By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
It was a quiet Saturday night, until Nicola Ivanovic decided to “kill” Serbia with a mid court bazzer beater three pointer. That’s how Montenegro got the 73-71 win against its Balkan neighbors for the first time in its history. This shot was the talk of Europe after the second day of the Eurobasket 2013 qualifiers and Eurohoops.net presents you with the standings and the results of the first two game days.
The first two teams of each group and the four best third placed teams will qualify for Eurobasket 2013. The host country Slovenia, France, FYROM, Great Britain, Greece, Lithuania, Russia and Spain have already qualify to the competition.
Group A
Iceland – Serbia 78-91
Montenegro – Israel 75-69
Estonia – Slovakia 95-74
Slovakia – Iceland 75-81
Serbia – Montenegro 71-73
Israel – Estonia 86-88
Standings (2 games)
1. Estonia 2-0 4
2. Montenegro 2-0 4
3. Serbia 1-1 3
4. Iceland 1-1 3
5. Israel 0-2 2
6. Slovakia 0-2 2
Group Β
Luxemburg – Azerbaijan 78-101
Bulgaria – Sweden 78-73
Germany – Luxemburg 101-53
Azerbaijan – Bulgaria 88-73
Standings (2 games)
1. Αζερμπαϊτζαν 2-0 4
2. Bulgaria 1-1 3
3. Germany 1-0 2
4. Luxemburg 0-2 2
5. Sweden 0-1 1
Group C
Ukraine – Hungary 77-71
Cyprus – Austria 86-89
Austria – Ukraine 57-61
Croatia – Cyprus 93-38
Standings (2 games)
1. Ukraine 2-0 4
2. Austria 111 3
3. Croatia 1-0 2
4. Hungary 0-1 1
5. Cyprus 0-1 1
Group D
Romania – Holland 90-84
Bosnia – Latvia 87-84
Georgia – Romania 80-64
Holland – Bosnia 89-107
Standings (2 games)
1. Bosnia 2-0 4
2. Romania 1-1 3
3. Georgia 1-0 2
4. Holland 0-2 2
5. Latvia 0-1 1
Group Ε
Poland – Belgium 57-64
Albania – Switzerland 51-76
Finland – Albania 112-77
Switzerland – Poland 66-80
Standings (2 games)
1. Switzerland 1-1 3
2. Poland 1-1 3
3. Finland 1-0 2
4. Belgium 1-0 2
5. Albania 0-2 2
Group Ζ
Belarus – Czech Republic 65-73
Italy – Portugal 97-45
Turkey -Belaruss 77-74
Czech Republic – Italy 53-63
Standings (2 games)
1. Italy 2-0 4
2. Czech Republic 1-1 3
3. Turkey 1-0 2
4. Belarus 0-2 2
5. Portugal 0-1 1