RUS/BEL - Russia too strong for Belgium
VIDNOJE (FIBA U21 World Championship for Women) - Russia used a strong first quarter as a launchpad for an 87-77 victory against Belgium at the FIBA U21 World Championship for Women. The tournament hosts stormed out to a 21-10 lead nine minutes into the contest and never looked back
VIDNOJE (FIBA U21 World Championship for Women) - Russia used a strong first quarter as a launchpad for an 87-77 victory against Belgium at the FIBA U21 World Championship for Women.
The tournament hosts stormed out to a 21-10 lead nine minutes into the contest and never looked back.
Elena Danilochkina poured in eight of her team-high 23 points in that decisi ve run.
The Russians would go on to lead by as many as 16 points and held a comfortable advantage for the entire contest.
Belgium got a game-high 25 points from Sara Leemans.
Their inability to box out the Russians was a big part of the home team's success.
Russia out-rebounded Belgium 48-32.
The margin of victory would have been much greater had the Russians been more accurate at the free throw line. They made only 24 of 41 (58.%) at the stripe, something that will be an area of concern for Russia in the later rounds if they do not improve.
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