3 Sept 2022
ATHENS (Greece) - Both French teams finished undefeated on Day 2 of the FIBA 3x3 U17 Europe Cup in Athens, Greece, on September 3, 2022.
In the women's category, France were the only team that finished Day 2 undefeated. They ruled Pool D with two victories against Czech Republic (21-8) and Lithuania (15-6). Margot Ounounou led "Les Bleues" with 13 points. Czech Republic stamped their ticket to the knock-out rounds after defeating Lithuania in the last game of the pool (19-14).
A dime right on the money from Lou Bobst! 🤑 #3x3U17 pic.twitter.com/aXEDJCYjNS
— FIBA3x3 (@FIBA3x3) September 3, 2022
In the other pool on the women's side, Netherlands and underdogs Sweden went through after knocking out Ukraine from the competition.
With their win, Sweden are through to the next round and just LOOK at what it means! 🥳🇸🇪 #3x3U17 pic.twitter.com/LC0YeuML4e
— FIBA3x3 (@FIBA3x3) September 3, 2022
In the men's side, just one week after winning the 3x3 U18 World Cup, France continued to shine with victories over Latvia (21-11) and Croatia (17-15), who were eliminated.
Last, but not least, in men's Pool A, Lithuania survived a thriller against Estonia (10-9) and then defeated hosts Greece to. Estonia will join them in the quarter-finals tomorrow thanks to their win over the Greek hosts, 21-17.
QUARTER-FINALS
MEN
Lithuania - Latvia
Ukraine - Israel
Germany-Turkey
France- Estonia
WOMEN
Slovenia - Poland
France - Sweden
Netherlands - Czech Republic
Spain - Germany
TOP SCORERS
1. Nikolaos-Ioannis Chitikoudis - Greece men - 18pts.
2. Fabian GIessman - Germany men - 17 pts.
3. Maira Banko - Germany women - 16 pts.
DAY 3
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