SARAJEVO (FIBA U18 Women's European Championship 2016 Division B) - Iceland, Ireland and Germany won the direct battles for Quarter-Final spots in their respective groups, as teams now take a day off before the final phase.

Iceland held off Finland 81-73 to finish second in Group A. Their lead had been as big as 30 during the game, and Iceland had no trouble guiding it home, entering the fourth quarter with a 66-44 lead. Finland's cause was not helped by a 28% shooting day.

Sylvia Run Halfdanardottir ran away with game honours in this one, contributing 28 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. She had her struggles from the field, but the ability to get to the free-throw line allowed her to connect on 15-of-18 attempts from the line. Emelia Osk Gunnarsdottir had 15 points, while Elin Soley Hrafnkelsdottir channeled her inner Halfdanardottir with 13 points and 15 rebounds.

Bosnia and Herzegovina escape Group A with a perfect record and first place. Their final group win was 88-72 against Romania, as Sara Heljic needed just 21 minutes to score 19 points. Melisa Brcaninovic continued her torment of the opposition. Yet another double-double for the 17-year-old, her fourth in as many games, as she collected 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Poland have the task of stopping the hosts in the Quarter-Finals. Poland enter the elimination round on a high, after setting a new tournament-high in scoring, defeating Albania 120-31, Alicja Falkowska led all scorers with 24 points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes of action.

Poland finished second in Group B, just behind the 4-0 Belarus team. Belarus set up a date with Iceland in the Quarter-Finals by beating Ukraine 73-68. Maryia Adashchyk scored on all of her three attempts from long range to grab a game-high 17 points and lead five Belarus players in double digits.

Ireland defeated Estonia 65-46 in a direct duel for second spot in Group C. Claire Melia scored 20 points in 24 minutes and Ireland will now need more of the same against the still undefeated Sweden in their Quarter-Final. Sweden secured a 3-0 record at the top of Group D with a 90-27 win over Scotland.

Germany finished second in Group D, thanks a 79-54 win over Bulgaria. Leonie Schutter proved she is indeed a shooter, scoring five triples to take her to a game-high 23 points in just 22 minutes of action. But Germany has a mountain to climb in the Quarter-Finals, as they play a dominant Greek side on Friday.

Greece won Group C, where England avoided last place with a 67-41 win over the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. England will enter the Classification Games for 9th place, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia join Romania and Albania in Group E, as they fight for 17th place.

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