Serbia continue turnaround, Israel deny Portugal to reach Semi-Finals

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    Serbia have gone from starting 0-3 to reaching the Semi-Finals.

    France and Spain are the remaining unbeaten nations in the FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket 2024.

    MATOSINHOS (Portugal) - The final four was decided at the FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket as Spain and France continued perfect campaigns and Serbia continued their remarkable turnaround.

    There was extra celebration for the remaining quartet as they also secured their spots at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2025 in Czechia.

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    Key Storylines

    • Unbeaten Spain and France remain on potential Final collision course;

    • Israel hand hosts Portugal first loss in tense Quarter-Final battle;

    • Serbia go from 0-3 in Group Phase to final four after back-to-back wins;

    • Latvia record first win of tournament to secure Division A survival.

    Top Performers

    Latvia recorded their first win of the tournament as Anna Liepina led the efficiency ratings on Thursday with 37 after dominating with 23 points, 16 rebounds and 2 blocks against Germany. Awa Fam got serious to take Spain to the last four - recording her second double-double of the tournament with 22 points and 13 rebounds as well as 4 assists and 3 blocks on an also impressive efficiency rating of 33. Petra Bozan continued her strong campaign with 25 points, 17 rebounds and 2 blocks on an efficiency rating of 31, although it wasn't enough for Croatia to overcome Türkiye in the 9-16 Classification, and they will have to fight for survival. On a day of big double-doubles, Emma Zuccon of Italy had the biggest rebounding-wise with 19 points and 19 rebounds on a 30 efficiency rating, bouncing back in the 9-16 Classification after her nation were eliminated on the buzzer in the Round of 16. Portugal put together a strong tournament on home soil, but were ultimately defeated by Israel in a tight contest and Leonor Peixinho epitomized their efforts putting up 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists after going 9 of 11 from the field.

    Results of the Day

    Quarter-Finals Spain 95-46 Hungary Finland 70-76 Serbia France 87-48 Belgium Israel 68-64 Portugal Classification Games 9-16 Luxembourg 53-77 Italy Slovenia 57-66 Poland Latvia 82-73 Germany Türkiye 81-73 Croatia Semi-Finals Pairings

    Spain v Serbia Israel v France FIBA

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