Poland bounce back in dominant fashion; Vezenkov stars for unbeaten Bulgaria

MUNICH (Germany) - Five teams made it out of the opening window of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers unscathed after the Gameday 2 action on Sunday.

Bulgaria, Croatia, Norway, North Macedonia and Portugal all sit at 2-0 in their respective groups to get the Second Round underway in style.

Meanwhile, Poland bounced back from an opening defeat as they brushed aside the challenge of Austria for an emphatic 91-55 success on the road. They jumped out to a 25-8 advantage after 10 minutes and pulled further clear in the third with a 25-3 opening.

Aleksander Dziewa top scored with 15 points in the win behind a balanced scoring attack as all 12 players recorded at least four points in the win in Group E.

Croatia rounded out the day with their second win the group with a comfortable 84-53 victory at home to Switzerland. Karlo Matkovic posted a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds to go with 5 blocks in the win with Dario Saric adding 13 points.

Aleksandar Vezenkov produced an efficiency rating of 40 in Bulgaria's 84-72 triumph over Romania after finishing with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists to help his side move to 2-0 in Group F.

They are joined at the top of the group by Portugal after they picked up their second win of the window by defeating Cyprus 102-69 as Neemias Queta led the way with another double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds with five others in double figures.

In Group D, Norway enjoyed a dominant 99-75 win at home to Denmark behind a 26-point effort from Harald Frey. The visitors never recovered from conceding 34 points in the opening 10 minutes despite having 16 points and 7 assists from Iffe Lundberg.

North Macedonia made it two wins from two and this victory was slightly less dramatic than the first as they edged out Slovakia in a 79-75 success on home soil. Nenad Dimitrijevic did not need a game-winning three at the buzzer on this occasion but still played a key role with 20 points and 7 assists.

The action in the Second Round will continue with the next window taking place in November later this year.

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