Big surprise in Group H
On Thursday and Friday, we had the opportunity to watch the matches of the third round of FIBA European qualifications for the next World Cup. As for the matches that were played on Thursday, there was one big surprise. Iceland defeated Italy 107-105 after extra time. Tryggvi Hlinason played a amazing game. Hlinason scored 34 pts, and he also had a great 21 rebounds.
Elvar Fridriksson scored 25 pts while Martin Hermansson scored 23 pts. Among the Italians, the best was Nico Mannion with 23 pts and 7 ast. In the second match of group H, Russia beat the Netherlands 80-69. The question of the winner was resolved in the second half. Artem Komolov scored 17 pts while Vladislav Emchenko scored 14 pts. In the defeated team Charlon Kloof and Thomas Van der Mars scored 14 pts each.
Third victory for Spain
In Group G of FIBA qualifiers, Spain recorded its third victory. The Spaniards defeated Ukraine 88-74 without any major problems. Xabier Lopez Arostegui scored 15 pts, while Quino Colom scored 14 pts. In the defeated team, Julius Randle scored 21 pts. In the second match of this group, Georgia convincingly defeated Northern Macedonia 91-70. Thad McFadden scored 26 pts and had 6 rebs and 5 ast. Giorgi Shermadini recorded 20 pts, as many as 15 rebs, and 6 ast. Damjan Stojanovski scored 15 pts in the away team.
Lithuania achieved a close victory
In Group F, Lithuania achieved a close victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina 78-77 on the away field. Osvaldas Olisevicius scored 18 pts. In the defeated team, Miralem Halilovic scored 20 pts. In the second match of this group, Bulgaria defeated the Czech Republic 79-70. Dee Bost achieved an effect of 24 pts, 5 rebs, and 6 ast. In the defeated team, Vojtech Hruban scored 21 pts, and he also had 6 rebs.
France outclassed Portugal
In Group E, France outclassed Portugal 94-56 and thus came to the third victory. In the winning team, Louis Labeyrie scored 15 pts with 5 rebs. Isaia Cordinier had 12 pts and 7 ast. With the guests, De Sousa Brito scored 15 pts with 4 ast. In the second match of this group, Montenegro defeated Hungary 83-67 without any major problems. Vladimir Mihailovic scored 27 pts. Bojan Dubljevic scored 19 pts, 8 rebs and 7 ast. With the Hungarians, Zoltan Perl scored 14 pts in 7 rebs.
Germany beat Israel
As for the matches played on Friday, Germany beat Israel 71-67 in Group D. Robin Benzing scored 17 pts and next to him stood out Justus Hollatz with 16 pts and 8 ast. In the defeated team Tomer Ginat scored 20 pts with 7 rebs. In the second match, Estonia beat Poland 75-71. Janari Joesaar scored 22 pts with 6 rebs. Maik Kotsar scored 17 pts and 10 rebs. Among the Poles, the best was Jakub Garbacz, who scored 15 pts with 5 rebs.
Third defeat for Croatia
In Group C, Croatia recorded its third defeat. This time, Sweden 70-64 was better than them. Victor Gadderfors recorded 16 pts and 5 rebs. Simon Birgander had a great performance of 12 pts and 12 rebs. At home, the best was Tomislav Zubcic with 20 pts. In the second match, Finland defeated Slovenia 86-76 at home. Sasu Salin led the winning team with 25 pts. In the defeated team, Zoran Dragic scored 25 pts.
Latvia defeated Belgium
In Group A, Serbia defeated Slovakia 75-63 without any major problems. Aleksa Avramovic scored 14 pts while Marko Jagodic Kuridza scored 13 pts. Vladimir Brodziansky was the best among the guests with 23 pts. In the second match, Latvia achieved a close victory against Belgium 66-65. Dairis Bertans scored 13 pts with 6 rebs. In the defeated team, Retin Obasohan scored 18 pts.
Greece defeated Turkey in the thriller
In Group B, Greece defeated Turkey 72-71 in the thriller. Dimitrios Agravanis and Georgios Papagiannis scored 14 pts each for the winning team. Melih Mahmutoglu was the best among the guests with 21 pts. The match between Belarus and Great Britain has been postponed.