Recap of Day 3 in Serbia

Lithuania - Greece 87-80
Lithuania held off Greece to earn the third straight win in Group C. The Baltic team gained a 48-42 halftime advantage. Greece pulled within 2 points at the final break. But Lithuania held their opponents to just 14 points in the fourth term and raced to the win. Arturas Butajevas (208-C-2007) provided 14 points, while Dominykas Grunkis (164-PG-2007) had 13 points for Lithuania. Panagiotis Lefas (190-G-2007) responded with 21 points for Greece.

Spain - Belgium 88-50
Spain recorded the third straight win in Group D. They bruised Belgium to finish group stage undefeated. Spain led by just five points at halftime but they went on a 52-19 second half rally to seal the win. Alex Blanco (188-G-2007) posted 16 points, while Diego Niebla (202-F-2008) added 14 points for Spain. Jayden Hodge replied with 11 points for Belgium.

Slovenia - Latvia 93-76
Slovenia knocked down Latvia to earn the second position in Group D. Slovenia erupted for 71 points in the first half to gain a comfortable 33-point lead. Latvia narrowed the deficit in the second half but could not avoid the loss. Mark Mahmutovic (196-SG-2007) notched 31 points, while Stefan Joksimovic (194-F-2008) added 22 points for Slovenia. Tomas Talcis (197-F-2007) answered with 18 points for Latvia.

Israel - Italy 54-81
Italy rallied past Israel to gain the third consecutive win in Belgrade. Italy dominated from start to finish. They ignited a 30-10 rally in the third term to clear off for good. Diego Garavaglia (201-F/G-2007) tossed in 13 points, while Fallou Sow (191-SF-2007) had 12 points in the win. Yonatan Keller (190-G-2007) and Alon Rachlin (191-G-2007) hauled in 10 points each for Israel.

Turkey - Sweden 83-56
Turkey fired past Sweden to improve at 2-1 record in Group B. Cengiz Coskun (195-SG-2007) delivered 15 points in the victory. Turkey piled up a 45-28 halftime advantage. They maintained the lead throughout the second half and raced to the win. Lukas Novakovic (193-G-2008) banked in 13 points for Sweden.

Germany - Bulgaria 80-85
Bulgaria upset Germany to earn the first win in Serbia. Germany were comfortable ahead by 13 points heading into the fourth period. But Bulgaria responded with a furious 26-8 rally in the final term to seal the win. Daniel Hinkov (198-SG-2007) notched 19 points to pace the winners. Mathieu Grujicic answered with 21 points and 9 rebounds for Germany.

Serbia - North Macedonia 89-59
Serbia registered the second win in Group C as they stormed past North Macedonia. Petar Ostojic (215-C-2007) came up with 25 points and 14 rebounds, while Ognjen Srzentic (202-SG-2007) added 17 points for Serbia. Nikola Janichikj (195-SF-2007) replied with 19 points for North Macedonia.

France - Austria 95-56
France coasted past Austria to enter Round of 16 undefeated. France established a 49-32 halftime lead. They sank 46 points in the second half to race to the win. Jonas Boulefaa (205-SF-2007, agency: Octagon Europe) produced 15 points to pace les Bleus. Peja Strobl and Lukas Cvetkova (190-G-2007) netted 12 points each for Austria.