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Recap of Day 1 in Nis
- July 22, 2023
POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
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Finland - Slovenia 63-78 Slovenia victoriously opened their campaign in Nis. They outgunned Finland in the opener. Blaz Tratar (200-PF-2005) posted 15 points and 9 rebounds to lead the winners. Slovenia recorded a comfortable 27-11 lead after ten minutes and never looked back en route to the win. Olavi Suutela (204-F-2006) tallied 21 points and 11 rebounds for Finland.
Denmark - Spain 64-88 Spain cruised past Denmark to open win count at the championship. Spain grabbed a massive 51-22 halftime lead. They protected it well throughout the second half and rallied to the win. Aday Mara (220-C-2005) tallied 20 points and 9 rebounds, while Hugo Gonzalez (198-G-2006) added 15 points for Spain. Anton Ostoft (192-G-2005) answered with 14 points for Denmark.
Israel - Lithuania 101-98 Israel outlasted Lithuania in Group A. The Baltic team posted an 8-point lead at the first break. But Israel unloaded 61 points in the next two quarters to ensure a 10-point lead. Alon Michaeli recorded 20 points, while Omer Mayer and Ori Cohen (200-F-2005, agency: Avi Zilberman) added 18 points each for Israel. Justas Stonkus (192-G/F-2005) provided 26 points for Lithuania.
Croatia - Germany 53-81 Germany outgunned Croatia for the first win in Serbia. Ivan Kharchenkov (198-SG-2006) accounted for 15 points in the victory. Esli Edigin added 12 points in the win. Toni Bilic and Vigo Bart delivered 11 points each for Croatia.
Poland - Turkey 63-78 Turkey outgunned Poland to open win count in Serbia. Turkey registered a 37-29 halftime lead. They followed with a 20-12 run in the fourth stanza to seal the win. Emre Tunca (207-C-2005) came up with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, while Ozgur Cengiz (185-PG-2005) added 16 points for Turkey. Joel Cwik (194-SF-2006) tossed in 14 points for Poland.
Greece - Italy 88-83 Greece held off Italy for the opening victory in Nis. The Azzurri posted a 26-15 lead after ten minutes. But Greece responded with a 23-12 run in the second period to tie things up. They unloaded 50 points in the second half to drive to the win. Alexandros Samodurov (209-SF-2005) notched 20 points for the Hellenes. Francesco Ferrari (190-G-2005) tallied 22 points and 12 rebounds for Italy.
Czech Republic - Serbia 56-113 Serbia eased past Czech Republic to record the first win at the championship. Bogoljub Markovic (204-F-2005) scored 21 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead the hosts. Serbia stunned their opponents with a 67-22 first half run and coasted to the win after the break. Filip Jovic (204-F-2005) topscored with 22 points for Serbia. Jakub Simonek (192-F-2006) netted 11 points for Czech Republic.
