By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Round 2 of the World Cup Qualifiers Europe began Thursday (13/9) with six games taking place over the continent.
Some national teams like Greece and Germany have all but mathematically advanced to the World Cup. Others (Czech Republic) got key wins to get one step closer to the competition. And a specific squad (Bulgaria) celebrated a near-historic victory over powerful France. You can check all the results and standings here.
Many players stood out in their teams’ wins and here are some of the top individual performances from Thursday’s games:
Sasu Salin (Finland)
Finland lacked the services of Lauri Markkanen but Salin delivered enough firepower to cover for the Chicago Bulls forward’s absence, and then some. Salin scored 27 points with excellent shooting (6/8 3-pointers) and finished with 30 PIR as Finland beat a Jusuf Nurkic-led Bosnia 85 – 81 and improved to 4-3 in Group K.