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16/06/2023
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The moment of truth: Who will sink and who will swim on Day 2?

LJUBLJANA / TEL AVIV (Slovenia / Israel) - The second day of action at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket will see many big name nations trying to bounce back from disappointment, while both co-hosts also need to get rolling.

The likes of Italy, Spain and Turkey all came away from their first games empty-handed, as did Israel and Slovenia who will be particularly eager to provide something for the respective home fans in Tel Aviv and Ljubljana to celebrate.

Group A (Tel Aviv)

Greece vs Latvia - 17:15 CET (18:15 local)
Spain vs Montenegro - 19:45 CET (20:45 local)

Group B (Tel Aviv)

Czech Republic vs Belgium - 11:15 CET (12:15 local)
Israel vs Italy - 14:30 CET (15:30 local)

Group C (Ljubljana)

France vs Great Britain  - 15.00 CET
Slovenia vs Germany - 18:00 CET

Group D (Ljubljana)

Hungary vs Turkey - 12:15 CET
Serbia vs Slovakia - 20:45 CET

Game of the Day: Israel v Italy

Both teams will be hoping they can shrug off their respective false starts and get a first victory of the competition in what is already shaping up to be a crunch meeting in Group B. Israel were blown away 108-59 by Belgium as their losing streak was extended to 21 games in the competition. However, they showed in the Qualifiers they can deliver some punches and will want to bounce back.

Meanwhile, Italy blew a big lead against Czech Republic and went down in a surprise loss. They will be be feeling like the heat has been turned up on them and really won't want to drop to an unthinkable 0-2. Much responsibility will lie on them controlling the tempo from the back court with Cecilia Zanadalasini and young gun Matilde Villa.

Question of the Day

Facts of the Day

- Belgium have never beaten Czech Republic in the competition having lost all three previous meetings.

- The 8 assists dished out by Italian guard and leader Cecilia Zanadalasini was her new individual high at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket.

- Spain have lost their last three games in the FIBA Women's EuroBasket, which is as many defeats as in their previous 35 games in the competition.

- The 25 points scored by Teja Oblak was the highest score by any Slovenian player in FIBA Women's EuroBasket history.

- France are on an 18-game winning streak in the Group stage of the competition.

What happened on Day 1?

- Belgium began the tournament in record-breaking fashion, dishing out a tournament-record 37 assists against tournament hosts Israel. Here's your reminder of how things went down on the opening day of the tournament.

- Emma Meesseman was on fire for the Belgian Cats, going off for 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals to lead the Top Performers on the first day of action. Check out the other marquee performances from Day 1 here.

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