Home joy as unbeaten Albania and Kosovo storm into Semi-Finals

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    The lineup for the Semi-Finals is now known after the curtain fell on the first phase in Tirana.

    TIRANA (Albania) - The locals are happy in Tirana after host nation Albania preserved their unbeaten record to finish top of Group A at the FIBA U16 EuroBasket 2024, Division C and sail into Saturday's Semi-Finals.

    They made it three wins in as many games as they took down Moldova in emphatic fashion 85-68. Preston White top-scored with 24 points but it was arguably Alvi Leskoviku who did most damage with a brilliant 9 of 10 shooting performance fueling a 20-point return.

    It was a similar story for Kosovo, who boasted a perfect record in Group B. Far too hot for San Marino, they racked up a huge 105-51 triumph to underline their title credentials in a big way.

    Yil Kastrati continues to turn heads with his displays, this time weighing in with a game-high 21 points.

    Azerbaijan won on the last day of the group phase

    Azerbaijan had to work hard to grind out a 56-50 win against Malta that also sealed them a Semi-Finals ticket and a game against Kosovo.

    It wasn't pretty, but they got it done thanks mainly to Ismayil Abdullayev who registered 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals, with teammate Huseyn Gaflanov adding 11 points and a fantastic 16 boards.

    Armenia took second place in Group B without too much trouble as they strolled past Gibraltar 90-38. Bagrat Khachatryan shot the lights out en-route to 18 points.

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