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Continental qualifiers roundup: EuroLeague, EuroCup players came to the fore
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EuroBasket Qualifiers
Finland 89-85 Denmark
Mikael Jantunen of Paris Basketball starred with a team-high 19 points in Finland’s triumph. Virtus Segafredo Bologna’s Iffe Lundberg had a game-high 26 points for Denmark, while ratiopharm Ulm youngster Tobias Jensen had 5 points and 5 rebounds in the loss.
Georgia 63-76 Serbia
Serbia had four Turkish Airlines EuroLeague players reach double figures in points in its win at Georgia: Marko Guduric of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul with 16, Vanja Marinkovic of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz with 15, Aleksa Avramovic of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade with 12 and Filip Petrusev of Olympiacos Piraeus with 11. Virtus star Toko Shengelia netted 19 as Georgia lost, with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv’s Joe Thomasson adding 13.
Poland 71-96 North Macedonia
Dreamland Gran Canaria’s Ethan Happ played an important role in North Macedonia’s win, scoring 19 points, grabbing 7 rebounds, dishing 5 assists and making 5 steals. Aleksander Balcerowski of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens recorded 7 points and 3 rebounds in defeat for Poland.
Estonia 65-59 Lithuania
Maik Kotsar of Baskonia impressed with an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double as Estonia secured its first-ever win against Lithuania. Zalgiris Kaunas duo Edgaras Ulanovas and Tomas Dimsa scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, for the visitors.
Bosnia and Herzegovina 64-74 France
France had three EuroLeague players hit double figures in points in its win: Real Madrid duo Guerschon Yabusele and Vincent Poirier with 16 and 13 points, respectively, and AS Monaco’s Matthew Strazel with 11. Yabusele had 9 rebounds and Poirier 8, too. Real’s Dzanan Musa netted 15 points and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica’s Kenan Kamenjas had 14 for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Netherlands 72-74 Greece
Vassilis Toliopoulos of Aris Midea Thessaloniki inspired Greece with game highs of 26 points and 8 assists. Panathinaikos’s Dimitris Moraitis contributed 14 points, too. Yannick Kraag of Joventut Badalona finished with 10 points in the loss for the Netherlands.
Croatia 92-63 Cyprus
Gran Canaria’s Roko Prkacin had a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double for Croatia, and Real Madrid’s Mario Hezonja also recorded a double-double with 22 points and 10 boards.
Czech Republic 90-82 Great Britain
Tomas Satoransky of FC Barcelona led the Czech Republic with a 21-point, 10-assist double-double.
AmeriCup Qualifiers
Cuba 81-67 USA
Maccabi’s Jasiel Rivero had 11 points and 9 rebounds as Cuba beat the United States for the first-ever time in the AmeriCup.
Chile 79-77 Argentina
Sebastian Herrera of Paris finished with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists for Chile in its triumph over Argentina. The Albiceleste had Real Madrid duo Gabriel Deck and Facundo Campazzo score 20 and 16 points, respectively, while FC Bayern Munich’s Leandro Bolmaro netted 12 and Gran Canaria’s Nicolas Brussino had 11.