Chicago Bulls centre Nikola Vucevic scored 23 factors to steer Montenegro to a much-needed 87-81 victory over Sweden at EuroBasket on Monday. Additionally, Turkey and Germany prolonged their information to 4 group stage wins.
Vucevic grabbed 15 rebounds and delivered 4 assists in Tampere, Finland, as Montenegro overcame a blip within the third quarter to submit its first win on the continental match, holding its hopes alive of reaching the spherical of 16.
Pelle Larsson led the Swedes with 28 factors.
Montenegro had a 40-34 halftime lead however Sweden was the higher staff getting back from the locker room and out-scored its rival within the third quarter 31-24 to take the lead. A powerful effort by Kyle Allman, who scored 10 factors in lower than two minutes for an 80-77 lead with 1:50 left, helped Montenegro get well and win the competition in Group B.
The group section of 24 groups is being performed in 4 international locations. The highest 4 groups from every group advance to the knockout section in Riga, Latvia, from Sept. 6-14.
Montenegro can qualify with one other victory towards winless Britain, arguably the weakest staff within the group.
Turkey, Germany keep good
Germany stayed unbeaten in Group B with a 120-57 victory over Britain, which resisted within the early phases earlier than collapsing. Franz Wagner had a double-double of 18 factors and 10 assists in simply 18 minutes of play and Tristan Da Silva scored 25 factors for the Germans.
Already certified from Group A, Turkey made mild work of Estonia by 84-64 in Riga. Turkey dominated and constructed a 12-point lead after 10 minutes.
Houston Rockets centre Alperen Sengun was once more decisive for Turkey with 21 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists.
It was the primary time since 2009 that Turkey managed to safe 4 wins in a single EuroBasket. Estonia dropped to 1-3 forward of its closing group recreation towards Portugal on Wednesday. Turkey will face Serbia in a recreation that determines the group winner.
Latvia defeated Portugal 78-62 to enhance its document to 2-2, with Kristaps Porzingis amassing 21 factors, 9 rebounds, three assists and a block for the hosts.
