By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The third window kicked in with a triumphant victory for Latvia, paced by Janis Strelnieks. The 28-year-old guard put on a 27-point performance with an almost perfect field goal (11 out of 14 attempts), thus his team was able to get past Sweden easily with an 82-72 win.
Strelnieks’ performance was perfectly accompanied by San Antonio Spurs’ Davis Bertans’ 22 points.
Greece sealed its fifth straight win in the qualifiers against Israel, as 24-year-old Giannoulis Larentzakis paved the way with his 17 points.
Quino Colom paced Spain to victory over Slovenia with a 72-83 win with his 16 points (3/5 from the three-point line), five assists and four rebounds.
Cedi Osman and Furkan Korkmaz led Turkey to a second key victory against Ukraine, adding 20 and 21 points each.
June 28 – Game results thus far:
Sweden – Latvia 72-82
Israel – Greece 78-96
Turkey – Ukraine 80-66
Poland – Lithuania 61-79
Slovenia – Spain 72-83
Netherlands – Romania 77-52
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