Moraitis stole the show at the first day of Eurobasket U18

2017-07-30T01:06:30+00:00 2017-07-30T01:06:30+00:00.

Aris Barkas

30/Jul/17 01:06

Eurohoops.net

The Eurobasket U18 in Slovakia started with an impressive performance by Greek guard Dimitris Moraitis and an upset by Finland.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Moraitis led the charge for Greece in the win over Slovenia with 24 points. 8 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals. However, the upset of the day was registered by Finland which dominated FIBA U16 European Championship 2015 and FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2016 bronze medalists Lithuania in an 82-62 victory.

Meanwhile, Bosnia and Herzegovina guard Sani Campara guided his team to a 66-65 win over defending champions France with a tournament-high 32 points. Here’s the result of the first day.

Group A

Germany – Turkey 61 – 70
Russia – Montenegro 81 – 71

Group B

Serbia – Spain 70 – 76
Ukraine – Italy 52 – 69

Group C

Finland – Lithuania 82 – 62
Slovenia – Greece 67 – 81

Group D

France – Bosnia and Herzegovina 65 – 66
Slovak Republic – Latvia 61-78

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