By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Eurohoops.net sums up the Day 1 of Eurobasket presenting the results, the standings and the next day of the schedule. Also, we pick the MVP of each Group.
Standings
Group A
1. France 1-0
2. Poland 1-0
3. Israel 1-0
4. Russia 0-1
5. Bosnia 0-1
6. Finland 0-1
The results
Poland-Bosnia 68-64
Israel-Russia 76-73
France-Finland 97-87 (81-81)
2nd day
Russia-Poland 15:00
Finland-Israel 17:30
Bosnia-France 21:00
*The times are CET.
The MVP of the Group
Omri Casspi
Israel completed a huge comeback against Russia and the key player in this great opening game was Omri Casspi who scored 21 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Israel has its share of talent, but its leader is without doubt Casspi.
Group B
1. Serbia 1-0
2. Germany 1-0
3. Turkey 1-0
4. Italy 0-1
5. Iceland 0-1
6. Spain 0-1
The results
Germany-Iceland 71-65
Spain-Serbia 70-80
Italy-Turkey 87-89
2nd day
Serbia-Germany 15:00
Iceland-Italy 18:00
Turkey-Spain 21:00
*The times are CET.
The MVP of the Group
Nemanja Bjelica
The Euroleague’s MVP this season was decisive in Serbia’s victory vs Spain. Nemanja Bjelica did almost everything on the court (24 points with 8/16 shots, 10 rebounds, 4 assists) and Scariolo couldn’t find a way to stop him.
Group C
1. Greece 1-0
2. Croatia 1-0
3. Netherlands 1-0
4. Georgia 0-1
5. Slovenia 0-1
6. FYROM 0-1
The results
Georgia-Netherlands 72-73
FYROM-Greece 65-85
Croatia-Slovenia 80-73
2nd day
Netherlands-FYROM 15:00
Slovenia-Georgia 18:00
Greece-Croatia 21:00
*The times are CET.
The MVP of the Group
Krunoslav Simon
In a tight game, Croatia beat Slovenia in the ex-Yugoslavia derby thanks to Krunoslav Simon. He was the leading scorer (20p) and second in rebounding (6) but the number that shows the huge difference that he made is his +/- number: +18! Simon was valuable and led Croatia to a precious victory.
Group D
1. Czech Republic 1-0
2. Latvia 1-0
3. Lithuania 1-0
4. Ukraine 0-1
5. Belgium 0-1
6. Estonia 0-1
The results
Czech Republic-Estonia 80-57
Belgium-Latvia 67-78
Lithuania-Ukraine 69-68
2nd day
Estonia-Belgium 14:30
Latvia-Lithuania 17:30
Ukraine-Czech Republic 20:30
*The times are CET.
The MVP of the Group
Jan Vesely
Czech Republic beat easily Estonia and the key player in this victory was Jan Vesely. The tweener of Fenerbahce scored 16 points with 7/11 shots and grabbed 8 rebounds in 22 minutes. He is the leader of Czech Republic and demonstrated his abilities from the get go.