By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
France used an 18-0 run to finish the game in Czech Republic, turning a 65-61 deficit into a 79-65 win, which punches their ticket to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019! “Les Bleus” join Greece, Germany, Czech Republic and Lithuania that have previously qualified to the big stage of China from the European qualifiers.
Group K:
Czech Republic v France 65-79 (Hruban 20 – M’Baye 18)
Finland v Russia 75-77 (OT) (Huff 24 – Kulagin 26)J
Bulgaria v Bosnia and Herzegovina 89-82 (Marinov 13 – Sulejmanovic 17)
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France* | 9 | 8 | 1 | 88.9 | 709 | 583 | 126 | 78.8 | 64.8 | 17 |
| 2 | Czech Republic* | 9 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | 694 | 662 | 32 | 77.1 | 73.6 | 16 |
| 3 | Russia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 690 | 656 | 34 | 76.7 | 72.9 | 14 |
| 4 | Finland | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 680 | 690 | -10 | 75.6 | 76.7 | 13 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 702 | 703 | -1 | 78 | 78.1 | 13 |
| 6 | BIH | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 643 | 740 | -97 | 71.4 | 82.2 | 11 |
*qualified
Earlier in the day, Israel kept its hopes to make it to China alive, after upsetting Serbia.
Group L:
Israel v Serbia 84-73 (Pnini 18 – Milosavljevic 17)
Greece v Germany 92-84 (Bourousis 25 – Benzing 27)
Estonia v Georgia 73-80 (Joesaar 14 – Shermadini 23)
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece* | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 761 | 664 | 97 | 84.6 | 73.8 | 18 |
| 2 | Germany* | 9 | 8 | 1 | 88.9 | 790 | 647 | 143 | 87.8 | 71.9 | 17 |
| 3 | Serbia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 742 | 667 | 75 | 82.4 | 74.1 | 14 |
| 4 | Georgia | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 710 | 734 | -24 | 78.9 | 81.6 | 13 |
| 5 | Israel | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 699 | 729 | -30 | 77.7 | 81 | 13 |
| 6 | Estonia | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 596 | 716 | -120 | 66.2 | 79.6 | 11 |
Photo Credit: FIBA