Lithuania, Serbia falter late but advance to Quarter-Finals
SKOPJE (North Macedonia) - Lithuania and Serbia both nearly wasted big leads but managed to hold on and reach the Quarter-Finals of the FIBA U16 European Championship 2023 on a day otherwise filled with big victories.
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Key Storylines
- Lithuania see 20-point lead dwindle to 3 but hang on over Turkey;
- Serbia nearly falter in fourth, edge past Israel;
- Spain, France, Slovenia, Germany, Italy all roll into top eight.
Top Performers
The top performance on the first day of the knockout stages went to Derin Can Ustun, who came off the bench for an efficiency of 32 but could not keep Turkey from losing to Lithuania. Ustun made 9-of-12 shots and 6-of-7 foul shots for 26 points and added 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal in the losing effort.
Nikolas Sermpezis was just behind the Turkish ace with a 31 efficiency for Greece in a win over Finland. He scored 29 points on 10-of-19 shots and 4-of-4 free throws and also had 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
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Miikka Muurinen had a big game for Finland with a 28 efficiency although it came in a loss to Greece. He poured in a tournament high 32 points as he made 12-of-28 shots and 5-of-5 free throws. Muurinen also picked up 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks.
France rolled to a win over Montenegro and the leading force was Adam Atamna with an efficiency of 26 off the bench. He picked up 21 points on an efficient 7-of-9 shots and hit all 6 free throws and also had 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Diego Garavaglia of Italy also produced a 26 efficiency in his team's win over Belgium. He tallied 17 points on 7-of-9 shots, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Results of the Day
France 91-50 Montenegro
Germany 80-47 Poland
Italy 102-72 Belgium
Greece 81-70 Finland
Slovenia 100-65 North Macedonia
Serbia 70-64 Israel
Lithuania 73-66 Turkey
Spain 100-48 Latvia
Quarter-Finals Pairings
Italy vs Germany
France vs Greece
Slovenia vs Spain
Lithuania vs Serbia
Classification 9-16 Pairings
Belgium vs Poland
Montenegro vs Finland
North Macedonia vs Latvia
Turkey vs Israel
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