Gameday 5 Top Perfomers: Bettencourt Correia, Baron, McCowan, Hurt, Fagbenle
MUNICH (Germany) - Maria Bettencourt Correia lit it up in a big way for Portugal to land Gameday 5 Top Performer honors as she helped keep their qualification hopes alive heading into the final game.
MUNICH (Germany) - Maria Bettencourt Correia lit it up in a big way for Portugal to land Gameday 5 Top Performer honors as she helped keep their qualification hopes alive heading into the final game.
She was the standout figure as Portugal collected a hard-fought 66-60 home win against Greece. The guard had a stunning all-action contribution and stepped off the floor having amassed a majestic performance efficiency valuation of 36 with 32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 assists.
Alyssa Baron was largely unstoppable for Israel as they inked what was arguably their most impressive victory of the campaign, signing off with a 71-57 success. The guard was the brightest star in the showdown, finishing the contest with 29 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists.
Teaira McCowan had a mixed night with Turkey as they made it to the Final Round despite a narrow 76-72 loss in Poland. The center continued her fine form from the second window by adding 19 points, 16 boards and 3 blocks.
Courtney Hurt also found herself putting up a huge performance in defeat after Bosnia and Herzegovina were edged out 68-66 by North Macedonia. That was despite the forward coming up with a double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds.
Great Britain are firmly back in the mix with a chance of qualifying and will head into the last day of action high on confidence after Temi Fagbenle starred in a 100-45 win against Estonia. The frontcourt ace finished with 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists.
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