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2021 EuroBasket Day 1 June 17th

June 17, 2021 by Andrew

June 17, 2021

Group A:

The first game of the day in Valencia saw Sweden roll past Slovakia 74-57 behind the Eldebrink sisters. Spain had to deal with more late roster uncertainty than other teams, but found it spectacularly difficult to get into any rhythm, even at home, and found themselves stunned by Belarus 53-51.

Sweden vs. Slovakia 74-57 SWE F. Eldebrink 17/7a E. Eldebrink 15/7a Fontaine 9 A. Nystrom 6/6r Johansson 6 Lundquist 5 E. Nystrom 5 Loyd 4/6r Drammeh 4 Ekh 3 Visscher 0 Hersler DNP SVK Jakubcova 17/8r Fekete 10 Dudasova 9/6a Palenikova 8 Prazenicova 5 Oroszova 3/7r Stasova 3 Remenarova 2 Moravcikova 0 Sujova 0 Martiskova DNP Kovacikova DNP

Belarus vs. Spain 53-51 BLR Papova 19/13r Bentley 13 Verameyenka 7/7r Hasper 6 Ziuzkova 4 Likhtarovich 2/7r Tarasava 2 Rytsikva 0 Inkina 0 Karasevich DNP Vasilevich DNP Brych DNP ESP Ndour 15 Ouvina 11 Dominguez 6 Quevedo 6 Gil 4/10r Carrera 4 Rodriguez 3 Palau 2 Casas 0 Conde 0 Cazorla 0 Ginzo DNP

Group B:

This group is also being played in Valencia. Greece lost a key player right before the tournament and Mariella Fasoula tried to help pick up the slack, but they lost to Montenegro 70-55. Italy had an upset on their minds, but this is Sonja Vasic’s last continental tournament for Serbia and she helped them fight back to force overtime and prevail 86-81.

Montenegro vs. Greece 70-55 MNE Jovanovic 19/8r Pasic 16/6r Mujovic 12/8a Gatling 10 Dubljevic 7/7r Kovacevic 4/6r Zivkovic 2 Aleksic 0 Rakovic 0 Jaksic 0 Lazarevic DNP Lekovic DNP GRE Fasoula 21 Nikolopoulou 19/6r/7a Spanou 6 Sotiriou 4 Pavlopoulou 2 Stamolamprou 2 Alexandri 1 Bosgana 0 Tsineke 0 Louka DNP Anastasopoulou DNP Diela DNP

Serbia vs. Italy 86-81(OT) SRB Vasic 27/13r/7a Anderson 18 Brooks 14/8r Krajisnik 8/7r Crvendakic 7 Dabovic 7 Jovanovic 3 Skoric 2 Dugalic 0 Butulija 0 Cado 0 Jankovic DNP ITA Zandalasini 18 Bestagno 12 Carangelo 12 Cubaj 9/6r Pan 9 Romeo 8 Keys 5/9r Andre’ 5/6r Penna 3 Cinili 0 Attura 0 De Pretto DNP

Group C:

The first upset came in this group in Strasbourg as Nikolina Babic caught fire to lead Bosnia and Herzegovina past Emma Meesseman and Belgium 70-55. Slovenia breezed past Turkey 72-47.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Belgium 70-55 BIH Babic 23 Jones 13/17r Deura 10 A. Delic 9 Gajic 8/12r Tavic 7/6a Vrancic 0 Dzombeta 0 Brcaninovic 0 Dzebo 0 Domuzin DNP N. Delic DNP BEL Meesseman 24/13r Allemand 13 K. Mestdagh 10/7s Delaere 4 Geldof 2 Vanloo 2 Linskens 0 Bi. Massey 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Nauwelaers 0 Carpreaux DNP Be. Massey DNP

Slovenia vs. Turkey 72-47 SLO Lisec 17/8r Oblak 14/6a Friskovec 12/6r Evans 8/9r Prezelj 6 Baric 6 Kroselj 4 Jakovina 3 Trebec 2 Gorsic 0 Debeljak 0 Senicar 0 TUR Hollingsworth 16 Cakir 8 Bilgic 7 Canitez 5 Caglar 5 Yildizhan 2 Gulcan 2 Ural 2 Onar 0 Fitik 0 Uzun 0 Guclu DNP

Group D:

The first game in Strasbourg saw Maria Vadeeva and Russia fend off Alena Hanusova and the Czech Republic 73-69. France had to deal with the immediate loss of a starter and a pesky group from Croatia early, but sent the fans home in more than enough time to avoid local curfew with a 105-63 win.

Russia vs. Czech Republic 73-69 RUS Vadeeva 27/16r Goldyreva 11 Musina 8/8r Glonti 7/6r Shilova 7 Shtanko 6 Levchenko 4 Ogun 2 Komarova 1 Kurilchuk 0 Fedorenkova 0 Shabanova DNP CZE Hanusova 24 Elhotova 15 Vyoralova 8/7r Hejdova 8 Vorackova 6 Andelova 3 Brezinova 2 Sipova 2 Hamzova 1 Stoupalova 0 Reisingerova 0 Brabencova DNP

France vs. Croatia 105-63 FRA Miyem 18 Gruda 16 Chartereau 15/7r Johannes 15 Tchatchouang 9 Vukosavljevic 8/12r Williams 8/7r Michel 8/6a Ciak 6 Duchet 2/6a Rupert 0 Epoupa 0 CRO Tikvic 12/9r Dojkic 10 Slonjsak 9 Masic 9 Tadic 6 Erjavec 5 Miletic 4 Cvitkovic 3 Perisa 3 Premasunac 2 Begic 0 Petrak 0

EuroBasket 2021 Draw Results

March 8, 2021 by Andrew

The draw for this summer’s competition was conducted on Monday: Video

Before the event, the two hosts got to pick one country for their location. The choice was given to facilitate better ticket sales, which of course is still slightly up in the air at this point with more than three months to go until tipoff. France did pick nearby Belgium, which had the added effect of setting a major part of the bracket as the other top seed Serbia was then fixed into Spain’s other group. Assuming that those top seeds win those groups, the potential late round matchups between them would be clear. Spain opted to go in a different direction, possibly identifying Slovakia as the perceived weakest team and choosing them as their group mate.

With those aspects of the draw already chosen, the rest of the teams were drawn into the vacant places. Spain also faces Sweden and Belarus in a group that should not provide them much challenge. Serbia has Italy, neighbors Montenegro, and Greece in their group. In France, Belgium’s group includes Slovenia, Turkey, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The hosts drew Russia, the Czech Republic, and Croatia. After the three game round-robin, the bottom team in each group will be eliminated while the winner gets a bye to the quarterfinals. The first knockout round and the quarterfinals will also be played in Valencia and Strasbourg so teams from groups A and B and teams from groups C and D will play each other in those stages. The quarterfinal teams in France will have two days off to travel to Spain for their last games and that will be when teams will cross over to play the teams from the other location.

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EuroBasket Qualifiers Game 6 February 6th

February 10, 2021 by Andrew

February 6, 2021

Group A:

Slovenia finished off a perfect run at home in Ljubljana with 96-59 win over Hildur Kjartansdottir and Iceland behind Eva Lisec. Greece received a massive advantage from the scheduling, knowing the final margin they would need in a victory to claim the last spot and they did just enough with a dramatic late three-point play to qualify by a single point in differential.

Slovenia vs. Iceland 96-59 SLO Lisec 20 Friskovec 14/10r/8a Oblak 13 Prezelj 10 Rupnik 9 Kroselj 9/6a Gorsic 7 Baric 6 Dautovic 4 Jakovina 2/6r Senicar 2 Trebec 0 ISL Kjartansdottir 25/9r T. Jonsdottir 17/8a Amundadottir 6 E. Gunnarsdottir 5 Karlsdottir 3 Grimsdottir 2 Henningsdottir 1 B. Hinriksdottir 0 S. Hinriksdottir 0 H. Jonsdottir 0 Sigurdardottir 0 Sverrisdottir

Bulgaria vs. Greece 55-73 BUL H. Ivanova 13/11r Georgieva 12/6r Hristova 7 Stoycheva 6 Kostova 6 Kocheva 6 G. Ivanova 5 Zlatanova 0/7r Dimitrova 0 Konstantinova 0 Petrova DNP Natskina DNP GRE Fasoula 16/9r Christinaki 15/7r Spanou 14/7r Pavlopoulou 13 Nikolopoulou 9/9r/7a Spyridopoulou 3 Sotiriou 3 Stamolamprou 0 Gemelos 0 Bosgana DNP Louka DNP Diela DNP

Standings: Slovenia 6-0, Greece 4-2, Bulgaria 2-4, Iceland 0-6

Group B:

Montenegro qualified they easy way by simply winning at home Podgorica 78-52 over Eden Rotberg and Israel.

Israel vs. Montenegro 52-78 ISR Rotberg 22 Orbach 7 Karsh 6 Garzon 4 Kesten Rez 3 Lev 3 Rinat 3 Hadad 2 Eisner 2 Cohen 0 Raber 0 Zipel 0 MNE Jovanovic 16 Gatling 15/6r Mujovic 13/8a Pasic 9/6r Rakovic 9 Dubljevic 8/8r Kovacevic 4 Jaksic 2 Zivaljevic 2 Aleksic 0/6r Zivkovic 0 Lekovic 0

Standings: Sweden 3-1, Montenegro 3-1, Israel 0-4

Group C:

Melisa Brcaninovic and Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Estonia 78-52 in the first game in Orenburg. Maria Vadeeva and hosts Russia joined them officially with a 103-47 win over Switzerland.

Estonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 52-78 EST Pulk 12 Lass 10 Oinits 8 Anderson 8 Pokk 6/6r Kosareva 5 Uprus 2 Svilberg 1 Adler 0 Vahi 0 Sepp 0 Svilberg 0 BIH Brcaninovic 23/16r Hurt 16/6r Deura 8/6a Babic 7 Tavic 7 Vrancic 6 Domuzin 3 A. Delic 2 Dzebo 2 Markovic 2 Dzombeta 1 N. Delic 1

Russia vs. Switzerland 103-47 RUS Vadeeva 25/11r Musina 16/7r Kurilchuk 13/6a Komarova 10 Shabanova 9 Abaiburova 8 Repnikova 6 Goldyreva 5/6a Fedorenkova 5 Shilova 4 Tikhonenko 2 Burovaya 0 SUI Chardon 11 Franchina 10 Herminjard 9/7r/6a Fora 7 Toumi 6 Ruga 2 Clement 2 Stoianov 0 Jacquot 0 Bruchez 0 Margot 0 Schwarz DNP

Standings: Russia 5-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-1, Switzerland 2-4, Estonia 0-6

Group D:

Two teams were looking for simple qualification from this group in Istanbul. The Czech Republic took care of business with an 84-63 win over Denmark. Italy joined them with an 81-66 win over Romania.

Denmark vs. Czech Republic 63-84 DEN S. Tryggedsson 12 Hesseldal 11/8r Jespersen 10/9r Seilund 10 Ryder 9 I. Tryggedsson 5 Ziegler 3 Pedersen 2 Wich 1 Hee 0 Emsbo 0 Rimdal 0 CZE Reisingerova 15 Zaplatova 15 Vorackova 13/8r Bartakova 11/7a Brezinova 9 Elhotova 8 Hanusova 6 Vyoralova 4/6a Hejdova 3 Stoupalova 0 Mircova 0 Krejzova 0

Italy vs. Romania 81-66 ITA Pan 17 Romeo 15 Zandalasini 12 Carangelo 11 Bestagno 10 Penna 7 De Pretto 3 Attura 3 Cinili 2 Keys 1 Madera 0 Crippa DNP ROU Marginean 16/6r Walker 14/6r Ghizila 12 Orban 8 Pavel 5/7r Lenart 4 Podar 3 Sipos 2/8r Popescu 2 Filip 0 Armanu 0 Ghita 0

Standings: Czech Republic 5-1, Italy 5-1, Denmark 1-5, Romania 1-5

Group E:

There was only one game in this group in Istanbul that had no bearing on qualification, but Serbia did finish a perfect campaign with a 96-61 win over Lithuania. Hosts Turkey had to watch the other games with a bye in this round and their differential ended up being enough to qualify.

Serbia vs. Lithuania 96-61 SRB Brooks 15 Crvdendakic 15 Anderson 13/8a Nogic 13 Krajisnik 9 Jovanovic 9 Dabovic 9 Cado 7 Krnjic 3 Turudic 3 Butulija 0 LTU Sulske 15 Nacickaite 13 Miskiniene 8/8r Labuckiene 8/7r Jocyte 6 Sarauskaite 5 Miknaite 2 Timofejeva 2 Zdaneviciute 2 Petronyte 0/6r Sakeviciute 0 Kazociunaite 0

Standings: Serbia 4-0, Turkey 2-2, Lithuania 0-4

Group F:

Belarus finished up a busy week at the neutral site in Latvia with the simple qualification process of beating Poland 80-49. Great Britain finished in second, but sat at the bottom of the final ranking for those teams and was not close to qualification.

Poland vs. Belarus 49-80 POL Telenga 8/7r Skobel 8 Borkowska 7 Kastanek 7 Sklepowicz 6 Gajda 5/9a Kaczmarczyk 5 Rembiszewska 3 Podgorna 0 Dobrowolska 0 Adamowicz 0 Niemojewska 0 BLR Snytsina 14 Likhtarovich 11/6a Verameyenka 11 Papova 10 Rytsikava 8 Hasper 8 Bentley 6 Inkina 4 Vasilevich 4 Ziuzkova 2 Brych 2 Masko 0

Standings: Belarus 3-1, Great Britain 2-2, Poland 1-3

Group G:

Early in Matosinhos, Liudmyla Naumenko and Alina Iagupova were firing together for Ukraine as they were looking for a win by big margin. That momentum slowed down later in the game as Awak Kuier and Finland managed to play spoiler with a 91-75 final margin not giving Ukraine the big win that they needed. The other game had no impact and Emma Meesseman and Belgium held on to a 69-66 win over hosts Portugal to finish with a perfect record.

Finland vs. Ukraine 75-91 FIN Kuier 30/14r Lehtoranta 12 Vesiluoma 10 Koskimies 8 Pirttinen 5 Holopainen 5 Aijanen 2 Sandvik 2 Aarnisalo 1 Pelander 0 Ukkonen 0 Tulonen 0 UKR Naumenko 24/9r Iagupova 21/11a Matsko 16/6r Yatskovets 8/7r Uro-Nile 8 Mitina 5 Datsko 3 Liubinets 2 Dubrovina 2 Shmatova 2 Sivakova 0 Horobets 0

Belgium vs. Portugal 69-66 BEL Meesseman 23/6r K. Mestdagh 19 Vanloo 10 Raman 6 H. Mestdagh 6 Carpreaux 2 Wauters 2 Bi. Massey 1/7r Delaere 0 Nauwelaers 0 Be. Massey DNP POR Silva 16/10r Bettencourt 15/6r Kostourkova 12/7r Laneiro 10 L. Ferreira 6/6a Filipe 2 Da Silva 2 E. Ferreira 2 Rodrigues 1 Soeiro 0 Goncalves 0 Carvalheira DNP

Standings: Belgium 6-0, Ukraine 4-2, Portugal 1-5, Finland 1-5

Group H:

Slovakia had the advantage of playing the last game at home in Piestany. Netherlands simply needed a win, but it was the hosts that prevailed 61-50, creating a three-way tie and coming out on top of it. Hungary was in second place, but was powerless to further help their cause and had to watch as teams pulled ahead of them and leave them out of the tournament.

Netherlands vs. Slovakia 50-61 NED Westerik 12 L. Bettonvil 11 Hof 10 Treffers 6/13r Cornelius 6 Boonstra 4 Van Den Adel 1 I. Kuijt 0 Driessen 0 K. Kuijt 0 J. Bettonvil 0 Fokke DNP SVK Mistinova 11 Slamova 11 Palenikova 10 Jurcenkova 7 Orozova 6/7r Balintova 6 Moravcikova 4 Remenarova 3 Dudasova 3 Sujova 0 Jakubcova DNP Haskova DNP

Standings: Slovakia 2-2, Hungary 2-2, Netherlands 2-2

Group I:

Both teams still had a chance in this group as Anete Steinberga and Latvia had the advantage by being home in Riga. Germany’s blistering start to the campaign ended with a wimper as the hosts won 78-57 to flip the numerical advantage to a much better place, but they were left as the last team out when Greece’s last point fell.

Latvia vs. Germany 78-57 LAT Steinberga 21/11r Laksa 17/6r Babkina 10/7a Kreslina 8 Jakobsone 8 Pilabere 5/9r Vitola 4 Pulvere 3 Strautmane 2 Stipra 0 Septe DNP Meldere DNP GER Hebecker 14/7r Greinacher 13/8r Geiselsoder 10/8r Brunckhorst 9/6r Stach 7 Degbeon 4 Hartmann 0 Schluter 0 Bertholdt 0 Crowder 0 Wilke DNP Klug DNP

Standings: Croatia 3-1, Latvia 2-2, Germany 1-3

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February 5, 2021 by Andrew

Times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Estonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12:30pm/6:30am:

Poland vs. Belarus, 12:30pm/6:30am:

Denmark vs. Czech Republic, 1:00pm/7:00am:

Russia vs. Switzerland, 3:30pm/9:30am:

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

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

Slovenia vs. Iceland, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Netherlands vs. Slovakia, 5:30pm/11:30am:

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

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

Italy vs. Romania, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

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

Bulgaria vs. Greece, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

EuroBasket Qualifiers Game 5 February 3rd-4th

February 4, 2021 by Andrew

February 3, 2021

Group F:

The absence of Belarus in the last window meant that they had an extra game this time, which was played on Wednesday ahead of the rest of the round on Thursday. The teams traveled to Riga with Latvia hosting the group as a neutral site. Marissa Kastanek led Poland to a 68-56 win to stave off elimination.

Belarus vs. Poland 56-68 BLR Papova 13 Likhtarovich 11/6r Verameyenka 8/8r Hasper 8 Snytsina 4/6r Rytsikava 4 Bentley 4 Ziuzkova 2 Inkina 2 Vasilevich 0 Masko DNP Brych DNP POL Kastanek 23 Gajda 15/6a Adamowicz 11 Kaczmarczyk 7 Telenga 6/11r Skobel 2/6r Borkowska 2 Sklepowicz 2 Rembiszewska 0 Podgorna 0 Dobrowolska 0 Banaszak DNP

February 4, 2021

Group A:

Slovenia is hosting this group in Ljubljana. Eva Lisec helped them edge Borislava Hristova 71-66 to officially qualify. Greece kept themselves in position heading into the final day with a 95-58 win over Iceland.

Slovenia vs. Bulgaria 71-66 SLO Lisec 23/7r Oblak 16 Prezelj 14 Baric 10/8a Senicar 4 Friskovec 2 Jakovina 2 Trebec 0 Kroselj 0 Gorsic DNP Rupnik DNP Dautovic DNP BUL Hristova 20 Zlatanova 14/10r Georgieva 14 Stoycheva 6 G. Ivanova 5 H. Ivanova 4 Kocheva 3 Dimitrova 0 Kostova 0 Konstantinova 0 Petrova DNP Nikolova DNP

Iceland vs. Greece 58-95 ISL S. Hinriksdottir 17 Kjartansdottir 13/9 B. Hinriksdottir 11 T. Jonsdottir 10 Karlsdottir 3 H. Jonsdottir 2 Henningsdottir 2 Sigurdardottir 0 Gunnarsdottir 0 Grimsdottir 0 Amundadottir 0 Sverrisdottir 0 GRE Spyridopoulou 18 Spanou 15/6r Christinaki 13 Bosgana 12 Fasoula 10/7r Stamolamprou 8 Nikolopoulou 7 Diela 6 Sotiriou 4 Pavlopoulou 2 Vintsilaiou 0 Alexandri 0

Group B:

Jelena Dubljevic was impressive for Montenegro in a 69-67 home win over Frida Elderbrink and already-qualified Sweden in Podgorica. Their win eliminates Israel, their opponents in the last game.

Montenegro vs. Sweden 69-67 MNE Dubljevic 34/14r Gatling 13/7r Mujovic 8/6r Jovanovic 8 Pasic 3 Aleksic 3 Kovacevic 0 Zivaljevic DNP Zivkovic DNP Rakovic DNP Jaksic DNP Lekovic DNP SWE F. Eldebrink 26/8r Halvarsson 11 Loyd 11 E. Eldebrink 10/6r Fontaine 7 Magarity 2 Ekh 0 Gustavsson 0 Hjern DNP Werth DNP Johansson DNP Hersler DNP

Group C:

This group is playing in Orenburg. Bosnia and Herzegovina was missing two key players, but Courtney Hurt filled in as the naturalized player and a 67-62 win over Evita Herminjard and Switzerland was enough to officially clinch their spot. Hosts Russia are not officially qualified, but are almost there after a 79-35 win over Estonia.

Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 62-67 SUI Herminjard 23 Chardon 17 Fora 8 Ruga 4 Toumi 4 Franchina 4 Stoianov 2 Jaquot 0 Clement 0 Margot 0 Schwarz DNP Bruchez DNP BIH Hurt 30/13r Brcaninovic 14/10r Vrancic 6 Deura 4 Tavic 4 Babic 4 Dzebo 3 A. Delic 2 N. Delic 0 Dzombeta DNP Markovic DNP Miseljic DNP

Russia vs. Estonia 79-35 RUS Musina 17 Kurilchuk 14 Komarova 13/6a Vadeeva 11/11r Goldyreva 5/6a Burovaya 5 Abaiburova 4 Shilova 4 Tikhonenko 2/8r Marchenkova 2 Shabanova 2 Namok 0 EST Lass 17 Sepp 5 Anderson 4 Pokk 3/6r Pulk 3 Adler 2 Kosareva 1 Oinits 0 J. Svilberg 0 Uprus 0 H. Svilberg 0 Gontsarova 0

Group D:

This group is playing at a neutral site in Istanbul. The Czech Republic rolled past Romania 100-52 behind Julia Reisingerova. Italy kept pace with a 101-55 win over Denmark.

Romania vs. Czech Republic 52-100 ROU Marginean 14 Walker 10/7r Sipos 9 Ghizila 8 Podar 5 Lenart 4 Pavel 2 Orban 0/7r Popescu 0 Filip 0 Armanu 0 Ghita 0 CZE Reisingerova 25/9r Hanusova 15 Vorackova 12/10r Elhotova 11 Stoupalova 10 Brezinova 8 Hejdova 8 Bartakova 6/16a Adamcova 3 Vyoralova 2 Sipova 0 Matuskova 0

Italy vs. Denmark 101-55 ITA Bestagno 18 Zandalasini 17/6a Keys 14/6r Penna 13 Pan 11 Romeo 9 De Pretto 5 Attura 5 Madera 4 Carangelo 3 Cinili 2 Crippa 0 DEN Jespersen 17/6r Ryder 17 S. Trygedsson 6 Emsbo 3 Pedersen 2 I. Trygedsson 2 Emsbo 2 Seilund 2 Hee 2 Wich 2 Rimdal 0 Mikkelsen 0

Group E:

Turkey kept themselves in contention by taking care of business at home in Istanbul with a 67-55 win over Lithuania.

Lithuania vs. Turkey 55-67 LTU Nacickaite 17 Labuckiene 15/9r Petronyte 9 Jocyte 8 Zdaneviciute 3 Miskiniene 2/8r Sulske 1 Timofejeva 0 Kazociunaite 0 Miknaite 0 Sakeviciute DNP Sarauskaite DNP TUR Bilgic 12 Cakir 11 Onar 10 Yavuz 10 Hollingsworth 5 Uzun 5 Ural 4/9r Canitez 3/6r/6a Yalcin 3 Caglar 2/6r Gulcan 2 Fitik 0

Group F:

This group continued play in Riga with Great Britain knowing that a win would seal qualification. Temi Fagbenle was strong in the paint, but they could not get the points that they needed late and Belarus won 65-57. They can now seal the top spot by avenging their loss to Poland, but a Poland win would send the group to tiebreakers.

Belarus vs. Great Britain 65-57 BLR Rytsikava 17 Snytsina 16/6r Verameyenka 15/10r Papova 6 Likhtarovich 5 Hasper 4 Bentley 4 Inkina 0 Ziuzkova 0 Vasilevich 0 Masko DNP Brych DNP GBR Fagbenle 23/13r Samuelson 12 Anigwe 7/7r Simpson 7 Green 6 Charles 2 Handy 0 Monakana 0 Busch 0 Adebayo DNP Robb DNP Joseph DNP

Group G:

This group is being played in Matosinhos as Belgium beat Finland 82-47 while already having qualified. Ukraine is in second place after Krystyna Matsko fired them past hosts Portugal 87-58.

Belgium vs. Finland 82-47 BEL Meesseman 18/10r Raman 13/6a K. Mestdagh 13 Vanloo 12 Delaere 11 Bi. Massey 6/9r Wauters 4 H. Mestdagh 3 Carpreaux 2 Nauwelaers 0 Be. Massey 0 Geldof DNP FIN Kuier 20/6r Ukkonen 9 Koskimies 7 Pelander 4 Lehtoranta 3/8r Aijanen 2 Vesiluoma 2 Pirttinen 0 Holopainen 0 Kalin 0 Ollilainen 0 Sandvik 0

Portugal vs. Ukraine 58-87 POR Bettencourt 18 L. Ferreira 10 Kostourkova 8/11r Soeiro 7 Silva 4 Goncalves 4 E. Ferreira 3 Filipe 2 Rodrigues 2 Da Silva 0 Carvalheira 0 Laneiro 0 UKR Matsko 29/9r Iagupova 17/7r/14a Yatskovets 12/6r Naumenko 10/11r Dubrovina 10/6a Uro-Nile 7 Shmatova 2 Horobets 0 Sivakova DNP Datsko DNP Mitina DNP Liubinets DNP

Group H:

Bernadett Hatar and Hungary avoided elimination with a 65-57 win in Piestany. Slovakia will also host the next game and will need to win to force the tiebreaker as the Netherlands tops the group with a win.

Slovakia vs. Hungary 57-65 SVK Slamova 13 Dudasova 9 Palenikova 8 Balintova 7/6r/7a Oroszova 6 Remenarova 4 Sujova 4 Jurcenkova 2/7r Moravcikova 2 Mistinova 2 Jakubcova DNP Balazova DNP HUN Hatar 25/11r Fegyverneky 13/7a Goree 11/8r Studer 8 Raksanyi 6 Kiss 2 Dubei 0 Zele 0 Torok 0 Aho 0 Lelik DNP Horvath DNP

Group I:

North Macedonia withdrew from play so there was only game in the group in Riga. Germany was missing its two biggest names so Luisa Geiselsoder picked up the slack, but Iva Slonjsak and Ivana Dojkic paced Croatia in an 80-66 win that secured their qualification.

Germany vs. Croatia 66-80 GER Geiselsoder 21/9r Hebecker 17 Stach 13 Greinacher 5/13r Brunckhorst 5/8a Schluter 3 Degbeon 2 Crowder 0 Hartmann 0 Wilke 0 Bertholdt DNP Klug DNP CRO Slonjsak 23/10r Dojkic 23/7r/6a Rezan 17/6r Miletic 10 Masic 5 Tikvic 2 Cvitkovic 0 Begic 0 Dzankic 0 Perisa 0 Petrak DNP Silov DNP

Watch EuroBasket Qualifiers Here!

February 2, 2021 by Andrew

Times listed are Central European then Eastern Standard with games on Thursday unless otherwise indicated.

Belarus vs. Poland, Wednesday 1:00pm/7:00am:

Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12:30pm/6:30am:

Belarus vs. Great Britain, 12:30pm/6:30am:

Romania vs. Czech Republic, 1:00pm/7:00am:

Russia vs. Estonia, 3:30pm/9:30am:

Germany vs. Croatia, 3:30pm/9:30am:

Lithuania vs. Turkey, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Belgium vs. Finland, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Slovenia vs. Bulgaria, 4:15pm/10:15am:

Montenegro vs. Sweden, 5:40pm/11:40am:

Slovakia vs. Hungary, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Italy vs. Denmark, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Portugal vs. Ukraine, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Iceland vs. Greece, 7:15pm/10:15pm:

EuroBasket Qualifiers Round 4 November 14th-15th

November 15, 2020 by Andrew

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!

November 13, 2020 by Andrew

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

November 13, 2020 by Andrew

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