Division A: Overview of Day 2

France - Israel 77-91
Israel remained perfect in Group A with a convincing 91-77 victory over France. Aviv Aronov (194-F-2008) led the way with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, while David Musis (208-C-2008, agency: Octagon Europe) added 25 points and 8 rebounds as the pair combined for 56 points. Israel shot an excellent 61.8% from two-point range and made 28 of its 35 free throws, while committing only 8 turnovers. Hugo Yimga-Moukouri (205-SF-2008) was France's best performer with 20 points and 7 rebounds, but France could not fully take advantage of its 35-27 rebounding edge

Greece - Austria 81-53
Greece responded to its opening-day defeat by comfortably beating Austria 81-53. Athanasios Asimenios (200-F-2008) scored 16 points in only 17 minutes, making all 5 of his two-point attempts and 2 of his 3 shots from long range. Vasileios Chartonas (195-G-2008) recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Chrysostomos Chatzilamprou (200-F-2008) contributed 10 points and 8 rebounds. Greece controlled the glass 47-28 and shot 40.9% from three-point range, while Pierce Thompson (193-PG-2008) led Austria with 11 points.

Serbia - Turkey 53-57
Turkey won a low-scoring defensive battle against Serbia, escaping with a 57-53 victory and moving to 2-0 in Group B. Darius Karutasu (201-F-2009) delivered a dominant performance with 21 points and 16 rebounds, including 6 offensive boards. Demir Ozturk (199-F-2009) added 10 points and 7 rebounds as Turkey finished with a 50-39 advantage on the glass. Vuk Danilovic (194-SG-2008) led Serbia with 11 points, but Serbia shot only 36.8% from two-point range and 18.5% from behind the arc.

Denmark - Slovakia 82-87
Bruno Randuska (191-PG-2008) produced one of the best scoring performances of the tournament as Slovakia defeated Denmark 87-82. Randuska erupted for 36 points, 9 rebounds and 5 three-pointers, while Lukas Kubala (205-PF-2008) added a powerful double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds. Denmark remained competitive behind Artohengbe Uagboe (192-G/F-2008), who collected 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Denmark won the rebounding battle 57-55, but an extremely poor 11-of-38 performance from the free-throw line proved costly.

Germany - Slovenia 98-88
Germany continued its high-scoring start with a 98-88 victory over Slovenia in Group C. Fabian Kayser (201-G-2009) recorded 25 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, while Anton Kemmer (198-F-2008) added another double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Germany dominated the boards 44-28 and received 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists from Lucai Anderson (190-G-2009). Igor Stjepanovic (186-PG-2008) scored 26 points on 10-of-12 two-point shooting for Slovenia, while Stefan Joksimovic (194-F-2008) finished with a game-high 28 points.

Lithuania - Bulgaria 90-69
Lithuania collected its first victory by defeating Bulgaria 90-69. Galius Cerneckis (192-G-2008) led a balanced Lithuanian offense with 15 points, while Emilis Zibuda (176-G-2008) scored 14 and Tauris Aliukonis (204-F-2008) added 10 points and 8 rebounds. Ignas Stombergas (198-F-2008) delivered an excellent all-around performance with 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks. Martin Popov (191-G-2008) was outstanding for Bulgaria with 29 points, but Lithuania's huge 48-25 rebounding advantage made the difference.

Spain - Italy 68-61
Spain improved to 2-0 after overcoming hosts Italy 68-61 in a physical Group D contest. Gerard Fernandez (185-G-2008) led Spain with 17 points and made 5 three-pointers, while Chiek Diallo (205-F-2008) completed a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Hugo Alonso (185-G-2008) struggled offensively but still made an important contribution with 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Federico Bottelli (191-PG-2008) scored 13 points for Italy, which forced Spain into 23 turnovers but was outrebounded 49-29 and shot only 26.8% from two-point range.

Latvia - Estonia 64-58
Latvia earned its first win of the tournament by defeating Estonia 64-58. Roberts Rotcenkovs (200-F-2008) led the winners with 11 points and 6 rebounds, while Ralfs Murnieks (186-G-2008) and Markuss Tebelis (199-F-2008) scored 10 points apiece. Latvia recorded 18 assists and 12 steals, while Estonia committed 20 turnovers and made only 2 of its 22 three-point attempts. Sten-Markus Adamson (200-G/F-2008) finished with 21 points and 6 rebounds for Estonia, while Roman Avdejev (203-F/C-2008) added a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double.