By Michalis Gioulenoglou/ info@eurohoops.net
Limassol, Cyprus – Spain started their 2025 EuroBasket campaign with a surprising defeat to Georgia, but they bounced back immediately.
Sergio Scariolo’s side convincingly defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 88-67 in Limassol, improving to 1-1 in the Group C standings.
Santi Aldama led the way with 19 points, Willy Hernangomez followed with 16, while Dario Brizuela added 15 points.
As for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kenan Kamenjas had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Jusuf Nurkic added 10 points with seven boards.
Spain shot really well, hitting 15 three-pointers on 38 attempts (39.5%), while also dishing out 25 assists and once again finding a way to victory through team basketball. On the other side, Bosnia connected on just three shots from beyond the arc (3/21, 14.3%).
Spain is now set to face Cyprus (31/08), while Bosnia and Herzegovina will have another difficult task against Italy (31/08).