EuroBasket Qualifiers: Croatia beat the Netherlands

Monday, 24. February 2020 at 12:04

In the EuroBasket Qualifiers, Croatia have prevailed over the Netherlands on the road. Montenegro suffered a defeat on the road in France, while Bosnia and Herzegovina did not manage to use the home court advantage to beat Greece.

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In Group D, Croatia have prevailed over the Netherlands and stay perfect after two rounds of the EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. The Croatians came in command of the game in the final quarter, which they have won with the partial score of 22:8 and got away with a 69:59 win in the end.

In the Group G, Montenegro faced France on the road in France and is returning home empty-handed. The hosts were up by only 2 points at halftime, but in the second half they took complete control of the clash and celebrated in the end convincingly, with the final score of 85:66.

In Group H, Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered a home defeat in Tuzla against Greece, that were in front for the majority of the game. Before the beginning of the final quarter, the Greeks were already up by 16 points, but in the final moments, BiH managed to make it an exciting encounter. However, they did not manage to come up with a major comeback and Greece won 70:65.

EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Round 1, Group D, Monday, 24.2.2020:

Netherlands – CROATIA 59:69 (21:18, 14:20, 16:9, 8:22)
Franke 11, Kloof and van der Vuurst de Vries 10 | Ukić 14, Drežnjak 13.

Group G:

FRANCE – Montenegro 85:66 (18:12, 22:26, 20:16, 25:12)
Yabusele 15, Fall 12 | Ivanović 24, Todorović 12.

Group H:

Bosnia and Herzegovina – GREECE 65:70 (16:17, 18:23, 9:19, 22:11)
Milošević 17, Atić 13 | Agravanis 17, Larentzakis 15.

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