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France and Russia got easy home wins over Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina respectively in Group E. Iceland and Finland also celebrated their victories in front of their home crowds but the Czech Republic and Bulgaria made them suffer.
A great defensive second half led Greece to the victory over Great Britain while Estonia had it easy against Israel. Germany triumphed on the road. They won their third straight game in Georgia despite Michel Dixon’s 26. Austria and Serbia closed Sunday action. Aleksa Avramovic saved the day for Sasha Djordjevic’s men with a clutch three.
France, Germany and Greece remain perfect.
FIBA World Cup European qualifiers
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| FRANCE | BELGIUM | 64-49 | 30-32 | 15-14 | 15-18 | 15-7 | 19-10 |
| RUSSIA | BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | 70-53 | 36-32 | 15-16 | 21-16 | 21-6 | 13-15 |
| ESTONIA | ISRAEL | 78-62 | 37-33 | 17-19 | 20-14 | 19-20 | 22-9 |
| GEORGIA | GERMANY | 77-87 | 38-51 | 17-27 | 21-24 | 24-18 | 15-18 |
| ICELAND | CZECH REPUBLIC | 76-75 | 39-32 | 19-14 | 20-18 | 20-22 | 17-21 |
| GREECE | GREAT BRITAIN | 75-70 | 39-46 | 20-23 | 19-23 | 17-12 | 19-12 |
| FINLAND | BULGARIA | 75-70 | 40-30 | 12-16 | 28-14 | 18-30 | 17-10 |
| AUSTRIA | SERBIA | 81-82 | 43-41 | 18-21 | 25-20 | 20-25 | 18-16 |
Standings
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP A | ||||||||
|
1
|
SPAIN
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
255 – 232
|
23
|
|
|
2
|
SLOVENIA
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
246 – 229
|
17
|
|
|
3
|
MONTENEGRO
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
220 – 221
|
-1
|
|
|
4
|
BELARUS
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
223 – 262
|
-39
|
|
| GROUP B | ||||||||
|
1
|
TURKEY
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
210 – 192
|
18
|
|
|
2
|
UKRAINE
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
226 – 211
|
15
|
|
|
3
|
LATVIA
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
223 – 240
|
-17
|
|
|
4
|
SWEDEN
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
208 – 224
|
-16
|
|
| GROUP C | ||||||||
|
1
|
LITHUANIA
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
254 – 191
|
63
|
|
|
2
|
POLAND
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
215 – 197
|
18
|
|
|
3
|
HUNGARY
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
219 – 226
|
-7
|
|
|
4
|
KOSOVO
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
199 – 273
|
-74
|
|
| GROUP D | ||||||||
|
1
|
ITALY
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
235 – 196
|
39
|
|
|
2
|
ROMANIA
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
203 – 199
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
NETHERLANDS
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
198 – 216
|
-18
|
|
|
4
|
CROATIA
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
181 – 206
|
-25
|
|
| GROUP E | ||||||||
|
1
|
FRANCE
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
293 – 247
|
46
|
|
|
2
|
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
271 – 300
|
-29
|
|
|
3
|
RUSSIA
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
296 – 278
|
18
|
|
|
4
|
BELGIUM
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
247 – 282
|
-35
|
|
| GROUP F | ||||||||
|
1
|
CZECH REPUBLIC
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
306 – 277
|
29
|
|
|
2
|
FINLAND
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
289 – 295
|
-6
|
|
|
3
|
ICELAND
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
300 – 317
|
-17
|
|
|
4
|
BULGARIA
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
303 – 309
|
-6
|
|
| GROUP G | ||||||||
|
1
|
GERMANY
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
335 – 270
|
65
|
|
|
2
|
SERBIA
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
264 – 230
|
34
|
|
|
3
|
GEORGIA
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
312 – 335
|
-23
|
|
|
4
|
AUSTRIA
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
177 – 253
|
-76
|
|
| GROUP H | ||||||||
|
1
|
GREECE
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
339 – 298
|
41
|
|
|
2
|
ESTONIA
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
294 – 307
|
-13
|
|
|
3
|
ISRAEL
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
293 – 303
|
-10
|
|
|
4
|
GREAT BRITAIN
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
307 – 325
|
-18
|
|
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