KONYA (Türkiye) - It was all to play for at the FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket 2024, Division B as the two nations who secured a spot in the Final also earned promoted to Division A.
Romania took down host nation Türkiye 49-44, coming back from behind in the fourth quarter to gain promotion. They were led by point guard Alexia-Ioana Marcus who dropped only her second double figure point tally, finishing with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
They will return to Division A for the first time since 2017, but the job isn't done as they have a Final to play.
In the Final, they will come up against Czechia, who also completed a late comeback to beat Great Britain 65-61. With just under three minutes to go, they trailed by 5 but after four unanswered buckets to end the game they came away with the win and secured promotion to Division A.
Barbora Subova collected a big double-double for the Czech's with 19 points and 13 rebounds while Tereza Tegelova also came up with 16. They will return to Division A after being relegated last summer.
Both Great Britain and Türkiye, at home, have a chance to redeem themselves in the Third Place Game on Saturday where promotion will again be up for grabs.
Final (Saturday)
Romania vs Czechia
Third Place Game (Saturday)
Great Britain vs Türkiye
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