WC Qualifiers: Wins for Croatia and Slovenia
In Sunday's FIBA World Cup Qualifiers games, both Croatia and Slovenia have emerged victorious, as they prevailed over the Netherlands and Hungary, respectively.
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In Group K, Croatia have edged out the Netherlands with the final score of 101:99, after coming from 14 points behind at halftime in the second part of the game and this way, they booked another important win in the qualifiers. For Croatia, Dario Šarić and Ivica Zubac topped the list of scorers with 24 points scored each.
Slovenia have hosted Hungary in one of their crucial games in Group L and in a game, where they have been in front throughout the majority of the playing time, they prevailed in the end with the score of 92:77. For Slovenia, Klemen Prepelič has been the most efficient in scoring with 24 points on his record, while Aleksej Nikolić added 18.
FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, Group K Sunday, 30 August 2026:
Netherlands – CROATIA 99:101 (31:22, 27:22, 19:32, 22:25)
Van der Vuurst 23, Franke 21 | Šarić 24, Zubac 24.
Group L:
SLOVENIA – Hungary 92:77 (25:17, 18:19, 32:23, 17:18)
Prepelič 24, Nikolić 18 | Perl and Reuvers 19.
