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Vito Perkovic
Turkey - Poland 71-59
Turkey wrapped up Group stage with victory. They held off Poland for 2-1 record in Group C. Turkey recorded a 31-22 halftime lead. They unloaded 40 points in the second half to rally to the victory. Deniz Gokpinar (196-F-2006) finished with 22 points and 8 rebounds, while Demir Dogan (201-F-2006) added 18 points for Turkey. Mateusz Orlowski (183-G-2006) answered with 21 points for Poland.
Montenegro - Greece 45-79
Greece coasted past Montenegro to improve at 3-0 record in Group D. The Hellenes registered a 36-26 halftime lead. They held Montenegro to just 19 points in the second half and marched to the victory. Neoklis Avdalas (196-PG-2006, agency: Octagon Europe) banked in 18 points, while Stylianos Maragkoudakis (180-PG-2006) provided 17 points for Greece. Aljosa Draskovic (187-G-2006) finished with 13 points for Montenegro.
France - Holland 100-46
France eased past Netherlands to gain 2-1 record in Skopje. France opened a 51-24 halftime lead. They unleashed 49 more points in the second half to cruise to the victory. Yannis Allard (199-SG-2007) hauled in 16 points, while Talis Soulhac (186-PG-2006) had 13 points for les Bleues. Seal Diouf (205-F-2006) answered with 18 points for Netherlands.
Slovenia - Serbia 81-86
Serbia went on a strong second half rally to tame Slovenia and improve at 2-1 record in Skopje. Slovenia enjoyed a 49-43 halftime advantage. But Serbia went on a 43-32 second half run to snatch the victory. Savo Drezgic (187-G-2006) provided 16 points, while Miroslav Bogdanovic (190-PG-2006) added 14 points for Serbia. Urban Kroflic (197-F-2006) netted 20 points, collected 7 rebounds and issued 5 assists for Slovenia.
Croatia - Denmark 86-59
Croatia cruised past Denmark to earn the second win in Group B. Croatia opened a 34-14 lead ten minutes into the game. They went on a 36-24 second half run to ice the victory. Vito Perkovic (200-F-2006) posted 19 points, while Dino Subasic (196-F-2006) added 18 points in the win. Frederik Erichsen (205-G-2006) answered with 12 points for Denmark.
Spain - North Macedonia 86-59
Spain knocked down North Macedonia to finish Group stage at 2-1 record. Spain piled up a 48-22 halftime advantage. They controlled the tempo throughout the second half rallying to the victory. Mario Saint-Supery (192-G/F-2006) dropped 16 points, while Gonzalo Fernandez (194-G-2006) added 14 points for Spain. Nikola Janichikj (2007) scored 12 points for North Macedonia.
Israel - Lithuania 69-98
Lithuania stormed past Israel to earn the third consecutive win in Group A. Lithuania piled up a massive 55-33 halftime lead and never looked back cruising to the win in the second half. Nojus Indrusaitis (198-F-2006) finished with 18 points, while Kristupas Smirnov (191-G/F-2006) added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Ben Saraf (195-G-2006) replied with 19 points for Israel.
Latvia - Italy 68-71
Italy held off Latvia to remain undefeated in Skopje. The Azzurri built a 34-28 halftime lead. Latvia narrowed the deficit in the next two quarters but came up just short of win at the end. Pietro Iannuzzi (194-F-2006) stepped up with 15 points, while Cristiano Guidolin (201-C-2006) added 12 points for the winners. Rolands Sulcs (178-G-2006) produced 16 points for Latvia.
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