LA PALMA (Spain) - France, Spain and Belgium head into the Round of 16 unbeaten, and Czechia ended their Group Phase with a victory after its conclusion on Monday.
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Key Storylines
Another double-double for Liepina helps Latvia beat Hungary;
Italy ends Finland's unbeaten start in a gripping bout;
Third time's the charm for Czechia, who lead from start-to-finish for first win;
Holders, France, hosts Spain and Belgium head into the Round of 16 unbeaten.
Top Performers
Belgium head into the Round of 16 as one of three unbeaten teams, and if Annie Kibedi unleashes performances like she did in their 30-point win over Portugal, then the Belgians will be tough to stop. In just 24 minutes on the floor, Kibedi was dominant with a 16-point, 12-rebound double-double along with 4 assists for a rating of 29.
Latvia recovered from their loss to Belgium with a convincing success over Hungary thanks to the offensive firecracker Anna Liepina. The TTT Riga teen makes it a hat-trick of appearances in the Top Performers list with her third straight double-double and perhaps her most impressive showing in the competition. She posted 20 points and 12 rebounds with seven of those on the offensive glass for a rating of 28.
Tjasa Turnsek pulled the strings for Slovenia as they made it two wins in a row at the expense of Greece 81-72 in Group C. Turnsek bagged herself a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds, going a solid 6-for-11 from the field. She also calmly slotted all six of her free throws, finishing with an efficiency rating of 25.
Czechia made it third time lucky by beating Türkiye 77-64 for their first win of the competition as Karolina Cahova starred. Cahova went a perfect 4-for-4 from the field, scoring 14 points and grabbing 9 rebounds for an efficiency rating of 22 in the win.
Marianna Zanetti impressed for Italy as they handed Finland their first loss of the FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket. In her best performance yet, Zanetti posted 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 blocks for an efficiency rating of 20 as the Italians edged Finland by two points.
Results of the Day
Group A
Israel 48-67 Montenegro Serbia 48-71 France
Group B
Latvia 83-53 Hungary Belgium 79-49 Portugal
Group C
Slovenia 81-72 Greece Italy 61-59 Finland
Group D
Türkiye 64-77 Czechia Poland 52-82 Spain
Round of 16
France vs Portugal Italy vs Czechia Latvia vs Serbia Spain vs Greece Montenegro vs Hungary Finland vs Türkiye Belgium vs Israel Poland vs Slovenia
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