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    MUNICH (Germany) - The first day of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers second window is behind us.

    With 16 games in the books, it's time to rewind and check out the best individual performances of the day.

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    Elvar Fridriksson spent a couple of seasons playing for Lithuanian clubs. On Friday, he took that insider scoop to another level, torching Lithuania with 34 points, 6 three-pointers, 6 assists, 35 efficiency rating, 47 fantasy points and a buzzer-beater for the win, taking Iceland to 2-1.

    Jordan Loyd did his usual thing for Poland on Friday, getting 37 points on 7-of-15 three-pointers. As if the numbers weren't impressive enough, Loyd also came up with the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer.

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    He also had 4 rebounds and an efficiency rating of 29, all together good enough for 35 fantasy points.

    However, Loyd wasn't the man with the most three-pointers made on the day. Diogo Brito delivered for Portugal, knocking down a European Qualifiers record with 8 three-pointers en route to 32 points.

    Brito also had 7 rebounds, for an efficiency rating of 36, and 45 fantasy points.

    Georgia defeated Denmark on the road, and the usual suspect was there again. Tornike Shengelia had 24 points on 7-of-12 field goal shooting, with 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and an efficiency rating of 28.

    Shengelia earned 34 fantasy points along the way.

    Finally, the last spot among the Top Performers belongs to Olivier Nkamhoua. Finland's man in the middle picked up a massive double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds, with 2 assists, 28 efficiency rating and 37 fantasy points also to his name.

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