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EuroBasket 2019 Draw Results

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The draw was conducted on Tuesday in Belgrade:

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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:

World Cup Final Day September 30th

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September 30, 2018

It was a different pattern for the United States in the final as they started strong and never relinquished the lead in a 73-56 win over Australia to defend their crown and lock up a spot at the next Olympics.  The day started with the battle for 7th place as Canada edged Nigeria 73-72 to end a disappointing set of knockout round games with a win.  Also in the consolation bracket, France beat China 81-67 despite falling behind early.  Spain gave their home fans a chance to see them medal while Emma Messeeman had one more big effort, but Belgium lost 67-60.

1st Place:

Australia vs. United States 56-73 AUS Smith 10 Cambage 7/14r Magbegor 6 Ebzery 6 O’Hea 6 Bunton 5 Madgen 4 Talbot 4 Whitcomb 3/6r Lavey 3 Allen 2 George 0 USA Griner 15 Taurasi 13 Stewart 10/8r Loyd 9 Bird 6 Charles 6 Ogwumike 4 Wilson 2 Delle Donne 2 Clarendon 2 Plum 2 Tuck 2

3rd Place:

Spain vs. Belgium 67-60 ESP Xargay 17 Torrens 15 Ndour 13/6r Ouvina 9 Nicholls 6/10r Cruz 3 Gil 2 Palau 2 Dominguez 0 Casas 0 Arrojo DNP Sanchez DNP BEL Meesseman 24/9r K. Mestdagh 15 Allemand 8/8a Linskens 4 H. Mestdagh 3 Wauters 2 Carpreaux 2 Delaere 2 Raman 0 Vanloo 0 Nawezhi DNP Nauwelaers DNP

5th Place:

China vs. France 67-81 CHN Shao 16/6r Li M 12 Yang 9 Sun 8/9r Li Y 8/6a Li YR 6 Wang XM 4 Wang SY 3 Han 1 Huang 0 Liu 0 Ma DNP FRA Gruda 16 Johannes 11 Chartereau 10/6r Michel 8 Tchatchouang 7 Miyem 6 Ciak 6 Bernies 6 Epoupa 6 Ayayi 5 Duchet 0 Badiane 0

7th Place:

Canada vs. Nigeria 73-72 CAN Nurse 17 Langlois 14 Raincock-Ekunwe 10/6r Achonwa 8 Fields 6 Colley 6 Ayim 5 Plouffe 4 Gaucher 3 Hamblin 0 Carleton 0 Scott 0 NGR Nyingifa 17 Akhator 13/11r Kalu 13 Elonu 11 Amukamara 8 Imovbioh 4/9r Okoye 3 Ogoke 3 Akashili 0 Akaraiwe 0 Mohammed DNP Edeferioka DNP

World Cup Semifinals September 29th

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September 29, 2018

Semifinals:

The first semifinal was close throughout the first half, but the United States seized control to start the second half thanks to Diana Taurasi as Breanna Stewart also had a big game in the 93-77 win.  Emma Messeeman led Belgium as they now fight for the last medal.  Australia started well in the last game, but Spain was helped by their home fans.  In the end, Liz Cambage could not be stopped as she helped her team win 72-66

Belgium vs. United States 77-93 BEL Meesseman 23/6r K. Mestdagh 12 Linskens 10 Allemand 8/12a Vanloo 8 Delaere 6 Carpreaux 4 H. Mestdagh 3 Raman 2 Wauters 1 Nauwelaers 0 Nawezhi 0 USA Taurasi 26 Stewart 20/7r Griner 16/6r Delle Donne 9 Charles 8/7r Loyd 8/6a Bird 3/7a Ogwumike 3 Plum 0 Tuck 0 Clarendon 0 Wilson 0

Spain vs. Australia 66-72 ESP Ndour 17 Torrens 15 Xargay 9 Palau 7/8a Nicholls 6 Casas 5 Sanchez 4 Cruz 3 Gil 0 Ouvina 0 Dominguez DNP Arrojo DNP AUS Cambage 33/15/r Ebzery 10 George 9/11r Allen 8/6r Whitcomb 5 O’Hea 4 Talbot 2/8a Bunton 1 Smith 0 Madgen 0 Magbegor DNP Lavey DNP

5th Place Playoffs:

The day started in the consolation bracket, where France beat Nigeria 84-62.  Canada’s lead evaporated in the second half again as China won 76-71.

France vs. Nigeria 84-62 FRA Ciak 16 Gruda 15 Michel 12 Tchatchouang 10 Chartereau 9 Johannes 7 Badiane 5 Ayayi 4 Miyem 4 Epoupa 2/6a Duchet 0 Bernies 0 NGR Elonu 15 Nyingifa 12 Ogoke 11 Amukamara 10 Akhator 9/6r Kalu 5 Okoye 0 Edeferioka 0 Imovbioh 0 Akaraiwe 0 Akashili 0 Mohammed DNP

Canada vs. China 71-76 CAN Nurse 18 Achonwa 13/7r Scott 10 Ayim 6 Plouffe 5/7r Gaucher 5 Hamblin 5 Raincock-Ekunwe 4 Colley 3 Langlois 2 Fields 0 Carleton 0 CHN Li M 18 Han 12/9r Shao 8/6a Liu 8 Sun 7 Huang 5 Wang SY 4 Li YR 4 Wang XM 4 Li Y 3/6a Yang 3 Ma DNP

Final Day:
1st Place: Australia vs. United States
3rd Place: Spain vs. Belgium
5th Place: China vs. France
7th Place: Canada vs. Nigeria

World Cup Quarterfinals September 28th

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September 28, 2018

The group winners got a bye into this round and the extra day of rest did not help the United States as Nigeria started better, but the champions found their footing and clamped down for a 71-40.  Liz Cambage and Australia did not wait, building a big lead on China in an 83-42 win.  Kim Mestdagh and Belgium started strong and did not let up in the second half to beat France 86-65.  Hosts Spain struggled with Canada for most of the game, but when it counted, utterly dominated the fourth quarter to win 68-53.

United States vs. Nigeria 71-40 USA Stewart 19 Wilson 11/6r Charles 8/15r Delle Donne 7 Bird 6 Ogwumike 6 Griner 5 Tuck 3 Clarendon 2 Plum 2 Taurasi 2 Loyd 0 NGR Akhator 8 Kalu 8/6a Imovbioh 5/9r Okoye 5 Nyingifa 4 Elonu 3 Ogoke 3 Mohammed 2 Amukamara 2 Edeferioka 0 Akashili 0 Akaraiwe 0

Australia vs. China 83-42 AUS Cambage 20/9r Allen 16 Bunton 8 Talbot 8 Smith 7 Magbegor 6 Whitcomb 5/6r George 3 O’Hea 3 Ebzery 3 Lavey 2 Madgen 2 CHN Li YR 12/6r Shao 7 Sun 6 Han 4/6r Li M 4 Huang 3 Wang SY 2 Li Y 2 Yang 2 Liu 0 Wang XM 0 Ma 0

Belgium vs. France 86-65 BEL K. Mestdagh 23/6r Meesseman 16/9r Allemand 11/13a Vanloo 10 Wauters 7/6r Delaere 6 H. Mestdagh 6 Carpreaux 5 Raman 2 Linksens 0/7r Nauwelaers 0 Nawezhi 0 FRA Johannes 17 Miyem 15 Chartereau 8 Tchatchouang 7 Bernies 6 Ayayi 5 Epoupa 3/8r Gruda 2/10r Ciak 2 Michel 0 Badiane DNP Duchet DNP

Canada vs. Spain 53-68 CAN Nurse 15 Colley 13 Achonwa 8 Ayim 7 Raincock-Ekunwe 5/6r Gaucher 3/7r Fields 2 Plouffe 0 Langlois 0 Carleton DNP Hamblin DNP Scott DNP ESP Ndour 16 Casas 13 Cruz 10 Ouvina 9 Torrens 7/7r Xargay 5 Nicholls 3/7r Palau 3 Gil 2 Arrojo 0 Dominguez DNP Sanchez DNP

Brackets:

Semifinals:
Spain vs. Australia
Belgium vs. United States

5th Place:
Canada vs. China
France vs. Nigeria

World Cup Playoffs September 26th

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September 26, 2018

The second and third place teams in each group started the knockout stages in this round with quarterfinals places and the guarantee of three more games on the line.  The teams that qualified from Asia all ended up in the same quadrant of the bracket and the day started with China beating Nako Motohashi and Japan 87-81.  The next game was also quite close as Nigeria had a lead only to watch Greece rally late, but still escaped 57-56.  France build an early lead on Turkey and it was enough to win 78-61 with Sandrine Gruda’s efficiency leading the way.  Hosts Spain did not expect to be in this position and got quite a fight from Senegal before pulling away for a 63-48 win.  The teams now get a day of rest before the quarterfinals.

China vs. Japan 87-81 CHN Shao 16 Yang 16 Huang 14/9r/7a Li YR 12/8r Li M 8 Li Y 7/7a Xan 5 Sun 5 Wang SY 2 Liu 2 Wang XM 0 Ma 0 JPN Motohashi 25/7a Miyazawa 12/9r Mawuli 12 Okoye 12 Nagaoka 9 Takada 7 Machida 2 Fujioka 2 Akaho 0 Fujitaka 0 Nemoto 0 Mizushima DNP

Nigeria vs. Greece 57-56 NGR Akhator 14/13r Kalu 14/7r Amukamara 13 Nyingifa 10 Imovbioh 2 Edeferioka 2 Okoye 2 Elonu 0 Akashili 0 Akaraiwe 0 Ogoke 0 Mohammed DNP GRE Fasoula 18/12r Maltsi 13/6r Kaltsidou 9 Spanou 8 Pavlopoulou 5 Christinaki 3 Lymoura 0 Nikolopoulou 0 Kosma 0 Spyridopoulou 0 Sotiriou 0 Stamati 0

France vs. Turkey 78-61 FRA Gruda 20/7r Miyem 18 Ciak 10 Chartereau 8 Bernies 6 Ayayi 6 Johannes 5 Epoupa 2/8a Tchatchouang 2 Michel 1 Duchet 0 Badiane 0 TUR Hollingsworth 19/8r Senyurek 12 Alben 12 Caglar 4 Yalcin 4 Koksal 3 Canitez 3 Cakir 2 Cora 2 Guner 0 Aydin 0 Ural DNP

Spain vs. Senegal 63-48 ESP Ndour 14 Cruz 11 Torrens 8 Palau 8 Ouvina 7 Nicholls 6/13r Xargay 4 Gil 3 Casas 2 Sanchez 0 Dominguez 0 Arrojo DNP SEN Thiam 10 Diouf 9 Sarr 7 Diop 7 Sidibe 4 Dieng 4 Sy-Diop 3 Diarra 2/7r Traore 2 Dieme DNP Fall DNP Ndiaye DNP

Bracket:

Canada vs.
Australia vs. China
Belgium vs. France
United States vs. Nigeria

World Cup Day 3 September 25th

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September 25, 2018

The last day of the group stage was on Tuesday as teams were still competing for the last spots in the next round and for byes to the quarterfinals.

Group A:

The last team to advance from this group was decided first as Greece seized control to start the second half in a 58-48 win over South Korea.  The other games closed the day with the last direct spot in the quarterfinals up for grabs.  France started fast, but upstarts Canada dominated the rest of the game, completing the comeback in the second half and winning 71-60.

South Korea vs. Greece 48-58 KOR Kang 10 Park JS 9/9r Roberson 7/8r Kim DB 6 Kim JE 6 Park HJ 5 Baek 3 Sim 2 Lim 0 Park HN 0 Choi 0 Park JH 0 GRE Spanou 13/12r Kaltsidou 8 Pavlopoulou 7 Fasoula 6/6r Christinaki 6 Stamati 5 Sotiriou 4 Maltsi 3 Spyridopoulou 2 Lymoura 2 Nikolopoulou 2 Kosma DNP

Canada vs. France 71-60 CAN Nurse 18/6a Raincock-Ekunwe 13/10r Colley 12 Achonwa 9/10r Ayim 7 Langlois 7 Fields 5 Gaucher 0 Hamblin 0 Plouffe 0 Carleton DNP Scott DNP FRA Gruda 14/8r Epoupa 13/7r Ayayi 8 Johannes 7 Michel 7 Miyem 5 Ciak 4 Chartereau 2 Tchatchouang 0 Bernies 0 Duchet 0 Badiane DNP

Standings: 3-0, 2-1, Greece 1-2, South Korea 0-3

Group B:

Liz Cambage and Australia wrapped up the top spot in the group with a 90-64 win over Turkey.  Nigeria finished behind them as Melisa Gretter tried to help Argentina avoid elimination, but they lost 75-70.

Australia vs. Turkey 90-64 AUS Cambage 25/7r Allen 13 George 12 Whitcomb 11 Talbot 8 Smith 6 Magbegor 4 Bunton 3/7r Lavey 3 Madgen 3 Ebzery 2 O’Hea DNP TUR Hollingsworth 11/7r Senyurek 9/6r Alben 9/9a Yalcin 9 Cakir 6 Aydin 6 Cora 6 Guner 5 Canitez 3 Koksal 0 Caglar DNP Ural DNP

Argentina vs. Nigeria 70-75 ARG Gretter 21/7r Llorente 19 Burani 9 Rosset 7/6r Santana 5 Marchizotti 3 D’Urso 3 Gonzalez 3 Boquete 0 Fiorotto 0 Perez 0 Leiva DNP NGR Amukamara 16 Mohammed 12/9r Kalu 12 Akhator 10/13r Elonu 10 Nyingifa 7/7r Ogoke 5 Edeferioka 2 Imovbioh 1 Okoye 0 Akashili DNP Akaraiwe DNP

Standings: Australia 3-0, Nigeria 2-1, Turkey 1-2, Argentina 0-3

Group C:

The day started with Japan taking care of business and beating Puerto Rico 69-61 even though Jazmon Gwathmey and Jennifer O’Neill both played well.  Kim Mestdagh led Belgium again, helping them beat hosts Spain 72-63 to create a three-way tie at the top of the standings.  Belgium’s win and their narrow defeat in the last game left them in the top spot, earning them a bye to the quarterfinals.  Spain was second and Japan was third.

Japan vs. Puerto Rico 69-61 JPN Miyazawa 15/14r Takada 14/7r Mawuli 11 Motohashi 8 Okoye 7 Akaho 5 Mizushima 3 Fujitaka 3 Nagaoka 2 Fujioka 1 Machida 0/7a Nemoto 0 PUR Gwathmey 23 O’Neill 20/9r Perez 8/7r Rosado 4 Jones 4 Quinones 2 Melendez 0/8r Maldonado 0 Gonzalez 0 Salaman 0 Gibson 0 Placido 0

Belgium vs. Spain 72-63 BEL K. Mestdagh 21 Meesseman 19/8r Delaere 7 Vanloo 6 Allemand 5/6a Linskens 5 Carpreaux 4 Raman 2/8r Wauters 2 H. Mestdagh 1 Nawezhi DNP Nauwelaers DNP ESP Torrens 16 Xargay 13/6r Nicholls 12/13r Cruz 8/6r Ouvina 5 Ndour 5 Gil 2 Palau 2 Dominguez 0 Casas 0 Sanchez 0 Arrojo 0

Standings: Belgium 2-1, Spain 2-1, Japan 2-1, Puerto Rico 0-3

Group D:

Both teams had already advanced, but bracket placement mattered as Astou Traore and Senegal faced China, losing 75-66 as both teams continue to try to make history.  Anete Steinberga were just playing for pride against the United States as they lost 102-76 with the return of Brittney Griner being the big news for the group winners.

Senegal vs. China 66-75 SEN Traore 21/6r Diop 13/7r Sy-Diop 12 Diouf 5 Diarra 5 Dieme 4/7a Thiam 4 Sarr 2 Sidibe 0 Dieng DNP Fall DNP Ndiaye DNP CHN Li M 15 Shao 10 Sun 9 Li YR 8/11r Han 8 Ma 6/6r Wang XM 5 Huang 4 Wang SY 4 Li Y 3/7a Yang 3 Liu 0

Latvia vs. United States 76-102 LAT Steinberga 30/9r Vitola 12/10r/6a Laksa 12 Putnina 9 Dikaioulaku 5 Brumermane 3 Pulvere 3 Rozenberga 2 Basko 0 Strautmane 0 Kreslina 0 Eglite 0 USA Charles 18/6r Taurasi 16 Griner 15/6r Wilson 12/8r Stewart 12/8r Loyd 11/7r Ogwumike 10 Clarendon 5/7a Plum 3 Tuck 0 Bird DNP Delle Donne DNP

Standings: United States 3-0, China 2-1, Senegal 1-2, Latvia 0-3

Bracket:
Canada vs. winner of Spain vs. Senegal
Australia vs. winner of China vs. Japan
Belgium vs. winner of France vs. Turkey
United States vs. winner of Nigeria vs. Greece