HERAKLION (Greece) - Four teams, including hosts Greece and 2023 winners Spain have retained their perfect records at the 2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket in Heraklion, with the Round of 16 action next.
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Key Storylines
France, Spain, Serbia and Greece finish Group Phase with three of three;
Georgia, Germany off the mark to gain timely momentum;
Losiak's 26 points not enough for first Poland victory.
Top Performers
Piotr Losiak shot the lights out from beyond the three-point line with 26 points on five threes, and also added 5 rebounds, albeit in Poland's 67-62 loss to Georgia as they dropped a 10-point lead. In that same game, Irakli Kardava put up 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists for an efficiency of 23 for the winning side.
In the battle of two previous undefeated teams, Serbia ran over Lithuania 76-60 powered by Jovan Bikic. The small forward scored 15 points, whilst adding 7 rebounds and 5 assists in an all-around showing.
Spain finished the Group Phase with a 64-59 win over Türkiye as they were pushed all the way to improve to a perfect 3-0 score. Marcos Zurita impressed for the title holders with 28 points, 4 rebounds and an assist.
Marko Petric was Germany's leading force in scoring their first success with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the 86-52 win against Bulgaria.
Results of the Day
Group A
Türkiye 59-64 Spain Finland 54-70 Latvia
Group B
Bulgaria 52-86 Germany Serbia 76-60 Lithuania
Group C
Georgia 67-62 Poland Slovenia 66-99 France
Group D
Greece 65-53 Italy Croatia 66-94 Israel
Round of 16 Pairings
Spain vs Bulgaria Slovenia vs Italy Lithuania vs Türkiye Greece vs Poland Latvia vs Germany France vs Croatia Serbia vs Finland Israel vs Georgia
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