Day 1 recap: Israel round out opening day with comeback victory; Slovenia, Greece also win
MUNICH (Germany) - Greece and Slovenia both enjoyed comfortable wins to commence the FIBA U20 European Challengers with Israel overcoming Russia in a tense battle to close out the opening day.
Headlines:
- Israel late show denies Russia to conclude Day 1
- Slovenia jump out to fast start in opening win
- Hosts Greece too strong for Ukraine
Day 1 Standout Performers:
Heraklion: Yahel Melamed (ISR) - 14 PTS / 7 REB / 6 STL
Heraklion: Bine Prepelic (SLO) - 15 PTS / 9 REB / 2 AST
Heraklion: Omer Netzipoglou (GRE) - 21 PTS / 3 AST / 3 STL
Heraklion Challenger:
Group C
3/15 games played
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  Greece |
1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 88 | 49 | 39 | 88 | 49 | 2 |
| 2 |  Slovenia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 74 | 59 | 15 | 74 | 59 | 2 |
| 3 |  Israel |
1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 78 | 72 | 6 | 78 | 72 | 2 |
| 4 |  Russia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 78 | -6 | 72 | 78 | 1 |
| 5 |  Belgium |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 59 | 74 | 1 |
| 6 |  Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 88 | -39 | 49 | 88 | 1 |
Day 1 results: Israel used a 25-10 final period to see off Russia 78-72 after both sides had traded double-digit leads in the first half. Earlier, Slovenia raced out to an early 18-point lead as they kept Belgium to just 5 points in the opening quarter on their way to a 74-59 victory, while hosts Greece were dominant as they brushed aside Ukraine in an 88-49 success.
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