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Division B. Austria, Belgium, Latvia and Montenegro enter semis
- July 28, 2023
POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
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Aleksej Kostic
Quarterfinals
Slovakia - Austria 78-91 Austria complete the Final Four picture as they outgunned Slovakia in Matosinhos tonight. Austria jumped off to a 26-18 lead. They followed with a strong 43-36 second half run to seal the victory. Aleksej Kostic (192-G-2005, agency: 011 Sports) produced 20 points, while Omer Suljanovic (201-F-2005) added 19 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Peter Kovacik (190-G-2005) chipped in 26 points for Slovakia.
Holland - Belgium 46-56 Noah Meeusen (189-G-2005) scored 13 points as Belgium overcame Netherlands in the quarterfinal clash. Belgium grabbed a 30-23 halftime lead. Belgium used a 17-11 run in the fourth stanza to seal the win. Lukijan Zecevic (195-F/G-2005) added 10 points for Belgium. Ryan Van Eyck (192-G-2005) answered with 10 points for Netherlands.
Latvia - Romania 90-69 Latvia cruised past Romania into the semis. Romania grabbed a 22-13 lead after ten minutes. But Latvia answered with a 38-13 rally in the second stanza to take a 51-35 halftime advantage. The Baltic team followed with a 23-8 rally in the fourth period to seal the win. Roberts Blums (205-F-2005) came up with 30 points, while Toms Salnajs (199-SF-2005) added 22 points and 8 rebounds in the victory. Andrei Oinaru (203-F/C-2005) netted 16 points for Romania.
United Kingdom - Montenegro 62-65 Montenegro nipped Great Britain to secure the semifinal berth. Montenegro led by a single point at the interval 31-30. Great Britain tied things up at 45 heading into the fourth period. Montenegro however held their opponents to just 16 points in the final stanza and got away with a narrow win. David Mirkovic (200-PF-2006) produced 22 points and 16 rebounds for the Balkan team. Edward Onyia (194-F-2005) tallied 17 points and 13 rebounds for Great Britain.
