June 28, 2019

Group A:

Hosts Latvia got on board with their first win in a battle of great individual scorers as Elina Dikaioulaku led them past Alina Iagupova and Ukraine 82-74. Upset-minded Great Britain managed to hang tough with Spain behind Temi Fagbenle, but Astou Ndour and Spain sealed it late to win 67-59 and maintain control of the group.

Latvia vs. Ukraine 82-74 LAT Dikaioulaku 33/6r/7a Melnika 18 Pulvere 10/6a Kreslina 10 Brumermane 6/9r Jakobsone 5 P. Strautmane 0 D. Strautmane 0 Pilabere 0 Ikstena DNP Septe DNP Vitola DNP UKR Iagupova 28/8r/7a Malashenko 19 Radulovic 8 Bilotserkivska 8 Udodenko 5 Naumenko 3 Horobets 3 Olkhovyk 0 Kondus 0 Voloshyna DNP Uro-Nile DNP Yatskovets DNP

Spain vs. Great Britain 67-59 ESP Ndour 23/8r Nicholls 11/6r Cruz 9 Dominguez 7 Ouvina 5 Gil 3 Xargay 3 Palau 3 Pina 3 Casas 0 Abalde 0 Vilaro DNP GBR Fagbenle 20 Leedham 9 Samuelson 9 Handy 6 Green 4 Vanderwal 4 Monakana 4 Jones 3 Simpson 0 Campbell 0 Collins 0 Shaw DNP

Group B:

A long day of games started in this group again as the Czech Republic flipped the script this time, getting a big game from Renata Brezinova to beat Sweden 71-64 after a dominant second half. France took care of business with an 88-53 win over Montenegro.

Czech Republic vs. Sweden 71-64 CZE Brezinova 23 Stepanova 14/7r Kat. Elhotova 14 Hejdova 11 Bartakova 4 Vyoralova 3 Krakovicova 2 Kar. Elhotova 0 Vorackova 0 Vojtikova 0 Adamcova DNP Pudlakova DNP SWE Zahui B 19/7r Halvarsson 12 F. Eldebrink 11 Loyd 9 E. Eldebrink 6 Drammeh 6 Magarity 1 Lundquist 0 Abdi 0 Vesterberg 0 Nystrom DNP Hamilton-Carter DNP

Montenegro vs. France 53-88 MNE Mujovic 12 Pasic 10 Kovacevic 9 Jovanovic 6 Zivkovic 4 Johnson 4 Vucetic 4 Aleksic 2 Lazarevic 2 Popovic 0 Jaksic 0 Matovic DNP FRA Johannes 15 Ayayi 12/7r Gruda 11 Miyem 10 Hartley 9 Chartereau 9 Chevaugeon 7 Badiane 5 Fauthoux 4 Bankole 4 Rupert 2 Epoupa 0/6a

Group C:

A battle of winless teams saw Slovenia grind out a result late against Turkey to win 62-55 and put a team that was expected to be in good shape on the ropes after two tough games. Hungary put themselves in position to win the group by beating Italy 59-51.

Slovenia vs. Turkey 62-55 SLO Oblak 18 Prezelj 13 Evans 10/6r Baric 9/12a Jakovina 7 Friskovec 3/7r Senicar 2 Gorsic 0 Kroselj 0 Rupnik DNP Lisec DNP Dautovic DNP TUR Stokes 17/19r Alben 13/6r Cakir 13 Koksal 9 Canitez 3 Bilgic 0 Yalcin 0 Senyurek 0 Caglar 0 Cora 0 Guclu 0 Ural DNP

Italy vs. Hungary 51-59 ITA Sottana 16 Cinili 12 Zandalasini 9 Romeo 7 Cubaj 4/10r Andre 2 C. Dotto 1 Crippa 0 F. Dotto 0 Penna 0 De Pretto DNP Ercoli DNP HUN Horti 13/6r Turner 10/11r Hatar 10/9r Raksanyi 8 Zele 7/6r Studer 6 Dubei 5 Varga 0 Lelik 0 Pusztai DNP Kiss DNP Horvath DNP

Group D:

Belarus bounced back from a tough loss to beat Emma Meesseman and Belgium, helping throw the group into more unpredictability. Russia erased Serbia’s early lead by halftime, but the home fans helped their team dominate the last quarter to win 77-63 leaving Russia in a possible position to be eliminated even if they win their last game.

Belgium vs. Belarus 61-69 BEL Meesseman 23/9r K. Mestdagh 17/7r Allemand 6/7a Delaere 4 H. Mestdagh 3 Linskens 2/9r Vanloo 2 Carpreaux 2 Wauters 2 Raman 0 Geldof DNP Nauwelaers DNP BLR Bentley 19 Verameyenka 15/7r Snytsina 9 Hasper 7/6r Papova 6/8r Tarasava 5 Rytsikava 4 Likhtarovich 2 Ziuzkova 2 Masko DNP Brych DNP Inkina DNP

Serbia vs. Russia 77-63 SRB Dabovic 16/7r/6a Butulija 15/6r Milic 14 Brooks 12 Petrovic 8 Jovanovic 6/7r Skoric 2 Crvendakic 2 Cado 1 Stanacev 1 Stankovic 0 Miljkovic DNP RUS Shilova 11 Belyakova 9 Vadeeva 8 Beglova 8 Maiga 8 Levchenko 6 Musina 5/15r Leshkovtseva 4 Logunova 2 Fedorenkova 2 Vieru 0 Gladkova 0