BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Iceland and Ukraine both reached the Semi-Finals of the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2026, Division B one summer after being relegated from Division A and were joined by fellow winners Sweden and Portugal.
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Ukraine survive tough fight over history-minded Ireland
Ukraine needed a real fight to get through the Quarter-Finals as they overcame an Ireland team looking to make history. Ireland were leading going into the fourth quarter but Ukraine took the final frame 29-15 to advance - and stay on target to get back to the top flight with a 72-62 victory.
Ukraine's stars stepped up when it mattered most as Maksym Hryshchuk had 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Yehor Sushkin scored 9 of his 23 points in the last 10 minutes. Ukraine will now face Portugal in the Semi-Finals.
Harry Scully tallied 13 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists for Ireland, who reached the Quarter-Finals for the second straight summer and still can improve on their best finish of seventh last year.
Iceland battle by Bulgaria to reach Semis
Iceland for their part prevailed in a tough battle with Bulgaria to reach the last four with a 79-76 victory to set up a showdown with Sweden.
Kristofer Bjorgvinsson hit the go-ahead layup with 94 seconds left and final two free throws with 20 seconds remaining. He finished with 22 points and Lars Bragason scored 27 points for Iceland, who wasted a 14-point lead in the first quarter.
Sweden stay perfect in getting past Luxembourg
Sweden remained perfect in the tournament and booked their spot in the Semi-Finals by getting past Luxembourg 71-62 thanks to a 19-3 start to the second half.
Nathan Amoran drained two triples in the big run and scored 12 points with 9 rebounds to lead Sweden, who hope to return to Division A for the first time since 2018.
Portugal use big run to knock off Hungary
Portugal were the final team to move into the Semi-Finals after a 62-51 victory over Hungary. They are now one win from returning to Division A for the first time since 2022 after capturing the Division B crown in 2019.
Portugal took control of the game with a 15-0 run spanning 7 minutes of the third and fourth quarters for a 55-45 lead with 4 minutes to play. Jhonathan Andrade led the way with 16 points and 9 rebounds and Apolo Caetano added 12 points and 6 steals in the win.
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