EuroBasket Qualifiers: Wins for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia

In the opening match of Group E of the EuroBasket qualifiers Bosnia and Herzegovina got the convincing win on the road against Cyprus. After a close first quarter, Bosnia and Herzegovina took control of the game in the second quarter and never looked back. Leading them to victory were Džanan Musa who finished the night with 26 points and 8 assists while Budućnost VOLI's Kenan Kamenjaš had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. 

In the second match of Group E, Croatia suffered a road defeat against France in Brest. The French gradually built their lead throughout the second and third quarters, eventually leading them to the win. Mario Hezonja had 22 points and 5 rebounds while Partizan Mozzart Bet's Jaleen Smith dropped 13 points and 3 assists for Croatia. 

In Group G action, Serbia won against Finland at home in Aleksandar Nikolić Hall in Belgrade. The Serbians took control of the game in the second and third quarter, they would hold on to the advantage to lock up their first win in EuroBasket qualifiers. Luka Mitrović flirted with a double-double in the win with 19 points and 9 rebounds while Aleksa Avramović helped his squad with 18 points. 

North Macedonia was defeated at home against Estonia in Group H play. It was a close game and the Macedonians put up a good fight at the end but unfortunately not enough to lock up the win. Nenad Dimitrijević was the top player for North Macedonia with 25 points and 3 assists.

EuroBasket Qualifiers Round 1, Group E, Friday, 23 February:

Cyprus – BiH 66:99 (27:28, 11:23, 18:26, 10:22)
Willis 22, Tigkas 19 | Musa 26, Penava 15

FRANCE – Croatia 73:61 (15:14, 20:16, 22:14, 16:17)
Luwawu-Cabarrot 15, Strazel 12 | Hezonja 22, Smith 13

Group H:

North Macedonia – ESTONIA 69:74 (20:19, 23:17, 10:21, 16:17)
Dimitrijević 25, Happ 18 | Vene 16, Kotsar 16

Group G:

SERBIA – Finland 77:61 (17:20, 19:14, 22:17, 19:10)
Mitrović 19, Avramović 18 | Jantunen 11, Valtonen & Maxhuni 10

Group A, Thursday, 22 February:

SLOVENIA – Ukraine 87:73 (21:22, 18:18, 25:13, 23:20)
Prepelič 30, Blažič 18 | Kovliar 23, Bobrov 17.

Group D:

GERMANY – Montenegro 85:61 (28:10, 19:20, 11:20, 27:11)
Da Silva 19, Delow & Olinde 13 | Perry 16, Radović 13.