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EuroBasket Qualifiers Round 4 November 14th-15th

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November 14, 2020

Group A:

Bulgaria stayed alive on Crete with Borislava Hristova leading them past Sara Hinriksdottir and Iceland 74-53.  Anna Stamolamprou and Greece were not able to get the home win, falling to Shante Evans and Slovenia 77-70.  Slovenia has not officially qualified, but is in good shape.

Bulgaria vs. Iceland 74-53 BUL Hristova 25/6r Zlatanova 12/15r Stoycheva 10 Kocheva 9 Dimitrova 8/7r/6a Georgieva 5/9r Dineva 2 Natskina 2 Petrova 1 Nikolova 0 Filipova 0 ISL S. Hinriksdottir 31/8r T. Jonsdottir 8 Karlsdottir 6 H. Jonsdottir 5 B. Hinriksdottir 3 Sigurdardottir 0 Amundadottir 0 Sverrisdottir 0 Henningsdottir 0 Kristjansdottir 0 Gardarsdottir 0 Saevarsdottir 0

Greece vs. Slovenia 70-77 GRE Stamolamprou 22 Nikolopoulou 15 Spanou 9/12r Bosgana 8 Alexandri 8 Fasoula 3 Christinaki 3 Vintsilaiou 2 Diela 0 Papadopolou 0 Pateraki 0 Anastasopoulou 0 SLO Evans 22/9r Lisec 12/8r Debeljak 10 Prezelj 10 Kroselj 10 Oblak 7 Gorsic 4 Senicar 2 Cvijanovic 0 Dautovic DNP

Group B:

The early Saturday game in Heraklion saw Frida Eldebrink fire Sweden past Israel 90-51 to remain undefeated, but not officially qualifying yet.

Sweden vs. Israel 90-51 SWE F. Eldebrink 28 Drammeh 16/8r Lundquist 15 E. Eldebrink 11 Fontaine 8/6r Ekh 6 Hersler 4 Hjern 2 Gustavsson 0/6r Johansson 0 Hagg 0 Werth 0 ISR Raber 15 Rotberg 15 Eisner 6 Cohen 5 Karsh 5 Orbach 4 Rinat 1 Zipel 0 Vaturi 0 Abboud 0 Dayan 0 Hannoun 0

Group C:

The first game in Sarajevo was at the bottom of the group and Charlotte Kohler helped Switzerland keep Estonia winless 63-60.  Bosnia and Herzegovina was looking to repeat the result from the corresponding away game and got a good game from Jonquel Jones, but Raisa Musina and Russia came back in the second half for a 72-68 win, also flipping the tiebreaker back in their favor.

Estonia vs. Switzerland 60-63 EST Sepp 13 Anderson 12 Pulk 12 Pokk 8/9r Mesila-Kaarmann 6/9r Piibur 4/6r Oinits 3 Kosareva 2 Svilberg 0 Lilleallik 0 Vaino 0 Vahi 0 SUI Kohler 20/6r Constantin 11 Toumi 11 Herminjard 8/8a Franchina 6/6r Ruga 5 Chardon 2 Simioni 0 Marie 0 Streun 0 Bruchez DNP

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Russia 68-72 BIH Jones 23/10r Tavic 15 Gajic 13/18r Deura 10/7a Delic 3 Kapor 2 Babic 2 Brcaninovic 0 Dzombeta 0 Dzebo 0 Markovic DNP Miseljic DNP RUS Musina 25/7r Leshkovtseva 11 Levchenko 7/8a/6s Vadeeva 6/7r Logunova 6 Shilova 6 Cherepanova 4/6r Komarova 3 Tikhonenko 2 Razheva 2 Fedorenkova 0 Maiga DNP

Group E:

The timely naturalization of Yvonne Anderson proved critical for Serbia as they prevailed in a wild 83-76 double overtime win over Turkey in Istanbul.  A perfect record is still not enough to have officially qualified, but they are in good shape.

Turkey vs. Serbia 76-83(2OT) TUR Alben 17 Bilgic 16/6r Hollingsworth 16/6r Senyurek 14 Yildizhan 5/8r Eldas 3 Fitik 2 Koksal 2 Aydin 1 Yavuz 0/7a Erat DNP Ural DNP SRB Anderson 25/6a Vasic 18/8r Brooks 17 Crvendakic 12/12r Jovanovic 3/6r Cado 2 Skoric 2 Stankovic 2 Krnjic 2 Nogic DNP Stanacev DNP Turudic DNP

Group F:

Belarus was unable to play, so this group only had one game in Istanbul.  Poland had a new naturalized player, but Great Britain rolled to a 77-49 win.  How standings will work in this group still depends on how Belarus is handled.

Great Britain vs. Poland 77-49 GBR Handy 19 Anigwe 15/8r Simpson 12/9r Green 10 Fagbenle 8/9r Monakana 8 Busch 3 Robb 2 Fong Lyew Quee DNP Shaw DNP Adebayo DNP Roscoe DNP POL Kastanek 16 Gajda 10 Skobel 7 Koc 6 Adamowicz 6 Rembiszewska 2/7r Kaczmarczyk 2 Drop 0 Telenga 0 Stankiewicz 0 Pobozy 0 Dobrowolska DNP

Group G:

Belgium moved closer to qualification after an 87-65 win over Alina Iagupova and Ukraine in Odivelas.  That was official once Finland beat hosts Portugal 70-62 behind Elina Koskimies.

Ukraine vs. Belgium 65-87 UKR Iagupova 32/7r/7a Liubinets 12/6r Dubniuk 10 Naumenko 7/7r Datsko 4 Horobets 0 Sivakova 0 Hozalova 0 Boiko 0 Musienko 0 Voloshyna DNP BEL Allemand 18 Bi. Massey 15/12r Raman 14/14r K. Mestdagh 11 H. Mestdagh 8 Vanloo 7 Geldof 6 Delaere 4 Be. Massey 4 Carpreaux 0 Wauters 0 Nauwelaers 0

Finland vs. Portugal 70-62 FIN Koskimies 21 Lahtinen 14/11r L. Lehtoranta 7 Sandvik 6 Kalin 5 Pelander 5 Holopainen 5 Aijanen 3 R. Lehtoranta 2 Tuomisto 2 Rokkanen 0 Ukkonen DNP POR Silva 17/9r L. Ferreira 16 Filipe 8 Viana 7/7a Costa 6 Correia 5 E. Ferreira 3/7r Soeiro 0 Umabano 0 Rodrigues 0 Goncalves DNP Da Silva DNP

Group H:

Hungary nearly completed the comeback in Amsterdam, but the Netherlands managed to hang on to a 68-63 win.  All the teams were tied at 1-1 entering the game so the hosts now take the advantage going into the last window.

Hungary vs. Netherlands 63-68 HUN Goree 16/15r Dubei 16/6r Raksanyi 13 Torok 12 Barnai 4 Aho 2 Lelik 0 A. Kiss 0 Pusztai DNP V. Kiss DNP Horvath DNP Balint DNP NED Van Den Adel 15 Hof 13/12r Cornelius 13/8r Westerik 12/10r/7a Van Grinsven 10 J. Bettonvil 5 I. Kuijt 0 Jongeling 0 K. Kuijt 0 F. Kuijt 0 Fleuren DNP Fokke DNP

Group I:

Andzelika Mitrasinovik had an impressive game for North Macedonia, but Laura Hebecker and Germany rallied in the second half to win 74-59 in Riga.  Elina Babkina and hosts Latvia managed to avoid dropping another game at home, getting past Ivana Dojkic and Croatia 83-69.  That leaves Croatia and Germany tied at 3-1 and Latvia behind them at 2-2 with a pair of games left to play.

North Macedonia vs. Germany 59-74 MKD Mitrasinovik 30/6a Bonner 14/11r Trachevska 11 Kmetovska 2 Nikolikj 2 Adamovska 0 Pejkovska 0 Dimova 0 Modeva DNP Dimitrijevikj DNP Petrushevska DNP GER Hebecker 21 Fiebich 19/7r Gulich 10/17r Greinacher 9 Degbeon 7/6r Brunckhorst 2/9a Stach 2 Geiselsoder 2 Crowder 2 Schuter 0 Hartmann DNP Sontag DNP

Croatia vs. Latvia 69-83 CRO Dojkic 25 Begic 12/11r Petrak 9 Premasunac 7/7r Cvitkovic 6/9r Perisa 5 Masic 3 Erjavec 1 Dzankic 1 Ujevic DNP Dedic DNP Silov DNP LAT Babkina 20/6r Steinberga 19/6r Pilabere 14 Laksa 11 Vitola 8/6r Jakobsone 6 Kreslina 3 Strautmane 2 Pulvere 0 Meldere 0 Septe DNP Melnika DNP

November 15, 2020

Group D:

This group played games on Sunday in Riga.  Maria Jespersen helped Denmark record a rare win 91-74 over Romania.  That result meant that the Czech Republic could clinch with a win and Katerina Elhotova tried to fire them to qualification, but Beatrice Attura emerged for Italy to get them a 69-63 win.

Denmark vs. Romania 91-74 DEN Jespersen 35/6r Ryder 15/8r/9a Hessedal 13/9r Seilund 12 Rimdal 6 Hee 5/8r Tryggedsson 3 Emsbo 2 Viso 0 Brynaa 0 Ziegler DNP Pedersen DNP ROU Parau 19 Marginean 17 Ardelean 10 Pavel 9 Orban 8/6r Sipos 6 Ghizila 3 Irimia 2 Filip 0 Popescu 0 Keleman 0 Podar 0

Czech Republic vs. Italy 63-69 CZE Elhotova 25 Reisingerova 12/6r Brezinova 10/11r Matuskova 7 Bartakova 5/6a Stoupalova 4/8r Krejzova 0 Mircova 0 Adamcova 0 Berankova DNP Holubeva DNP Zaplatova DNP ITA Attura 20 Zandalasini 12 Carangelo 11 Cinili 6 Pan 6 Bestagno 5/6r Penna 5 Andre’ 4 Crippa 0 Romeo 0 Spreafico DNP Madera DNP

Watch EuroBasket Qualifiers Here Saturday and Sunday!

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Times listed Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Sweden vs. Israel, Saturday 1:00pm/7:00am:

North Macedonia vs. Germany, Saturday 3:30pm/9:30am:

Bulgaria vs. Iceland, Saturday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Turkey vs. Serbia, Saturday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Estonia vs. Switzerland, Saturday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Hungary vs. Netherlands, Saturday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Croatia vs. Latvia, Saturday 6:45pm/12:45pm:

Greece vs. Slovenia, Saturday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Great Britain vs. Poland, Saturday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Ukraine vs. Belgium, Saturday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Russia, Saturday 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Finland vs. Portugal, Saturday 10:00pm/4:00pm:

Denmark vs. Romania, Sunday 3:30pm/9:30am:

Czech Republic vs. Italy, Sunday 6:45pm/12:45pm:

EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Round 3 November 12th-13th

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November 12, 2020

Group A:

Instead of home and away games, November qualifying groups are playing in one location.  This group is playing in Heraklion on Crete.  Annamaria Prezelj and Shante Evans led Slovenia past Sara Hinriksdottir and rusty Iceland team which has been affected by local league postponement 94-58.  Hosts Greece struggled with Bulgaria, but Mariella Fasoula helped them prevail 73-66.

Iceland vs. Slovenia 58-94 ISL S. Hinriksdottir 23 T. Jonsdottir 10 B. Hinriksdottir 8 Amundadottir 6 Henningsdottir 5 H. Jonsdottir 4 Sigurdardottir 2 Sverrisdottir 0 Kristjansdottir 0 Karlsdottir 0 Gardarsdottir 0 Saevarsdottir 0 SLO Prezelj 23 Evans 21/7r Kroselj 16 Oblak 12/8r/6a Lisec 7/15r Debeljak 7 Dautovic 3 Cvijanovic 3 Senicar 2 Gorsic 0

Greece vs Bulgaria 73-66 GRE Fasoula 21/11r Nikolopoulou 15/9r/9a Stamolamprou 13 Christinaki 11/6r Spanou 6/8r Bosgana 5 Alexandri 2 Vintsilaiou 0 Diela 0 Pateraki 0 Anastasopoulou DNP Papadopoulou DNP BUL Georgieva 15 Kocheva 14 Zlatanova 12/13r Hristova 11 Stoycheva 8/8a Dimitrova 6/6r Natskina 0 Nikolova 0 Petrova 0 Dineva DNP Filipova DNP

Group B:

The first game of Thursday was in this group, which is also bubbling in Heraklion.  Milica Jovanovic and Markeisha Gatling led Montenegro past Alex Cohen and Israel 73-66 in a battle of teams looking for their first win.

Montenegro vs. Israel 73-66 MNE Jovanovic 23/10r Gatling 20/10r Vucetic 9 Aleksic 7 Mujovic 7 Kovacevic 4 Pasic 3 Rakovic 0 Jaksic 0 Zivkovic DNP Lazarevic DNP Lekovic DNP ISR Cohen 21/10r Rotberg 14 Lev 10 Karsh 7 Eisner 5/8a Raber 4 Zipel 3 Hannoun 2 Abboud 0 Vaturi 0 Orbach 0 Dayan DNP

Group C:

Sarajevo is the host for this group.  Russia rolled past Switzerland 98-42 in the first game.  Hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina had no trouble, getting big games from Marica Gajic and Jonquel Jones to beat Estonia 92-54.

Switzerland vs. Russia 42-98 SUI Herminjard 12 Simioni 9 Ruga 7/6r Chardon 4 Marie 3 Toumi 2 Constantin 2 Franchina 2 Streun 1 Bruchez 0 RUS Vadeeva 16/8r Musina 15/8r Cherepanova 10/6r Komarova 10 Razheva 9 Tikhonenko 7 Levchenko 7/7a Shilova 7 Leshkovtseva 7 Maiga 5/6r Goldyreva 3 Logunova 2

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Estonia 92-54 BIH Gajic 21/19r/6s Jones 20/11r Deura 18 Kapor 8 Dzebo 6 Brcaninovic 6 Babic 4 Markovic 4 Tavic 3 Delic 2 Miseljic 0 Dzombeta 0 EST Pulk 15 Kosareva 12 Pokk 8/8r Anderson 5 Mesila-Kaarmann 4 Oinits 2 Asi 2 Piibur 2 Vahi 2 Sepp 2 Svilberg 0 Lilleallik 0

Group E:

Istanbul is the site of this group’s bubble as Albania not being able to play left hosts Turkey without a game for this round.  Serbia debuted a new naturalized player and stayed perfect with an 82-71 win over Lithuania.

Lithuania vs. Serbia 71-82 LTU Juskaite 15 Meskonyte 15 Siksniute 9 Petronyte 9 Nacickaite 7 Miskiniene 6/10r Jocyte 6 Sulske 4 Miknaite 0 Zdaneviciute 0 Timofejeva DNP SRB Crvendakic 19 Vasic 15/6r Anderson 13/7a Jovanovic 10 Krnjic 9 Brooks 8 Skoric 6 Stankovic 2 Cado 0 Stanacev 0 Nogic DNP Zec DNP

Group G:

This group is playing in Odivelas, Portugal.  Alina Iagupova recorded a triple-double as Ukraine beat Finland 84-66.  Belgium was missing their star, but got past the hosts 59-49.

Ukraine vs. Finland 84-66 UKR Iagupova 22/12r/10a Liubinets 19/6r Sivakova 16 Horobets 13/8r Naumenko 9/6r Boiko 5 Voloshyna 0 Hozalova 0 Musienko DNP Dubniuk DNP Datsko DNP FIN Lahtinen 18 Holopainen 11 Aarnio 10 Koskimies 8/6r Tuomisto 7 Aijanen 6 Lehtoranta 4 Kalin 2 Pelander 0/6r Sandvik 0 Ukkonen 0 Rokkanen 0

Portugal vs. Belgium 49-59 POR Bettencourt 12 Costa 9 L. Ferreira 8 Silva 4 Viana 4 Filipe 4 E. Ferreira 3 Da Silva 3 Soeiro 2 Goncalves 0 Rodrigues 0 Umabano 0 BEL K. Mestdagh 17 Raman 10 Allemand 9/6r/8a Delaere 6 Vanloo 6 H. Mestdagh 5 Massey 4 Wauters 2 Carpreaux 0 Nauwelaers 0 Geldof 0 Resimont 0

Group H:

Emese Hof and the Netherlands looked strong early as they get to host this group in Amsterdam, but Barbora Balintova and Slovakia controlled the second half to win 84-64 and leave all teams in this group at 1-1 at the halfway point.

Slovakia vs. Netherlands 84-64 SVK Balintova 20/8a Oroszova 18/8r Jurcenkova 11/8r Dudasova 11 Mistinova 9 Palenikova 7 Slamova 4 Moravcikova 2 Remenarova 2 Jakubcova 0 Stasova 0 Sujova 0 NED Hof 22/7r Cornelius 18/6r Bettonvil 7 K. Kuijt 5 F. Kuijt 5 Van Grinsven 3/7r Van Den Adel 3/7a Westerik 1 Jongeling 0 I. Kuijt 0 Fokke 0 Fleuren DNP

Group I:

This group is bubbling in Riga.  It was a long time between the start of naturalization and a debut, but DeWanna Bonner played for North Macedonia in an 80-62 loss to Ivana Dojkic, Ana-Marija Begic, and Croatia.  Hosts Latvia were facing a Germany team with a new coach and without their star, but good games from Elina Babkina and Anete Steinberga were not enough as Luisa Geiselsoder and the visitors used a strong second half to win 73-67.

Croatia vs. North Macedonia 80-62 CRO Dojkic 30/8a Begic 21/6r Cvitkovic 15/8r Petrak 8 Masic 4 Premasunac 2 Erjavec 0 Perisa 0 Dedic 0 Ujevic DNP Dzankic DNP Silov DNP MKD Bonner 20/17r/7a Mitrasinovik 15 Trajchevska 10 Adamovska 8 Kmetovska 7/6r Nikolikj 2 Pejkovska 0 Dimitrijevikj 0 Dimova 0 Petrushevska 0 Modeva 0 Lazareska DNP

Germany vs. Latvia 73-67 GER Geiselsoder 20 Gulich 18/11r Hebecker 10/6r Degbeon 7/9r Fiebich 7 Brunckhorst 5/7a Greinacher 4/6r Crowder 2 Stach 0 Sontag 0 Schluter 0 Hartmann DNP LAT Babkina 21/6a Steinberga 20/10r Vitola 10 Laksa 5 Pulvere 3 Jakobsone 3 Melnika 2 Kreslina 2 Strautmane 1 Pilabere DNP Septe DNP Meldere DNP

November 13, 2020

Group D:

So many groups are playing in Riga that this group had to wait until Friday to play.  Katerina Elhotova and the Czech Republic eventually pulled away from Denmark for an 84-64 win.  Italy lurks behind them after a 90-68 win over Romania.

Czech Republic vs. Denmark 84-64 CZE Elhotova 21 Bartakova 17/7r/11a Adamcova 13/7r Matuskova 12 Krejzova 9 Brezinova 8/8r Stoupalova 4/6r Mircova 0 Holubova 0 Reisingerova 0 Berankova 0 Zaplatova DNP DEN Jespersen 18 Hee 12 Hesseldal 10 Ryder 6 Ziegler 5 Seilund 4/6a Viso 3 Tryggedsson 3 Rimdal 2 Emsbo 1 Brynaa 0 Pedersen 0

Romania vs. Italy 68-90 ROU Marginean 17/6r Ghizila 16 Pavel 15/11r Sipos 9 Parau 4 Irimia 3 Orban 2 Ardelean 2 Filip 0 Uiuiu 0 Kilin 0 Podar 0 ITA Zandalasini 18/8a Penna 13 Andre’ 12/6r Pan 12 Carangelo 11 Cinili 10 Romeo 7/8a Bestagno 6 Attura 1 Crippa 0 Madera 0 De Pretto DNP

Watch EuroBasket Qualifiers Here Thursday and Friday!

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Times listed Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Montenegro vs. Israel, Thursday 1:00pm/7:00am:

Croatia vs. North Macedonia, Thursday 3:30pm/9:30am:

Iceland vs. Slovenia, Thursday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Lithuania vs. Serbia, Thursday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Ukraine vs. Finland, Thursday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Switzerland vs. Russia, Thursday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Slovakia vs. Netherlands, Thursday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Germany vs. Latvia, Thursday 6:45pm/12:45pm:

Greece vs. Bulgaria, Thursday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Portugal vs. Belgium, Thursday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Estonia, Thursday 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Czech Republic vs. Denmark, Friday 3:30pm/9:30am:

Romania vs. Italy, Friday 6:45pm/12:45pm:

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

Watch Day 2 of EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Here Sunday!

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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

Watch 1st Day of EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Here!

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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