In Manila, Philippines, the qualifying matches for positions 5 to 8 are held. Italy faced Latvia, a match won by the Latvians with a short difference, while from 9:30 they will face Lithuania-Slovenia.
Italy 82 – Latvia 87
Like most matches at this world level, the game was even and shared for both teams throughout. (C1 26-18/ C2 16-28/ C3 18-21/ C4 22-20). Latvia, managed to take small advantages at the right moment and managed to take the game by a difference of five points. Italy though, is not far from beating them.
The standouts in the winning team, led by Luca Banchi, were Andrejs Grazulis and Aigars Skele. The forward Grazulis was in charge of being the scorer of the match that is why he received the MVP, he signed 28 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. While point guard Skele left 12 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on his scoresheet.
While on the Italian team, Marco Spissu, the point guard, was the biggest contributor to Gianmarco Pozzecco’s team in this match. He scored 10 points and added 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal.
Lithuania – Slovenia play their places in the cup
This meeting promises excitement until the end, as before, their positions will be debated from 9:30 (Argentina time) and will be broadcast by DSports and TyCSports.
Photo: FIBA
Source: Tycsports
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