2019

Qualifying began on Thursday for the tournament in 2021.  Teams are looking to grab the fourteen spots alongside France and Spain.  The top team in each group will qualify along with the five best runners up.

Group A:

The early advantage in this group went to Slovenia after they edged a young Greece team 70-64 in Celje.  Hristina Ivanova and Bulgaria started strong with an 84-69 win over Iceland in Reykjavik.

Slovenia vs. Greece 70-64 SLO Oblak 19/6a Jakovina 12/7r Friskovec 12 Baric 12 Prezelj 7 Gorsic 6 Trebec 2 Senicar 0 Rupnik 0 Kroselj DNP Cvijanovic DNP Dautovic DNP GRE Spanou 18 Gemelos 13 Pavlopoulou 12/8r/8a Sotiriou 6 Bosgana 6 Spyridopoulou 5/6r Stamolamprou 4 Chatzileonti 0 Alexandri 0 Diela 0 Karambatsa DNP Louka DNP

Iceland vs. Bulgaria 69-84 ISL Kjartansdottir 15/13r H. Sverrisdottir 14/11r/8a Gunnarsdottir 8 Halfdansdottir 7/10r T. Jonsdottir 7/6a H. Jonsdottir 7 Henningsdottir 4 G. Sverrisdottir 2 Olafsdottir 2 Karlsdottir 2 Hinriksdottir 1 Bjarnsdottir 0 BUL H. Ivanova 25/8r Georgieva 12/8r Kocheva 11/7a G. Ivanova 9 Stoycheva 8/7a Dimitrova 7 I. Kostova 6 Dineva 4 G. Kostova 1 Natskina 1 Tyutyundzhieva 0 Konstantinova 0

Group B:

Sweden has had a resurgence recently and they were dominant early in Tel Aviv on their way to a 77-40 win over Israel.

Israel vs. Sweden 40-77 ISR Raber 10 Cohen 8/6r Lev 8 Yizchaki 4 Rotberg 4 Hannoun 2 Gitchenko 2 Abboud 2 Vaturi 0 Eisner 0 Levi 0 Karsh 0 SWE Halvarsson 15 E. Eldebrink 14 F. Eldebrink 12 Loyd 10/12r Zahui B 10/8r Magarity 6/13r Abdi 6 Drammeh 2 Nystrom 2 Lundquist 0 Gultekin 0 Hamilton-Carter 0

Group C:

Russia went through their latest drastic overhaul, but were considered runaway group favorites before the first game in Orenburg.  They had a rather inauspicious start as Jonquel Jones did complete her change of national team to be the naturalized player for Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading them to a 70-69 upset win.  Merike Anderson paces Estonia again, but it was Switzerland that prevailed 73-63 at home in Fribourg.

Russia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 69-70 RUS Vadeeva 18/11r Zhedik 4 Levchenko 9 Logunova 6 Razheva 6 Nizamova 6 Shilova 6 Anoikina 4 Leshkovtseva 0 Shabanova 0 Namok DNP Komarova DNP BIH Jones 29/16r Gajic 17/6r Kapor 10 Deura 6 Vrancic 5 Dzombeta 3 Babic 0 A. Delic 0 N. Delic 0 Dzinic DNP Dzebo DNP Markovic DNP

Switzerland vs. Estonia 73-63 SUI Giroud 14/7r Rol 12/8r Herminjard 12 Fora 8 Baumann 8 Kohler 5/8r Simoni 5 Toumi 5 Clement 4 Franchina 0 Luap 0 Constantin DNP EST Anderson 21 Lass 10/6r Pulk 10 Braatka 8/7r Koster 7/7r Asi 5 Rits 2 Sepp 0 Kosareva 0 Svilberg 0 Korjus 0 Adler 0

Group D:

Denmark finally returned to fielding a senior team as they visited Timisoara, losing to Romania 70-55.  The Czech Republic was trying to make up for a poor tournament and were impressive in Cagliari, beating Italy 62-52.

Romania vs. Denmark 70-55 ROU Walker 16/12r/6a Pavel 13/7r Marginean 12 Parau 11/6a Irimia 7 Stoiedin 4/6r Filip 4 Kilin 3 Popescu 0 Orban 0 Ghita 0 Demeter DNP DEN Jespersen 18/9r Hesseldal 10 Piechnik 9 Ryder 7 Seilund 5 Formann 3 Hee 2 Okosun 1 Mortensen 0 Viso 0 Tryggedsson 0 Svanholm 0

Italy vs. Czech Republic 52-62 ITA Zandalasini 16 Dotto 13/6r Bestagno 10 Sottana 4 Cinili 3 Keys 2/10r Romeo 2 Penna 2 Crippa 0 Gorini 0 Andre’ 0 Madera 0 CZE Reisingerova 15 Vaughn 11/6r Elhotova 9/7a Hejdova 8/6r Brezinova 7/6r Bartakova 6 Vorackova 4 Pochobradska 2 Zaplatova 0 Stepanova 0 Vyoralova 0 Adamcova DNP

Group E:

This group could be a tough test for the top three teams and it was certainly an excellent game in Belgrade as Serbia just held off Turkey 59-56.  The only drama in Kedainiai was whether a young star would get to shine, but Monika Grigalauskyte and Lithuania focused on taking care of business in a 108-43 pasting of Albania.

Serbia vs. Turkey 59-56 SRB Milic 17 Dabovic 16 Crvendakic 14/6r Krajisnik 4 Brooks 4 Butulija 3 Bojovic 1 Jovanovic 0/6r Skoric 0 Cado 0 Miljkovic DNP Stanacev DNP TUR Hollingsworth 17/7r Koksal 8 Canitez 7/6r Bilgic 6 Yavuz 6 Senyurek 5 Cakir 5 Aydin 2 Erat 0 Gunay 0 Gulcan 0 Ural DNP

Lithuania vs. Albania 108-43 LTU Grigalauskyte 20/15r Juskaite 18/10r Siksniute 12 Miskiniene 10/9r Nacickaite 10 Labuckiene 8 Meskonyte 8 Baltkojiene 7/6a Sulske 6 Jockyte 4 Kvederaviciute 3 Knyzaite 2 ALB Lalaj 16 Verri 11/7r Xhanaj 10/7r Aliaj 4 Mollaj 2 Hasani 0 Dashja 0 Mehmeti 0 Toska 0 Cobo 0 Gjoni DNP Velias DNP

Group F:

Poland got a good game from their new naturalized player, but Great Britain left Walbrzych with a 75-63 win.

Poland vs. Great Britain 63-75 POL Kastanek 18 Kaczmarczyk 8/6r Gala 8 Adamowicz 7 Gajda 6/7a Drop 6 Koc 5/7r Skobel 3 Pobozy 2 Dobrowolska 0 Rembiszewska 0 Trzeciak DNP GBR Simpson 18 Samuelson 16/8r Fagbenle 15/6r Green 11/10r Handy 11 Monakana 3 Vanderwal 1 Jones 0 Charles DNP Collins DNP Shaw DNP Campbell DNP

Group G:

The stars led the way in Charleroi as Emma Messeeman and Belgium beat Alina Iagupova and Ukraine 83-66.  The day ended in Matosinhos with Portugal beating Finland 71-48.

Belgium vs. Ukraine 83-66 BEL Meesseman 22/6r Linskens 16/6r K. Mestdagh 13 Wauters 8 Delaere 7 Carpreaux 7 Allemand 6 Resimont 2 Raman 1 Massey 1 Nauwelaers 0 H. Mestdagh 0 UKR Iagupova 32/11r Matsko 10 Naumenko 9 Liubinets 5 Yatskovets 4 Horobets 4 Sivakova 2 Uro-Nile 0 Mitina 0 Kondus DNP Musienko DNP Voloshyna DNP

Portugal vs. Finland 71-48 POR Silva 17/9r L. Ferreira 10 Soeiro 10 Bettencourt 9 Kostourkova 8 Filipe 6 Viana 4/6a Da Silva 4 Rodrigues 2 E. Ferreira 1 Mateus 0 Goncalves 0 FIN R. Lehtoranta 11 Aijanen 9/6r Kuier 6 L. Lehtoranta 5 Tulonen 5 Holopainen 4 Koskimies 3 Kuisma 3 Pelander 2 Pounds 0 Makitalo 0 Pirttinen 0

Group H:

Yvonne Turner and Hungary had the better start in Amsterdam, but with key players turning professional, the Netherlands was able to field a stronger team and fight back to win 66-56.

Netherlands vs. Hungary 66-56 NED Hof 18/8r Van Den Adel 12/6r/6a Kuijt 12/10a Van Grinsven 8/7r L. Bettonvil 5 J. Bettonvil 3 Kuijt 3 Driessen 2 Westerik 2 Cornelius 1 Van Der Keijl 0 Jongeling 0 HUN Turner 20 Hatar 15/17r Studer 6 Dubei 5 Zele 4 Lelik 2 Weninger 2 Barnai 2 Horvath 0 Kiss 0 Balint 0 Pusztai 0

Group I:

This group is expected to be wide open among the top three teams.  The result in Riga definitely did nothing to dispel that notion when Ivana Dojkic helped Croatia past Latvia 83-65.  Satou Sabally made the long trip to Nordlingen to give Germany something approaching their full strength team in their 105-40 win over North Macedonia.

Latvia vs. Croatia 65-83 LAT Dikaioulaku 17 Vitola 15/14r Jakobsone 8/8a Kreslina 8 Strautmane 6 Melnika 4 Bulane 3 Brumermane 2 Meldere 2 Jasa 0 Laksa DNP CRO Dojkic 27/8a Tikvic 15/8r Begic 13/13r Slonsjak 10 Brkic 7 Miletic 4 Masic 4 Premasunac 2 Cvitkovic 1 Perisa 0 Petrak 0 Silov 0

Germany vs. North Macedonia 105-40 GER Sabally 23/9r/6a Gulich 16/9r Geiselsoder 13/8r Degbeon 12 Greinacher 11/13r Wilke 8/6r Stach 7 Simon 7 Schaake 6 Brunckhorst 2/6r Wagner 0 Crowder 0 MKD Stojanovska 16 Trajchevska 15 Delovska 5 Kmetovska 2 Jolovik 2 Selcova 0/8r Lazareska 0 Modeva 0 Pejkovska 0 Petrushevska 0 Lazareska 0 Sekulovska 0

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All games on Thursday, times listed are Eastern Standard:

Russia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10:00am:

Romania vs. Denmark, 11:00am:

Serbia vs. Turkey, 11:00am:

Lithuania vs. Albania, 11:30am:

Israel vs. Sweden, 12:00pm:

Poland vs. Great Britain, 12:15pm:

Latvia vs. Croatia, 12:45pm:

Germany vs. North Macedonia, 1:00pm:

Netherlands vs. Hungary, 1:30pm:

Switzerland vs. Estonia, 2:00pm:

Slovenia vs. Greece, 2:10pm:

Italy vs. Czech Republic, 2:30pm:

Belgium vs. Ukraine, 2:30pm:

Iceland vs. Bulgaria, 3:00pm:

Portugal vs. Finland, 4:00pm:

EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Draw

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After the announcement last that Valencia, Spain and Lyon, France would host the group stages and quarterfinals and Paris would host the last four teams in the 2021 continental championship, the qualifying draw was conducted today.

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The 33 remaining teams were drawn into 9 groups of 3 or 4 teams.  After the double round-robin, each group winner will qualify.  The second place teams in four teams groups will have their games against the last place team removed and then the top five among them will be awarded the final spots.  Due to the Olympic qualifying process in February, these games will be played in November in both 2019 and 2020 and then finished in February of 2021.

Groups B, D, E, F, and G are the ones with two teams that qualified for the last edition of the tournament and there figure to be some real battles forthcoming for the group lead and the automatic qualification.  Group B in particular will have all of the teams entering the games with the expectation of qualifying.  After there were even groups for the last set of qualifiers, Denmark has finally decided to return to competition, getting drawn into Group D.

EuroBasket Final July 7th

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July 7, 2019

The battle for the bronze medal was first and Serbia sent the fans home on a winning note after easing past Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain 81-55.  That set the stage for the latest clash of titans in the final and Spain took the lead early, never looking back as they defended their crown and doomed France to a fourth consecutive silver medal with an 86-66 win behind Marta Xargay.

3rd Place:

Serbia vs. Great Britain 81-55 SRB Petrovic 14/13r Jovanovic 11 Brooks 8 Stankovic 8 Skoric 7 Miljkovic 7 Stanacev 6/6a Cado 6 Crvendakic 5/6r Milic 5 Butulija 4 Dabovic DNP GBR Fagbenle 23/6r Vanderwal 11 Leedham 8/10r Green 4 Samuelson 4 Handy 3 Simpson 2 Jones 0 Monakana 0 Collins DNP Shaw DNP Campbell DNP

Final:

Spain vs. France 86-66 ESP Xargay 23 Dominguez 13 Palau 12 Gil 9/10r Ouvina 9 Nicholls 6/6r Cruz 6 Ndour 4 Pina 2 Casas 2 Abalde 0 Vilaro 0 FRA Gruda 18/6r Hartley 17 Miyem 11 Ayayi 7 Johannes 7 Epoupa 4 Chevaugeon 2 Bankole 0 Badiane 0 Chartereau 0 Fauthoux 0 Rupert 0

EuroBasket Semifinals July 6th

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July 6, 2019

Olympic Qualifying Places:

The first two games on Saturday were that ones that would determine the last two teams to keep their Olympic dreams alive.  Hungary did start well as they were looking for a surprise, but Belgium clamped down on their way to a 72-56 win to claim one spot.  The other game was much closer throughout and it was Sweden that prevailed in the end 57-52 leaving Russia searching for answers for another cycle.

Belgium vs. Hungary 72-56 BEL K. Mestdagh 17/6r Allemand 17 Nauwelaers 8 Carpreaux 8 Linskens 6/6r Wauters 5 Raman 4 Meesseman 4/7a Delaere 3 Geldof 0 Vanloo 0 H. Mestdagh 0 HUN Raksanyi 11 Turner 10/10r Hatar 9/8r Studer 7 Horti 7 Zele 6 Dubei 4 Varga 2 Kiss 0 Lelik 0 Horvath 0 Pusztai 0

Russia vs. Sweden 52-57 RUS Vadeeva 15/8r Vieru 9 Musina 7/7r Logunova 7/6r Levchenko 5 Shilova 5 Maiga 2 Leshkovtseva 2 Beglova 0 Belyakova 0 Gladkova 0 Fedorenkova 0 SWE Loyd 16 E. Eldebrink 14 Magarity 12 F. Eldebrink 9 Zahui B 4 Drammeh 2 Halvarsson 0/10r Nystrom 0 Lundquist 0 Hamilton-Carter 0 Abdi DNP Vesterberg DNP

Semifinals:

With the Olympic situation settled, it was time for the quest for the championship.  Great Britain was looking for the upset and had the early lead as the game hit the half tied, but Marine Johannes emerged and helped France win 63-56.  Spain knew that it was best for them to keep the home crowd quiet and they managed to do that with a lead for most of the game, but Serbia kept it close and then surged late in the game, but lost the lead again and fell 71-66.

France vs. Great Britain 63-56 FRA Johannes 20 Miyem 16/6r Gruda 11/10r Chartereau 6/6r Epoupa 5/9r Hartley 3 Chevaugeon 2 Bankole 0 Ayayi 0 Fauthoux 0 Rupert DNP Badiane DNP GBR Vanderwal 12 Handy 11 Fagbenle 10/6r Leedham 9/8r Green 6 Samuelson 5/6a Monakana 3 Collins 0 Jones 0 Simpson 0 Shaw DNP Campbell DNP

Spain vs. Serbia 71-66 ESP Ndour 17 Cruz 14 Nicholls 10/10r Dominguez 10 Xargay 10 Gil 3 Ouvina 3 Casas 2 Pina 2 Palau 0 Abalde 0 Vilaro DNP SRB Brooks 17 Stankovic 12 Butulija 12 Dabovic 9 Crvendakic 8 Petrovic 6/6r/6a Jovanovic 2 Cado 0 Milic 0 Skoric 0 Stanacev 0 Miljkovic DNP

EuroBasket Quarterfinals July 4th

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July 4, 2019

All four quarterfinals were played on Thursday with the winners also grabbing four of the six available spots in Olympic qualifying.  First up were the two teams not heavily predicted to reach this stage as Hungary tried to battle back late, but Temi Fagbenle could not be contained as Great Britain won 62-59.  It was much less close in the next game as Astou Ndour led Spain past Russia 78-54.  The most anticipated game was as good as advertised, going back and forth in the second half and resulting in overtime where Sandrine Gruda proved to much to handle and France won 84-80 as Emma Meesseman and Belgium just could not keep up late.  Serbia made the home fans happy quickly on their way to an 87-49 win over Sweden.  The teams will get another day of rest and then the semifinals and the last two games for the last Olympic qualifying places will be played on Saturday.

Hungary vs. Great Britain 59-62 HUN Turner 11/8r Studer 10 Raksanyi 10 Hatar 8 Horti 8 Zele 5 Varga 4 Dubei 3 Pusztai DNP Kiss DNP Lelik DNP Horvath DNP GBR Fagbenle 29/8r Jones 8 Samuelson 7/7r Handy 6 Leedham 4/12r/8a Green 3 Simpson 3 Vanderwal 2 Collins DNP Shaw DNP Campbell DNP Monakana DNP

Spain vs. Russia 78-54 ESP Ndour 24/12r Nicholls 11/7r Xargay 11 Palau 8 Cruz 7/8r/6a Dominguez 7 Ouvina 5 Gil 3 Abalde 2 Casas 0 Vilaro 0 Pina 0 RUS Levchenko 8 Vieru 7 Beglova 7 Vadeeva 6/10r Musina 6 Shilova 6 Leshkovtseva 4 Maiga 4 Logunova 2 Belyakova 2 Fedorenkova 1 Gladkova 1

France vs. Belgium 84-80(OT) FRA Gruda 33/10r Epoupa 13/9r Hartley 12 Ayayi 5/6r Miyem 5 Chevaugeon 5 Chartereau 5 Johannes 4 Badiane 2 Bankole DNP Fauthoux DNP Rupert DNP BEL Meesseman 24 K. Mestdagh 16/10r/7a Allemand 15 Linskens 10 Raman 10 Delaere 2 Wauters 2 Vanloo 1 H. Mestdagh 0 Carpreaux 0 Geldor DNP Nauwelaers DNP

Serbia vs. Sweden 87-49 SRB Dabovic 19 Crvendakic 11 Brooks 11 Cado 10 Butulija 7 Petrovic 7 Milic 7 Jovanovic 6 Miljkovic 6 Skoric 3 Stankovic 0 Stanacev 0 SWE F. Eldebrink 12/6r Magarity 11 Zahui B 9/10r Loyd 7 Lundquist 5 Drammeh 3/6r Nystrom 2 Halvarsson 0 Hamilton-Carter 0 E. Eldebrink 0 Vesterberg 0 Abdi DNP

Bracket:

Semifinals:
Spain vs. Serbia
France vs. Great Britain

Olympic Qualifiers:
Russia vs. Sweden
Belgium vs. Hungary

EuroBasket Playoff Games July 1st-2nd

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The first two knockout round games were played on Monday to give the Riga-based teams time to travel to Serbia.  Frida Eldebrink and Sweden used a fast start to leave Latvia at home 77-62.  Great Britain also started well, but Montenegro did close the gap before the duo of Temi Fagbenle and Karlie Samuelson proved to be too much and got them the 92-71 win.  Tuesday’s games were the first in Belgrade, which also hosts the rest of the tournament.  The first game was excellent as Slovenia looked to pull off the upset, but Julie Allemand took on a bigger scoring role than usual for Belgium and helped them escape with a 72-67 win.  Cecilia Zandalasini and Italy had the early advantage, but Russia gathered itself in the second half on their way to a 63-54 win.  The teams will now all be well rested for the all-important quarterfinals games on Thursday with automatic spots in the next phase of Olympic qualification on the line.

July 1, 2019

Sweden vs. Latvia 77-62 SWE F. Eldebrink 21 Loyd 14 Zahui B 12/10r Drammeh 12 E. Eldebrink 9/8a Halvarsson 5 Magarity 2/11r Lundquist 2 Nystrom 0 Hamilton-Carter 0 Vesterberg 0 Abdi DNP LAT Dikaioulaku 14 Brumermane 13/9r P. Strautmane 8 Jakobsone 7 Pulvere 5 Kreslina 5 Melnika 4/6r D. Strautmane 2 Pilabere 2 Septe 1 Ikstena 1 Vitola DNP

Great Britain vs. Montenegro 92-71 GBR Fagbenle 29 Samuelson 28 Vanderwal 15/9a Leedham 13/8r/7a Green 7 Handy 0 Monakana 0 Jones 0 Simpson 0 Collins 0 Shaw 0 Campbell DNP MNE Mujovic 16 Jovanovic 12/6r Johnson 12/6r Aleksic 10 Vucetic 8 Kovacevic 6 Pasic 5 Jaksic 2 Popovic 0 Lazarevic 0 Zivkovic 0 Matovic DNP

July 2, 2019

Belgium vs. Slovenia 72-67 BEL Allemand 25 Meesseman 18/9r K. Mestdagh 13/11r Raman 6 Delaere 6 Linskens 2 Wauters 1 H. Mestdagh 1 Carpreaux 0 Vanloo 0 Nauwelaers 0 Geldof DNP SLO Evans 15/6r Oblak 15/6r Baric 15/9a Prezelj 11 Lisec 9/7r Friskovec 2/7r Jakovina 0 Senicar 0 Kroselj 0 Rupnik 0 Gorsic DNP Dautovic DNP

Italy vs. Russia 54-63 ITA Zandalasini 24 Andre 8/6r Penna 8 F. Dotto 6/7r Cinili 4 Romeo 2 Crippa 2 Cubaj 0 Sottana 0 De Pretto 0 C. Dotto DNP Ercoli DNP RUS Vadeeva 19/9r Shilova 10 Vieru 9/9r Levchenko 6 Musina 5/7r Leshkovtseva 4 Belyakova 2 Beglova 2 Logunova 2 Fedorenkova 2 Maiga 2 Gladkova DNP

Bracket:
Spain vs. Russia
Serbia vs. Sweden
France vs. Belgium
Hungary vs. Great Britain

EuroBasket Day 3 June 30th

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June 30, 2019

All groups finished play on Sunday.

Group A:

The day started with an elimination as Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain tossed out Alina Iagupova and Ukraine 68-54.  The picture was looking rather clear early, but Latvia surged late to make everyone pull out the calculators before Spain held on to a 59-56 win.

Ukraine vs. Great Britain 54-68 UKR Iagupova 21/7r Naumenko 11/7r Bilotserkivska 6 Malashenko 6 Udodenko 4 Radulovic 4 Yatskovets 2 Horobets 0 Kondus 0 Voloshyna DNP Uro-Nile DNP Olkhovyk DNP GBR Fagbenle 22/8r Leedham 10/7r Samuelson 10/6r Vanderwal 8/7r Handy 6 Simpson 6 Green 4/7r Monakana 2 Collins 0 Jones 0 Shaw DNP Campbell DNP

Latvia vs. Spain 56-59 LAT Dikaioulaku 19 Brumermane 10 Melnika 8 Kreslina 5 Septe 4 P. Strautmane 4 Jakobsone 2 D. Strautmane 2 Ikstena 2 Pilabere 0/8r Pulvere 0/6r Vitola DNP ESP Ndour 16/12r Cruz 9 Nicholls 8/10r Xargay 7 Ouvina 6 Palau 5 Dominguez 5 Pina 2 Abalde 1 Gil 0 Casas 0 Vilaro DNP

Standings: Spain 3-0, Great Britain 2-1, Latvia 1-2, Ukraine 0-3

Group B:

Montenegro got a fantastic game from Glory Johnson, not only getting the win, but a 70-57 triumph also pushed them past the Czech Republic in the tiebreaker scenario.  Sweden needed a win to top the group and closed the margin late, but France took care of business and won 71-65.

Czech Republic vs. Montenegro 57-70 CZE Hejdova 16/9r Kat. Elhotova 11 Kar. Elhotova 9 Krakovicova 6 Stepanova 4/6r Vyoralova 4 Brezinova 4 Bartakova 3 Vorackova DNP Adamcova DNP Pudlakova DNP Vojtikova DNP MNE Johnson 27/14r Jovanovic 19/14r Mujovic 19/9a Vucetic 2 Kovacevic 2 Pasic 1 Aleksic 0 Zivkovic 0 Popovic 0 Jaksic DNP Lazarevic DNP Matovic DNP

Sweden vs. France 65-71 SWE E. Eldebrink 18 Zahui B 13/14r Loyd 8 Magarity 7/9r Halvarsson 7 F. Eldebrink 6 Nystrom 3/6r Drammeh 3 Lundquist 0 Abdi DNP Hamilton-Carter DNP Vesterberg DNP FRA Gruda 16/6r Hartley 13 Ayayi 12 Epoupa 10/7r/7a Chartereau 8 Miyem 8 Bankole 2 Rupert 2 Johannes 0 Chevaugeon 0 Badiane 0 Fauthoux 0

Standings: France 3-0, Sweden 1-2, Montenegro 1-2, Czech Republic 1-2

Group C:

The first game had no impact on either team in the standings and Turkey at least left with a win, edging Hungary 59-58.  The other game did matter for placement and Italy beat Slovenia 75-57.

Hungary vs. Turkey 58-59 HUN Hatar 15/7r Dubei 11 Studer 11 Zele 11 Lelik 3 Horvath 3 Horti 2 Varga 2 Pusztai 0 Turner 0 Kiss 0 Raksanyi DNP TUR Stokes 11 Cakir 11 Canitez 10 Caglar 8 Koksal 7 Bilgic 4 Cora 4 Alben 2/7a Guclu 2 Ural 0 Yalcin 0 Senyurek DNP

Italy vs. Slovenia 75-57 ITA F. Dotto 18 Crippa 15/7r Andre 13/10r Zandalasini 9 Sottana 7 Penna 5 Cinili 4 Romeo 4 Cubaj 0 De Pretto 0 Ercoli 0 C. Dotto DNP SLO Baric 15 Evans 13/9r Prezelj 12 Jakovina 7 Friskovec 4 Oblak 4 Gorsic 2 Senicar 0 Kroselj 0 Rupnik 0 Dautovic 0 Lisec DNP

Standings: Hungary 2-1, Italy 2-1, Slovenia 1-2, Turkey 1-2

Group D:

Belarus had the stronger start, but Russia was finally able to get their first win 76-62 and the margin was enough to eliminate Belarus from prevailing in the tiebreaker.  The last game got to the point of drama before a leak stopped play and then Serbia did enough late to beat Emma Meesseman and Belgium 70-66 and win the group.

Belarus vs. Russia 62-76 BLR Papova 15/7r Bentley 12/6r Hasper 11/6r Likhtarovich 10/11r Snytsina 6 Verameyenka 5 Rytsikava 3 Tarasava 0 Ziuzkova 0 Masko DNP Brych DNP Inkina DNP RUS Vadeeva 21/13r Musina 13 Beglova 12 Belyakova 7 Shilova 6 Fedorenkova 6 Maiga 5/8r Vieru 4/6r Logunova 1 Leshkovtseva 1 Levchenko 0 Gladkova DNP

Belgium vs. Serbia 66-70 BEL Meesseman 21/9r K. Mestdagh 15 Delaere 12 Allemand 4 Vanloo 4 Linskens 4 Raman 2 Wauters 2 H. Mestdagh 2 Carpreaux 0 Nauwelaers 0 Geldof DNP SRB Brooks 16 Petrovic 13/7r Dabovic 13 Jovanovic 11 Milic 5 Miljkovic 5 Stankovic 3 Crvendakic 2/11r Skoric 2 Butulija 0 Cado 0 Stanacev DNP

Standings: Serbia 3-0, Belgium 1-2, Russia 1-2, Belarus 1-2

Bracket:

Spain vs. winner Italy-Russia
Serbia vs. winner Sweden-Latvia
France vs. winner Belgium-Slovenia
Hungary vs. winner Great Britain-Montenegro