By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
France closed Gameday 2 by defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina at home with 84-65. Louis Labeyrie was the man of the match ending with 13 points and 7 rebounds. Edwin Jackson (11 points and 8 rebounds) and Boris Diaw (10 points and 6 assists) contributed to the win. Dzanan Musa struggled from the field as he finished with 1 point (0/8 FG) for the guests.
Russia registered its first victory, by downing Belgium 76-69 with Sergey Karasev’s 14 points and 6 rebounds leading the winners.
The Czech Republic is the only unbeaten team in Group F after its win in Finland (64-56). Center Ondrej Balvin flirted triple-double with 8 points, 16 rebounds, and 7 assists while Blake Schilb contributed with 17 points. Shawn Huff had 13 points for the hosts.
Serbia took control of Group G after dominating Georgia in the second half (105-87). Miroslav Raduljica was impressive as he led Sasha Djordjevic’s men with an international career-high 28 points and 8 rebounds. Michael Dixon put on a show as he finished with 36 points and 9 assists but wasn’t enough for Georgia.
Greece had no problem beating Israel 82-61. After a slow start, the hosts won the next three quarters and got the win. The team effort was the key but Charalampos Giannopoulos (13 points) and Nick Calathes (11 points and 8 assists) led the winners. Richard Howell Jr finished with 13 points and 9 boards for the Israeli side.
World Cup Qualifiers – Results Day 2 (Monday)
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| RUSSIA | BELGIUM | 76-69 | 36-36 | 16-23 | 20-13 | 26-11 | 14-22 |
| GREECE | ISRAEL | 82-61 | 37-32 | 15-18 | 22-14 | 22-15 | 23-14 |
| FINLAND | CZECH REPUBLIC | 56-64 | 30-25 | 9-19 | 21-6 | 8-13 | 18-26 |
| ESTONIA | GREAT BRITAIN | 73-70 | 44-36 | 18-24 | 26-12 | 15-21 | 14-13 |
| SERBIA | GEORGIA | 105-87 | 44-45 | 21-21 | 23-24 | 30-19 | 31-23 |
| AUSTRIA | GERMANY | 49-90 | 21-41 | 8-20 | 13-21 | 12-23 | 16-26 |
| ICELAND | BULGARIA | 74-77 | 43-35 | 21-17 | 22-18 | 18-18 | 13-24 |
| FRANCE | BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | 84-65 | 39-34 | 19-12 | 20-22 | 22-15 | 23-16 |
Standings
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP A | ||||||||
|
1
|
SPAIN
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
171 – 150
|
21
|
|
|
2
|
SLOVENIA
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
171 – 166
|
5
|
|
|
3
|
MONTENEGRO
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
157 – 146
|
11
|
|
|
4
|
BELARUS
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
141 – 178
|
-37
|
|
| GROUP B | ||||||||
|
1
|
TURKEY
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
152 – 133
|
19
|
|
|
2
|
UKRAINE
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
144 – 143
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
LATVIA
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
155 – 158
|
-3
|
|
|
4
|
SWEDEN
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
149 – 166
|
-17
|
|
| GROUP C | ||||||||
|
1
|
LITHUANIA
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
174 – 116
|
58
|
|
|
2
|
HUNGARY
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
144 – 146
|
-2
|
|
|
3
|
POLAND
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
125 – 135
|
-10
|
|
|
4
|
KOSOVO
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
137 – 183
|
-46
|
|
| GROUP D | ||||||||
|
1
|
ITALY
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
155 – 134
|
21
|
|
|
2
|
ROMANIA
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
145 – 143
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
NETHERLANDS
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
136 – 136
|
0
|
|
|
4
|
CROATIA
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
125 – 148
|
-23
|
|
| GROUP E | ||||||||
|
1
|
FRANCE
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
154 – 124
|
30
|
|
|
2
|
RUSSIA
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
152 – 150
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
146 – 160
|
-14
|
|
|
4
|
BELGIUM
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
128 – 146
|
-18
|
|
| GROUP F | ||||||||
|
1
|
CZECH REPUBLIC
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
153 – 125
|
28
|
|
|
2
|
FINLAND
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
138 – 144
|
-6
|
|
|
3
|
BULGARIA
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
157 – 156
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
ICELAND
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
143 – 166
|
-23
|
|
| GROUP G | ||||||||
|
1
|
GERMANY
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
169 – 119
|
50
|
|
|
2
|
SERBIA
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
190 – 151
|
39
|
|
|
3
|
AUSTRIA
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
113 – 175
|
-62
|
|
|
4
|
GEORGIA
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
157 – 184
|
-27
|
|
| GROUP H | ||||||||
|
1
|
GREECE
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
177 – 153
|
24
|
|
|
2
|
ESTONIA
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
141 – 158
|
-17
|
|
|
3
|
ISRAEL
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
149 – 150
|
-1
|
|
|
4
|
GREAT BRITAIN
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
162 – 168
|
-6
|
|