Recap of Day 2 in Serbia

Austria - Sweden 83-85
Sweden opened win count in Group B. They nipped Austria for the opening victory in Serbia. Sweden and Austria were tied at 60 heading into the fourth period. But the Scandinavian team sank 25 points in the final stanza to snatch the win. Cheick-Oumar Fadiga (185-G-2007) sank 25 points to pace the winners. Konstantin Sauer (191-F-2007) replied with 23 points for Austria.

North Macedonia - Greece 55-83
Greece stormed past North Macedonia to improve at 1-1 record in Group C. Greece dominated in this one. They built a 46-23 halftime lead and protected it well throughout the second half. Panagiotis Lefas (190-G-2007) provided 23 points for the Hellenes. Damjan Danev (192-F-2008) answered with 17 points for the Balkan side.

Germany - Israel 77-56
Germany eased past Israel to claim the first win in Group A. Germany built a comfortable 42-23 halftime advantage. They maintained it throughout the second half and raced to the win. Mathieu Grujicic (196-G-2007) came up with 23 points and 9 rebounds for Germany. Or Frenkel (190-G-2007) tossed in 10 points for Israel.

Latvia - Belgium 73-88
Belgium rallied past Latvia to climb at 1-1 record in Group D. Belgium set the tone in the first half as they piled up a 39-29 halftime lead. Belgium sank 49 points after the big break and rolled to the win. Jayden Hodge (193-SG-2007) was unstoppable with 29 points for Belgium. Adrians Andzevs (188-G-2007) had 13 points in the loss.

Serbia - Lithuania 81-89
Lithuania upset hosting Serbia for the second straight win in Group C. Dovydas Buika (197-F/G-2007) stepped up with 20 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds for the Baltic side. Serbia led by five points at halftime 40-35. But Lithuania ignited a 54-41 second half rally to ice the victory. Petar Radovic (182-PG-2007) answered with 26 points for the home side.

Slovenia - Spain 69-97
Spain cruised past Slovenia for the second consecutive win in Group D. Spain led from start to finish. They posted a 49-31 halftime advantage and never looked back on the way to the win. Ignacio Campoy (200-F-2007) finished with 16 points, while Guillermo Del Pino added 15 points for Spain. Mark Mahmutovic (196-SG-2007) and Stefan Joksimovic (194-F-2008) answered with 12 points each for Slovenia.

Bulgaria - Italy 51-91
Italy earned the second win in a row in Belgrade. They stormed past Bulgaria to stay perfect in Group A. Italy posted a 50-34 halftime lead. They held Bulgaria to just 17 points in the second half to march to the win. Diego Garavaglia (201-F/G-2007) netted 15 points, while Achille Lonati (196-G-2007) hauled in 14 points for Italy. Daniel Hinkov (198-SG-2007) posted 11 points for Bulgaria.

France - Turkey 81-55
France coasted past Turkey for the second straight win. Turkey led by 4 points at halftime. But France went on a 31-4 rally in the final period to secure the winning outcome. Bastien Grasshoff (193-G-2007) stepped up with 17 points and 9 rebounds for les Bleus. Cengiz Coskun (195-SG-2007) notched 14 points for Turkey.