By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Greece was the first team to secure a victory, easily defeating Romania in Thessaloniki with a score of 91-64.
The host resolved the first quarter in their favor without any problems (26-12), making it clear that the Romanians wouldn’t stand a chance.
The top scorer for the winning team was Giannoulis Larentzakis with 18 points, Nikos Persidis added 17, while Alexandros Samontourov had 16 and seven rebounds. On the other side, only Mihai Maciuca scored in double figures with 13 points.
In the same group, another match was played, with Portugal convincingly defeating Montenegro away with a score of 83-62.
The EuroBasket round of 16 participant was led to victory by Travante Williams with 16 points, while Ricardo Monteiro added 13. For Montenegro, Marko Simonovic scored 13 points with eight rebounds.
In the first match of group A, Ukraine caused a slight surprise by defeating Georgia away with a score of 92-79.
Tornike Shengelia traveled to Tbilisi for Barcelona the day after the EuroLeague match, but even he could not help – he finished the game with 17 points. Thad McFadden also had 17, and Duda Sanadze had 22. On the other side, Oleksandr Kovliar was incredible with 31 points and six rebounds and assists each, while Vyacheslav Bobrov had 11 points and 15 rebounds.
FIBA World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers
Group A
1. Ukraine 2 (1-0)
2. Georgia 1 (0-1)
3. Denmark 0 (0-0)
4. Spain 0 (0-0)
Gameday 1
Georgia – Ukraine 79-92
Denmark – Spain (27/11, 18:30 CET)
Group B
1. Greece 2 (1-0)
2. Portugal 2 (1-0)
3. Montenegro 1 (0-1)
4. Romania 0 (0-1)
Gameday 1
Greece – Romania 91-64
Montenegro – Portugal 62-83
Group C
1. Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 (0-0)
2. Serbia 0 (0-0)
3. Switzerland 0 (0-0)
4. Turkiye 0 (0-0)
Gameday 1
Serbia – Switzerland (27/11, 19:00 CET)
Turkiye – Bosnia-Herzegovina (27/11, 19:00 CET)
Group D
1. Great Britain 0 (0-0)
2. Iceland 0 (0-0)
3. Italy 0 (0-0)
4. Lithuania 0 (0-0)
Gameday 1
Italy – Iceland (27/11, 20:00 CET)
Great Britain – Lithuania (27/11, 20:30 CET)