FIBA World Cup Qualifiers Day 5 Results

Modified Nov 28, 2017 06:56 GMT

The Philipine squad enjoying a win heading into their 2-0 encounter against Australia in February. — The Philippine squad enjoying a win heading into their 2-0 encounter against Australia in February.

FIBA Europe Group H:

The Greek squad appreciate their fans for their support during their 2-0 start in World Cup Qualifying.

Greece 82, Israel 61

Heraklion, GREECE-- Greece followed up their OT win against Great Britain with a home win against Israel to improve to 2-0 in the group. Despite outrebounding the Greeks 46-30, Israel fell short after shooting 22% from three-point range. Vangelis Margaritis was the top player for Greece with 8 points and 8 steals while Richard Howell led Israel with 13 points and 9 rebounds.

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Estonia 73, Great Britain 70

Tallinn, ESTONIA-- Estonia held off a British comeback attempt to win by 3. Martin Paasoja led Estonia with 15 points and 6 rebounds while Myles Messon led Great Britain with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Britain's shooting inside of the arc proved to be critical in the loss to Estonia, shooting 34% compared to Estonia's 53 % inside the arc.

The next games for this group will be played February 23rd: Israel (1-1) vs Great Britain (0-2), Greece (2-0) vs Estonia (1-1)