By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The World Qualifiers qualifiers continue with some national powers been upset. European champions Slovenia missed Goran Dragic and the potential nº1 pick in NBA Draft Luka Doncic in their defeat in Belarus. Meanwhile, Spain advances to the next round after the home win over Montenegro. Ukraine remains at top of Group B after the victory over Sweden while Turkey struggled for the second game in the February “windows”. In this match, Latvia showed support to Kristaps Porzingis.
Lithuania crushed Kosovo while Italy smashed Romania on the road with Della Valle putting on a show. Both national teams remain perfect after the victories. Croatia and Hungary closed Round 4 defeating Netherlands and Poland respectively.
FIBA World Cup European qualifiers
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| BELARUS | SLOVENIA | 93-92 | 46-47 | 26-24 | 20-23 | 29-27 | 18-18 |
| UKRAINE | SWEDEN | 77-66 | 51-32 | 26-25 | 25-7 | 9-12 | 17-22 |
| ROMANIA | ITALY | 50-101 | 25-47 | 12-35 | 13-12 | 11-29 | 14-25 |
| LATVIA | TURKEY | 79-70 | 32-36 | 14-21 | 18-15 | 25-18 | 22-16 |
| LITHUANIA | KOSOVO | 106-50 | 48-27 | 28-19 | 20-8 | 26-12 | 32-11 |
| SPAIN | MONTENEGRO | 79-67 | 46-39 | 23-17 | 23-22 | 18-14 | 15-14 |
| CROATIA | NETHERLANDS | 82-78 | 44-34 | 25-13 | 19-21 | 15-26 | 23-18 |
| HUNGARY | POLAND | 64-57 | 32-32 | 12-14 | 20-18 | 24-12 | 8-13 |
Standings
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP A | ||||||||
|
1
|
SPAIN
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
334 – 299
|
35
|
|
|
2
|
SLOVENIA
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
338 – 322
|
16
|
|
|
3
|
MONTENEGRO
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
287 – 300
|
-13
|
|
|
4
|
BELARUS
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
316 – 354
|
-38
|
|
| GROUP B | ||||||||
|
1
|
UKRAINE
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
303 – 277
|
26
|
|
|
2
|
TURKEY
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
280 – 271
|
9
|
|
|
3
|
LATVIA
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
302 – 310
|
-8
|
|
|
4
|
SWEDEN
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
274 – 301
|
-27
|
|
| GROUP C | ||||||||
|
1
|
LITHUANIA
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
360 – 241
|
119
|
|
|
2
|
HUNGARY
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
283 – 283
|
0
|
|
|
3
|
POLAND
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
272 – 261
|
11
|
|
|
4
|
KOSOVO
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
249 – 379
|
-130
|
|
| GROUP D | ||||||||
|
1
|
ITALY
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
336 – 246
|
90
|
|
|
2
|
ROMANIA
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
253 – 300
|
-47
|
|
|
3
|
CROATIA
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
263 – 284
|
-21
|
|
|
4
|
NETHERLANDS
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
276 – 298
|
-22
|
|
| 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
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
346 – 311
|
35
|
|
|
3
|
GEORGIA
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
312 – 335
|
-23
|
|
|
4
|
AUSTRIA
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
258 – 335
|
-77
|
|
| 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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