Spain and Slovenia made it to the final 8 in Quarter Final set of FIBA U-17
Spain and Slovenia made it to the final 8 in Quarter Final set of FIBA U-17. Despite a hot start by Canada, the hosts Spain managed to dominate with 34-4. Canada had a lead of 10-0, Spain answered with 34-4 and reached the quarter-finals in style. They are all set to play against Australia on the set date. Initially, Canada was into the game, but later they fell behind with 27 points and could not get the lead.
Australian players Hugo Gonzalez, Aday Mara, and Conrad Martinez scored 14 points each. While Izan Almansa scored 13 rebounds and 12 points to the victory. Spain and Australia had a friendly match against each other on June 24 and Spain won 82-54. Almansa says” After Canada was 10-0 we started playing defense and that defense made that difference. We learned that we have to play defense from the beginning and hard. About Australian opponents, Almansa says that the match is long forgotten.
Slovenia made a fairytale debut and they continue to thrive
After defeating Argentina 69-55, Slovenia has officially grabbed a spot in the quarter-finals. The tournament debutante could only dream but managed to reach here. Jan Vade did everything to reach the quarter-finals with 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 20 points who will now face a major challenge against France. The next-Gen hoops posted highlights on their official YouTube channel. On state day, Lithuania struggled initially but managed to get past New Zealand. While France is dealing with Injury blowouts but continues to roll after dominating victory over Japan with 108-43
The list of Quarterfinal 9-16 Classification games
Quarter-Finals
Match 1: France vs Slovenia
Match 2: Serbia vs United States
Match 3: Spain vs Australia
Match 4: Lithuania vs Poland
9-16 Classification
Match 1: Japan vs Argentina
Match 2: Dominican Republic vs Egypt
Match 3: Canada vs Lebanon
Match 4: New Zealand vs Mali
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