MATOSINHOS (Portugal) - In the second day of the FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket, Italy survived a late Serbia rally, hosts Portugal continued their winning start and France provided another dominant display.
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Key Storylines
Hosts Portugal record impressive victory over Germany to take control of Group C;
Giacchetti leads the way for Italy despite a 13-3 final quarter rally from Serbia;
Group D remains wide open as all four teams have 1-1 records;
Finland, Spain and France also still perfect through two games.
Top Performers
After posting a double-double on day one, Clara Silva displayed her scoring threat against Germany, helping the hosts continue a perfect start with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks on a day two high-efficiency rating of 33.
Italy bounced back from a day one loss and it was Emma Giacchetti who starred against Serbia in a close-fought contest, as she collected 24 points, including five three-pointers, 6 assists and 4 steals on an efficiency rating of 32.
FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket MVP only a few weeks ago, Awa Fam is now set on dominating her own age group's tournament having posted a big double-double of 18 points and 17 rebounds with 3 blocks on an efficiency rating of 30 for Spain.
Poland lost by just five to Croatia and the grit of Natalia Rutkowska was one factor that helped them stay competitive, as she also recorded a double-double of 15 points with 11 rebounds with 3 blocks on a 26 efficiency rating.
Not as close was another convincing France victory over Israel and this time it was Nell Angloma's chance to shine, in an efficient manner with a rating of 25 - finishing with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Results of the day
Group A
Slovenia 62-54 Latvia Türkiye 63-73 Spain
Group B
Luxembourg 63-89 Finland Israel 43-73 France
Group C
Serbia 66-68 Italy Portugal 69-55 Germany
Group D
Belgium 60-55 Hungary Croatia 75-70 Poland
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