2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round: Israel hold off Portugal - Jun 9, 2013
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Israel - Portugal 59:56
Israel recorded the third straight win at the 2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round. They prevailed against Portugal to win Group D with perfect 3-0 record. Michal Epstein (180-F-81, college: Boston U.) scored 14 points to lead the winners. Israel will now continue their quest for 2015 EuroBasket ticket in the semifinals. Portugal lost three games in a row.
Israel eked out a 16:12 lead after a close first quarter. Portugal got within 2 points at the interval 27:29 [read more]
Israel - Portugal 59:56
Israel recorded the third straight win at the 2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round. They prevailed against Portugal to win Group D with perfect 3-0 record. Michal Epstein (180-F-81, college: Boston U.) scored 14 points to lead the winners. Israel will now continue their quest for 2015 EuroBasket ticket in the semifinals. Portugal lost three games in a row. Israel eked out a 16:12 lead after a close first quarter. Portugal got within 2 points at the interval 27:29. Israel stepped on the gas in the third frame. They went on an 18:12 run to secure an 8-point buffer before the fourth stanza 47:39. Portugal managed to revive the intrigue. Vera Correia (178-PF-80) put the visitors within one 56:57 with 47 seconds remaining. Michal Epstein went perfect from charity stripe to give Israel a 59:56 lead. Vera Correia committed a turnover in the dying seconds as Israel ran away with the win. Katia Levitsky (190-PF-85, agency: Data Plus Group, college: Villanova) notched 12 points, while Shay Doron (175-SG-85, college: Maryland) added 10 points for the hosts. Sofia Silva (187-C-90) answered with 14 points for Portugal. Vera Correia topscored with 17 points in the loss.
2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round: Anne Breitreiner leads Germany past Portugal - Jun 8, 2013
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Germany - Portugal 66:59
Germany claimed the first win at 2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round Group D. Anne Breitreiner (183-G/F-84, agency: LBM Management) nailed 21 points, grabbed 5 boards and issued 4 assists to lead Germany past Portugal. Germany improved at 1-1 record, while Portugal fell at 0-2.
The German side kept on building their lead throughout the first half. They secured a 20:14 lead after ten minutes [read more]
Germany - Portugal 66:59
Germany claimed the first win at 2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round Group D. Anne Breitreiner (183-G/F-84, agency: LBM Management) nailed 21 points, grabbed 5 boards and issued 4 assists to lead Germany past Portugal. Germany improved at 1-1 record, while Portugal fell at 0-2. The German side kept on building their lead throughout the first half. They secured a 20:14 lead after ten minutes. Germany exploded with 23 points in the second quarter to gain a 12-point halftime lead 34:21. Germany limited Portugal at 10 points in the third term to ensure a 16-point advantage 56:40. Portugal finished the game on an 18:10 run but could not escape the loss. Katharina Fikiel (193-F/C-87) produced 16 points and 16 boards, while Margret Skuballa (186-F-87) added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Germany. Maria Correia (174-G/F-91) answered with 16 points for Portugal. Carla Freitas (170-G-80) had 11 points in the loss.
2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round: FYR Macedonia beat Portugal - Jun 7, 2013
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FYR Macedonia - Portugal 60:56
FYR Macedonia victoriously opened their 2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round. They held off Portugal in Group D in Ramla. Slavica Dimovska (175-G-85) nailed 19 points to pace the Balkan team.
The teams stayed close throughout the first quarter. FYR Macedonia eked out a 17:16 lead after ten minutes. FYR Macedonia boosted the lead in the second term. They held Portugal to 9 points and grabbed a 31:25 halftime lead [read more]
FYR Macedonia - Portugal 60:56
FYR Macedonia victoriously opened their 2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round. They held off Portugal in Group D in Ramla. Slavica Dimovska (175-G-85) nailed 19 points to pace the Balkan team. The teams stayed close throughout the first quarter. FYR Macedonia eked out a 17:16 lead after ten minutes. FYR Macedonia boosted the lead in the second term. They held Portugal to 9 points and grabbed a 31:25 halftime lead. The margin kept on growing throughout the third term. FYR Macedonia secured an 11-point lead heading into the fourth term. But Portugal refused to give up easily. Correia and Oliveira came up with back-to-back three-pointers late in regulation to cut the deficit at 4-point mark 53:57. Elena Radenkovic (186-C/F-84, agency: Global Sports Plaza) and Slavica Dimovska nailed three freebies and calmed things down as FYR Macedonia got away with victory. Jelica Gavrilovska (85) posted 14 points and 13 boards, while Elena Radenkovic added 12 points and 9 boards for FYR Macedonia. Portugal answered with 14 points from Carla Freitas (170-G-80). Carla Nascimento (171-G-86) netted 10 points in the loss.
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