FIBA Europe Group D:

Italy 80, Croatia 64

Zagreb, CROATIA-- Darko Planinic pulled down a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in their loss to Italy. The Italians were led by Amedeo Della Valle with 25 points in the victory. Italy shot an impressive 43% from three-point range in the win. Italy improves to 2-0 while Croatia drops to 0-2.
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Romania 75, Netherlands 68
Cluj, ROMANIA-- Romania wins in front of their home crowd with Emanuel Cate's 12 points and 8 rebounds. The Netherlands were highlighted by Henk Norel's 9 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. Romania out-assisted the Netherlands 21-10. Both teams move to 1-1 heading into their respective breaks.
Next games are played February 23rd: Italy (2-0) vs Netherlands (1-1), Croatia (0-2) vs Romania (1-1)