In his final Eurobasket qualified for a second consecutive time and prepares for back-to-back the Belgium. In a semifinal-thriller was imposed 66-64 her Italywith a three -pointer at 17.8 ” before the end makes the difference. In Sunday’s final, he will face Spain at 20:30 at the SEF (in a couple he had met in 2023), while France and Italy will fight for bronze (17:30).
Emma Meseman with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists was the top with Julie Venlu who had 15 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds. Lorella Koumbai with 13 points and 10 rebounds along with Martina Fassina who had 11 points stood out from Italy, who went to get the match from -14 but bent in the end.
To match:
Italy surprised the favorite and preceded 9-4 and despite Belgian’s immediate reaction, 10-13, responded with a 10-2 for 20-15 with Zadalasini “warm”. Vanlou and Meseman made sure that Mike Timo’s team would overturn the data and preceded seven, 33-40.
The Belgian Cats also reached +13, 37-50, at the start of the third period. The failure of the Italians from afar did not allow them to approach, and instead the quarter ended with the distance growing, 43-57. Three consecutive three-pointers of Fassina and Pan reduced the difference to three, 54-57. The counterattack did not stop there, as with a three-pointer by Koumbai the lead changed hands, 60-57. With Linskens’ goals and Mesman’s basket, Belgium overtaken, 60-62, but Verona and Fassina put Italy ahead, 64-62, with 26.7 ” remaining. The answer came with Delater’s three-pointer for 64-65, at 17.8 ” to the end. Verona failed on the shot of victory and Links with a shot made the final score.
The match was attended by 4,121 spectators, according to FIBA.
10 minutes: 20-17, 33-40, 43-57, 64-66
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Source: Sport Fm
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