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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 2019 Draw Results

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The draw was conducted on Tuesday in Belgrade:

Video:

Results:

The format will be four teams per group with four teams.  The top team in each group will make it directly to the quarterfinals while the last place team will be eliminated.  Latvia will hosts Groups A and B while Serbia will host Groups C and D as well as the knockout round.  Both hosts got to pick a team for the other group at their location and Latvia picked Sweden and Serbia picked Slovenia.  Olympic qualification will heat up next summer as these continental championships will be critical.

EuroBasket Qualifiers Round 6 November 21st

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November 21, 2018

Group A:

Slovakia knew that a win at home in Ruzomberok would lead to them advancing, but Barbora Balintova’s effort was not enough as Montenegro got production from the naturalized player spot as Glory Johnson led them to an 82-68 win and qualification.  Attention turned to Reykjavik, where Hildur Kjartandottir and Helena Sverrisdottir wanted to get one win for the home fans despite Iceland’s elimination, but Bosnia and Herzegovina fought back and won 84-74, which was well short of the required margin to qualify.

Slovakia vs. Montenegro 68-82 SVK Balintova 20 Palenikova 17 Hruscakova 10 Felixova 7 Slamova 6/8r Mistinova 5 Deptova 2 Oroszova 1/6r Stasova 0 Mikulasikova 0 Jakubcova 0 MNE Johnson 27/16r Mujovic 15 Matovic 15 Jovanovic 10/6r Aleksic 7 Vucetic 4 Kovacevic 2 Popovic 2 Jaksic 0 Zivkovic DNP Lekovic DNP Markovic DNP

Iceland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 74-84 ISL Kjartandottir 27/11r/7a H. Sverrisdottir 22/14r/9a U. Jonsdottir 7/6r T. Jonsdottir 4 G. Gunnarsdottir 4 Amundadottir 3 Hinriksdottir 2 G. Sverrisdottir 0 B. Gunnarsdottir 0 H. Jonsdottir 0 Bjarnadottir 0 BIH Babic 15 Deura 15 Gajic 13/14r Delic 8 Kapor 8 Dzebo 7/7r Rahmanovic 7 Dzombeta 5 Vrancic 4 Zubac 2 Brcaninovic 0 Markovic 0

Standings: Montenegro 4-2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-2, Slovakia 4-2, Iceland 0-6

Group B:

A Belarus win in Kayseri would mean that both teams advanced automatically and that is what happened as Turkey led in the first half and then surrendered it to fall 60-56.  The two eliminated teams met in Bydgoszcz and Poland beat Estonia 82-51.

Turkey vs. Belarus 56-60 TUR Cakir 14 Senyurek 11 Hollingsworth 8/8r Koksal 6 Alben 5/13r/6a Yalcin 4 Gulcan 4 Guner 2 Takmaz 2 Canitez 0 Yavas 0 Ural 0 BLR Snytsina 17 Likhtarovich 10 Papova 10 Hasper 7/11r Verameyenka 6/8r Rytsikava 3/6r Ziuzkova 3 Bentley 2/6r Tarasava 2 Masko DNP Brych DNP Holubeva DNP

Poland vs. Estonia 82-51 POL Pobozy 16/6r Puss 12/6r Marciniak 9/6r Trzeciak 8 Szybala 8 Szajtauer 7 Gajda 6/7a Kaczmarczyk 5/9r Stankiewicz 5 Dobrowolska 4 Naczk 2 Schmidt 0 EST Rausberg 14 Kosareva 7 Koster 6/11r Asi 6 Pokk 4 Piibur 4 Puik 4 Teder 4 Svilberg 2 Rits 0 Korjus 0 Oinits 0

Standings: Turkey 5-1, Belarus 5-1, Poland 2-4, Estonia 0-6

Group C:

Hungary hoped that Russia would take it easy in Ekaterinburg and allow both teams to advance, but Raisa Musina and company did not oblige, winning 56-53.  With the game being the first of the day, they then had to wait for the other games to be played before they could confirm their spot.  Enxhi Xhanaj had a big game for Albania in Kedianiai, but Lithuania showed no mercy in a 146-58 win, getting plenty of scoring from Gintare Petronyte, Egle Siksniute, and Kamile Nacickaite.

Russia vs. Hungary 56-53 RUS Musina 20/9r Vadeeva 12/7r Vieru 10 Leshkovtseva 5 Shilova 4 Belyakova 3 Beglova 1 Anoikina 1 Maiga 0 Fedorenkova 0 Tikhonenko 0 Petrushina 0 HUN Goree 12/6r Studer 12 Hatar 11/13r Raksanyi 5/6r Dubei 4 Varga 4 Gereben 2 Kiss 2 Katona 1 Lelik 0 Barnai 0 Nagy 0

Lithuania vs. Albania 146-58 LTU Petronyte 27/11r Siksniute 24/15r Nacickaite 20 Meskonyte 16 Baltkojiene 15/8a Sarauskaite 10/15r Knyzaite 9/8r Kvederaviciute 9 Juskaite 8/9a Jurciute 8 Grigalauskyte DNP Svaryte DNP ALB Xhanaj 21/10r/6a Zykaj 16 G. Bujari 8 E. Bujari 6 Aliaj 4 Toska 3 Lalaj 0 Palko 0 Gjoni DNP Verri DNP Sinani DNP Hasanaj DNP

Standings: Russia 6-0, Hungary 4-2, Lithuania 2-4, Albania 0-6

Group D:

Greece needed a win over Israel in Kozani to keep up their hopes of automatic qualification and Evanthia Maltsi turned back the clock again to lead them to an 83-57 win.  Rachael Vanderwal and Great Britain then knew that they needed a win in Manchester to take the top spot and took care of business with an 83-42 win.

Greece vs. Israel 83-57 GRE Maltsi 25 Spanou 18/11r Kaltsidou 16/7r Christinaki 12 Pavlopoulou 4 Kosma 4 Sotiriou 2 Lymoura 2 Spyridopoulou 0 Nikolopoulou 0 Stamati 0 Tsineke 0 ISR Clark 17/11r Doron 14 Levitsky 8 Rotberg 7 Diamant 6 Lev 3 Shalom 2 Karsh 0 Ben Nun 0 Shafir 0 Zairy 0 Banet 0

Great Britain vs. Portugal 83-42 GBR Vanderwal 21 Leedham 18/12r/7a Fagbenle 17/6r Stewart 10/8r Handy 6 Samuelson 3/7a Pressley 3 Collins 3 Shaw 2 Simpson 0 Jones 0 Fong Lyew Quee 0 POR Viana 9 Silva 7/7r Correia 7 Domingues 6 Costa 5 Goncalves 3 Da Silva 3 Carvalheira 2 Ferreira 0 Soeiro 0 Filipe 0 Cruz 0

Standings: Great Britain 5-1, Greece 4-2, Israel 2-4, Portugal 1-5

Group E:

The two eliminated teams played in Cluj Napoca and Gabriela Marginean led Romania to a 70-61 win over Sara Bejedi and Finland.  France avenged their loss in Slovenia with some flair in Charleville-Mezeres, doubling up their opponents 88-44 as both teams advanced.

Romania vs. Finland 71-60 ROU Marginean 25 Pavel 14/12r Ghizila 11 Walker 10/15r/8a Stoenescu 7 Irimia 2 Parau 2 Podar 0 Popescu 0 Stoiedin 0 Neagu DNP Armanu DNP FIN Bejedi 21 Kuier 8/12r Tuukkanen 7/13r/6s L. Lehtoranta 6 Holopainen 6 Pirttinen 6 Aijanen 2 R. Lehtoranta 2 Tulonen 2 Pounds 0 Arike 0 Wahlgren 0

France vs. Slovenia 88-44 FRA Miyem 17/11r Hartley 16 Gruda 11 Johannes 11 Chartereau 10 Ayayi 9 Tchatchouang 6 Michel 3 Milapie 2 Bernies 2 Ciak 1 Epoupa 0 SLO Friskovec 12 Oblak 9 Baric 8 Prezelj 7 Lisec 4/8r Jakovina 3 Evans 1 Ocvirk 0 Senicar 0 Krozelj 0 Rupnik 0 Debljak DNP

Standings: France 5-1, Slovenia 5-1, Romania 2-4, Finland 0-6

Group F:

Both teams had already been eliminated, but Zera Butter and the Netherlands put on a show for the home fans in an 89-68 win over Bulgaria.  Spain brought Ukraine all the way out to Melilla as Alina Iagupova tried to get her team the win and automatic qualification, but Marta Xargay led the hosts to an 84-71 win, leaving the visitors waiting on other results.

Netherlands vs. Bulgaria 89-68 NED Butter 20 Broring 13 J. Bettonvil 9/6r Van Den Adel 9 Fokke 9 L. Bettonvil 8/7r Ndiba 7/11r Jongeling 6 De Jonge 4 Kuijt 2/7a Guijt 2 Westerik 0 BUL I. Kostova 16 Georgieva 11/8r Ivanova 11 Dimitrova 9/7r Sharenkapova 7 G. Kostova 6 Stoycheva 4 Kocheva 4 Konstantinova 0 Dineva DNP A.N. Petrova DNP A.K. Petrova DNP

Spain vs. Ukraine 84-71 ESP Xargay 23/6a Nicholls 14/8r Casas 14 Ndour 13 Dominguez 9/7a Conde 7 Araujo 4 Gil 0 Ouvina 0 Romero 0 Ginzo 0 Rodriguez DNP UKR Iagupova 28/6r Radulovic 17 Udodenko 12/6r/6a Moss 7/6r Olkhovyk 3 Naumenko 2 Bilotserkivska 2 Samburska 0 Uro-Nile 0 Horobets DNP Rymarenko DNP Yatskovets DNP

Standings: Spain 6-0, Ukraine 4-2, Netherlands 2-4, Bulgaria 0-6

Group G:

The eliminated teams played first and Marie Gulich led Germany past Marielle Giroud and Switzerland 78-52 in Wolfenbuttel.  A win for hosts Belgium in Kortrijk would send both them and the Czech Republic through and they did just that by fending off Romana Hejdova and company 66-62.

Germany vs. Switzerland 78-52 GER Gulich 24/7r Brunckhorst 9 Greinacher 8/6r Greunke 6 Degbeon 6 Fiebich 5 Wilke 5 Brodersen 5 Bertholdt 4 Schaake 4 Stach 2 Wagner 0 SUI Giroud 21/8r Fora 8 Chardon 5 Ghali 4 Franchina 4 Herminjard 2 Luap 2 Ruga 2 Simioni 2 Kohler 2 Clement 0 Hatch 0

Belgium vs. Czech Republic 66-62 BEL Meesseman 19/8r/7a K. Mestdagh 14/7r Linskens 9/8r Vanloo 8 Raman 7 Delaere 7 Carpreaux 2 Resimont 0 Nauwelaers 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Geldof 0 Grzesinski DNP CZE Hejdova 21/11r Vaughn 10 Hanusova 10 Zaplatova 5 Reisingerova 5 Kat. Elhotova 4 Kar. Elhotova 3 Krakovicova 2 Bartakova 2 Stepanova 0 Pudlakova DNP Berankova DNP

Standings: Czech Republic 5-1, Belgium 5-1, Germany 2-4, Switzerland 0-6

Group H:

The two eliminated teams played first in Zabok and Croatia eased past Macedonia 90-27.  The winner would take the automatic spot in La Spezia and a breakout performance from young Olbis Futo Andre got Italy that 62-56 win over Sweden.

Croatia vs. Macedonia 90-27 CRO Tikvic 15/7r Dojkic 11 Premasunac 10/8r Miletic 9/6r Sandric 9 Buzov 8 Blazevic 6 Rezan 5/7r Todoric 5 Begic 5 Miloglav 5 Dzankic 2 MKD Mitrasinovik 14 Kmetovska 7/6r Kozobashiovska 4 Nikolikj 2 Lazareska 0/6r Pejkovska 0 Stojanovska 0 Dimova 0 Petrushevska 0 Sekulovska 0 Modeva 0 Popova 0

Italy vs. Sweden 62-56 ITA Andre 20/9r Penna 10 Zandalasini 8/8r Romeo 6 Dotto 6 Sottana 5 Cinili 5 Ress 2 Crippa 0 Gorini 0 Masciadri DNP Nicolodi DNP SWE F. Eldebrink 19 Zahui B 10/9r Halvarsson 10/7r Abdi 10 E. Eldebrink 7/6r/8a Hamilton-Carter 0 Barthold 0 Drammeh 0 Lundquist 0 Nystrom 0 Fontaine DNP Nnamaka DNP

Standings: Italy 5-1, Sweden 4-2, Croatia 3-3, Macedonia 0-6

Qualification:

So which teams will join co-hosts Latvia and Serbia?  Group winners Montenegro, Turkey, Russia, Great Britain, France, Spain, Czech Republic, and Italy got the automatic spots.  The three runners up with 5-1 record, Belarus, Slovenia, and Belgium joined them.  That left three spots for 4-2 runners up, which Hungary was at the top of the list for by virtue of having Albania in their group.  Ukraine and Sweden were the next two teams in the ranking, leaving Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the wrong side of the dividing line.

Watch All Wednesday EuroBasket Qualifiers Here Free!

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All games will be on Wednesday, November 21st, as the final teams to qualify for next summer’s tournament will be decided.  Times listed are Central European and then Eastern Standard.

Russia vs. Hungary, 3:00pm/9:00am:

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

Greece vs. Israel, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Lithuania vs. Albania, 5:30pm/11:30am:

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

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

Croatia vs. Macedonia, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Germany vs. Switzerland, 7:30pm/1:30pm:

Poland vs. Estonia, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Great Britain vs. Portugal, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

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

Spain vs. Ukraine, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Belgium vs. Czech Republic, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Italy vs. Sweden, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Iceland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8:45pm/2:45pm:

France vs. Slovenia, 8:45pm/2:45pm:

EuroBasket Qualifiers Round 5 November 17th

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November 17, 2018

Group A:

This is probably the most wide open group and only Iceland is out of the picture as Helena Sverrisdottir led the way in Reykjavik, but Slovakia left with an 82-52 win.  Glory Johnson had a big game from the naturalized player position for Montenegro, but Bosnia and Herzegovina took care of business in Sarajevo to win 83-68.

Iceland vs. Slovakia 52-82 ISL H. Sverrisdottir 20 Kjartansdottir 8 B. Gunnarsdottir 5 Hinriksdottir 4 G. Gunnarsdottir 3 T. Jonsdottir 3 Amundadottir 3 Kristinardottir 3 Benonysdottir 2 U. Jonsdottir 1 H. Jonsdottir 0 G. Sverrisdottir 0 SVK Oroszova 17/13r Balintova 15 Palenikova 14 Hruscakova 10/11r Deptova 10 Mistinova 4 Slamova 4 Jakubcova 4 Stasova 2 Mikulasikova 2 Felixova 0

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Montenegro 83-68 BIH Gajic 17/27r Zubac 14 Vrancic 14 Delic 8 Kapor 7 Dzebo 6 Brcaninovic 6 Deura 5 Rahmanovic 4 Babic 2 Dzombeta 0 Markovic DNP MNE Johnson 25/16r Aleksic 11 Jovanovic 10 Matovic 8 Vucetic 6 Jaksic 5 Popovic 2 Mujovic 1 Lekovic 0 Markovic 0 Zivkovic DNP Kovacevic DNP

Standings: Slovakia 4-1, Montenegro 3-2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2, Iceland 0-5

Group B:

The day of games started in this group as Viktoriya Hasper and Belarus beat Estonia 113-63 in Tallinn to improve their chances to qualify with Anastasia Verameyenka contributing a triple-double.  Turkey did officially qualify by beating Poland 68-49 in Bydgoszcz.

Estonia vs. Belarus 63-113 EST Koster 17/10r Pokk 16 Rits 10 Rausberg 9 Pulk 5 Teder 4 Svilberg 2 Piibur 0 Asi 0 Lilleallik 0 Korjus 0 Oinits 0 BLR Hasper 25/10r Verameyenka 19/10r/11a Bentley 18/7a Papova 17/7r Snytsina 16 Rytsikava 12 Tarasava 6 Likhtarovich 0 Ziuzkova 0 Brych 0 Masko 0 Holubeva DNP

Poland vs. Turkey 49-68 POL Stankiewicz 11 Trzeciak 10 Gajda 9 Pobozy 8/8r Kaczmarczyk 6 Szajtauer 2 Szybala 2 Puss 1 Dobrowolska 0 Schmidt 0 Marciniak 0 Naczk DNP TUR Alben 19/8r Hollingsworth 10/6r Cakir 9 Senyurek 7 Canitez 5/6r Yalcin 5 Caglar 4 Koksal 3 Uzun 3 Gulcan 3 Ural 0 Guner 0

Standings: Turkey 5-0, Belarus 4-1, Poland 1-4, Estonia 0-5

Group C:

Hungary stayed in contention by using the trio of Bernadett Hatar, Zsofia Fegyverneky, and Krisztina Raksanyi to beat Albania 139-27 in Tirana.  Lithuania had also been eliminated, but Kamile Nacickaite and company did not want to just hand the spot to their rivals as Maria Vadeeva and Russia fought back late to win 79-77 in Kedainiai and qualify.

Albania vs. Hungary 27-139 ALB G. Bujari 9 Lalaj 8/10r Aliaj 6 Xhanaj 4 E. Bujari 0 Toska 0 Verri 0 Sinani 0 Palko 0 Hasanaj 0 Gjoni 0 Zykaj 0 HUN Hatar 21/10r Fegyverneky 21/7a Raksanyi 20 Goree 17/6r Nagy 12 Varga 11 Dubei 10 Barnai 8 Gereben 6/6r Lelik 6 Ori 5 Studer 2/7a

Lithuania vs. Russia 77-79 LTU Nacickaite 20 Petronyte 14 Baltkojiene 14/8a Kvederaviciute 9 Siksniute 6 Juskaite 5 Meskonyte 3 Svaryte 2/6r Knyzaite 2 Jurciute 2 Grigalauskyte DNP Sarauskaite DNP RUS Vadeeva 23/9r Belyakova 14 Maiga 10/6r Beglova 6/8a Musina 6 Shilova 6 Leshkovtseva 5 Tikhonenko 4 Petrushina 3 Anoikina 2 Fedorenkova 0 Vieru DNP

Standings: Russia 5-0, Hungary 4-1, Lithuania 1-4, Albania 0-5

Group D:

Sofia Silva and Portugal picked up their first win 75-72 in Matosinhos, stunning Shay Doron and Israel as they hoped to keep themselves in the running.  Johannah Leedham and Great Britain looked to be rolling in Manchester, but her club teammate Styliani Kaltsidou and Greece fought back in the second half to only lose 79-7, preventing the hosts from officially qualifying.

Portugal vs. Israel 75-72 POR Silva 20/13r Costa 18 Correia 16 Domingues 9 Viana 4 Soeiro 4 Da Silva 2 Filipe 2 Ferreira 0 Goncalves DNP Rodrigues DNP Cruz DNP ISR Doron 23 Clark 14/9r Diamant 13/6r Shafir 8/6a Rotberg 7 Levitsky 5 Banet 2 Zairy 0 Shalom 0 Karsh 0 Ben Nun 0 Lev 0

Great Britain vs. Greece 79-77 GBR Leedham 21 Jones 16 Handy 14/6r Samuelson 14 Vanderwal 6 Fagbenle 4/10r Simpson 3 Stewart 1 Pressley 0 Collins 0 Fong Lyew Quee DNP Shaw DNP GRE Kaltsidou 21 Maltsi 19 Spydridopoulou 15 Pavlopoulou 6 Spanou 4 Sotiriou 4 Gemelos 4 Christinaki 4 Lymoura 0 Kosma 0 Stamati 0 Nikolopoulou 0

Standings: Great Britain 4-1, Greece 3-2, Israel 2-3, Portugal 1-4

Group E:

Slovenia is the surprise first team to qualify from this group beating Finland 88-66 in Helsinki.  France is still in the hunt and officially eliminated Romania in Cluj Napoca 90-61.

Finland vs. Slovenia 66-88 FIN Bejedi 19 Aijanen 14/6r Kuier 9/8r Holopainen 8 Wahlgren 5 L. Lehtoranta 3 Pirttinen 3 Tulonen 3 Tuukkanen 2/12r/6a R. Lehtoranta 2 Pounds 0 Kahelin 0 SLO Evans 19 Friskovec 17 Lisec 13/9r Baric 9/6a Jakovina 8 Prezelj 8 Oblak 7/8a Ocvirk 3 Debeljak 2 Rupnik 2 Kroselj 0 Senicar DNP

Romania vs. France 61-90 ROU Marginean 18 Ghizila 11 Walker 10/6r Stoenescu 8 Pavel 6/6r A. Parau 6 Podar 2 Armanu 0 Irimia 0 Stoiedin 0 Neagu 0 I. Parau 0 FRA Ciak 15/7r Miyem 11 Michel 11 Johannes 10 Ayayi 9/6r Hartley 9 Gruda 8/8r Chartereau 6 Epoupa 5 Badiane 4 Tchatchouang 2 Bernies 0

Standings: Slovenia 5-0, France 4-1, Romania 1-4, Finland 0-5

Group F:

Alina Iagupova was brilliant again as Ukraine beat eliminated Bulgaria 86-60 in Sofia to stay alive.  Spain qualified with a 65-48 win over the Netherlands in Amsterdam.

Bulgaria vs. Ukraine 60-86 BUL Ivanova 15/8a Georgieva 12/11r Kocheva 12 Dimitrova 9 Konstantinova 6 Stoycheva 5 G. Kostova 1 Sharenkapova 0 A. K. Petrova 0 I. Kostova 0 Dineva 0 A. N. Petrova DNP UKR Iagupova 32/6a Udodenko 14 Naumenko 11/6r Moss 11 Bilotserkivska 7 Uro-Nile 4/6r Radulovic 3 Olkhovyk 2 Rymarenko 2 Horobets 0 Samburska 0 Yatskovets DNP

Netherlands vs. Spain 48-65 NED Van Den Adel 10 Ndiba 9/9r Butter 8 J. Bettonvil 6 L. Bettonvil 5 Broring 5 De Jonge 3 Kuijt 1 Fokke 1 Westerik 0 Jongeling 0 Guijt 0 ESP Ouvina 12 Nicholls 9 Xargay 9 Dominguez 9 Ndour 8/13r Casas 6 Conde 5 Lo 5 Ginzo 1 Rodriguez 1 Arrojo 0 Romero 0

Standings: Spain 5-0, Ukraine 4-1, Netherland 1-4, Bulgaria 0-5

Group G:

Karolina Elhotova helped Czech Republic officially qualify with an 88-53 win over eliminated Switzerland in Fribourg.  Germany led early in Marburg, but Emma Meesseman and Belgium took care of business with a 77-58 win ahead of Wednesday’s big game.

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic 53-88 SUI Simioni 13 Giroud 12/7r Ghali 8 Franchina 6 Herminjard 6 Chardon 4 Luap 4 Fora 0 Clement 0 Kohler 0 Martinez 0 Gotschmann 0 CZE Kar. Elhotova 20 Hanusova 16/6r Kat. Elhotova 15 Vaughn 7 Reisingerova 6 Stepanova 6 Krakovicova 5/6r Hejdova 4/9r Bartakova 4/10a Berankova 3 Zaplatova 2 Pudlakova 0

Germany vs. Belgium 58-77 GER Greinacher 12 Stach 11/7r/6a Fiebich 9 Greunke 5 Degbeon 5 Brunckhorst 5 Schaake 4 Wilke 3 Gulich 2 Bertholdt 2 Brodersen 0 Wagner 0 BEL Meesseman 28 K. Mestdagh 17/9r H. Mestdagh 11 Linskens 7/9r Delaere 6 Carpreaux 4 Raman 4 Resimont 0 Nauwelaers 0 Vanloo 0 Nahwezhi DNP Geldof DNP

Standings: Czech Republic 5-0, Belgium 4-1, Germany 1-4, Switzerland 0-5

Group H:

Italy won 64-52 in Slavonski Brod to help eliminate Croatia.  Frida Eldebrink and Louice Halvarsson helped Sweden dismantle eliminated Macedonia 118-48 in Skopje despite the best efforts of Aleksandra Stojanovska to set up the big showdown on Wednesday.

Croatia vs. Italy 52-64 CRO Tivkic 11 Premasunac 9 Rezan 8/8r Sandric 8 Dojkic 6 Miletic 4 Miloglav 4 Todoric 2 Begic 0 Buzov 0 Blazevic DNP Dzankic DNP ITA Penna 17 Dotto 13 Sottana 13 Romeo 10 Zandalasini 5 Andre 4 Nicolodi 2 Ress 0 Cinili 0 Crippa 0 Gorini DNP Masciadri DNP

Macedonia vs. Sweden 48-118 MKD Stojanovska 21/10r Nikolikj 8 Lazareska 6 Kmetovska 6 Mitrasinovik 5 Kozhobashiovska 2 Pejkovska 0 Dimova 0 Petrushevska 0 Sekulovska DNP Modeva DNP Popova DNP SWE F. Eldebrink 22 Halvarsson 20/10r Fontaine 17 Lundquist 13/7a Zahui B 10/10r E. Eldebrink 7/8a Barthold 6/6r Abdi 6 Nystrom 6 Nnamaka 6 Drammeh 3 Hamilton-Carter 2

Standings: Italy 4-1, Sweden 4-1, Croatia 2-3, Macedonia 0-5

Watch All Saturday’s EuroBasket Qualifiers in One Place!

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There are 16 games to watch on Saturday, November 17th as there are only two games left in qualifying.  Times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Estonia vs. Belarus, 4:00pm/10:00am:

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

Albania vs. Hungary, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Bulgaria vs. Ukraine, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Finland vs. Slovenia, 5:30pm/11:30am:

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic, 5:30pm/11:30am:

Lithuania vs. Russia, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Romania vs. France, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Poland vs. Turkey, 6:30pm/12:30pm:

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

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

Germany vs. Belgium, 7:30pm/1:30pm:

Great Britain vs. Greece, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Netherlands vs. Spain, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Montenegro, 8:15pm/2:15pm:

Macedonia vs. Sweden, 8:15pm/2:15pm:

SuperCup Recap October 17th

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October 17, 2018

On Wednesday, the SuperCup was held with the EuroLeague and EuroCup winners from last season playing one other in one game.  The fans in Ekaterinburg got their first look at something closer to their final roster and it was every bit as dominant as it was expected to be as they rolled to a 79-40 win.  They should be the overwhelming favorites to win EuroLeague again while also positioning themselves for a clean sweep of all available trophies.  Galatasaray will find it harder to repeat their run in EuroCup without a few additions to their roster.

Ekaterinburg vs. Galatasaray 79-40 EKA McBride 18 Torrens 13/6r Vandersloot 11/6a Griner 11 Vadeeva 9/6r Baric 6 Musina 4 Belyakova 3 Meesseman 2 GAL Macaulay 13/10r Jefferson 10/6r Abdi 3

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