FIBA Europe Group D: Netherlands 68, Croatia 61
Almere Stad, NETHERLANDS -- Netherland's Yannick Franke and Croatia's Zeljko Sakic scored 24 points each for their respective teams, but it was the Orange Lions that came away with the victory, 68-61. The game was tightly contested until the last few minutes. Croatia struggled at the three-point line with 24% shooting while the Netherlands took advantage with their dominance on the fast break. The Netherlands face off against Romania while Croatia take on Italy in their next.
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Edited by Arvind Sriram