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84-56

19-11, 18-20, 28-11, 19-14

Date: 31.08.2006, 18:00h	Group: D	Venue: Sibenik (CRO)	Spectators: 2000
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

TEAM LEADERS

Croatia		Latvia
Marko Popovic (22)	Pts	Kaspars Cipruss (16)
Mario Kasun (10)	Reb	Kristaps Janicenoks (5), Uvis Helmanis (5)
Zoran Planinic (5)	AS	Kristaps Valters (3)
Zoran Planinic (2)	ST	Sandis Valters (1), Kaspars Cipruss (1)
Mario Kasun (1)	BS	Kristaps Valters (1), Janis Blums (1)

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GAME REPORT

31.08.2006

Croatia Cruise To Win

Marko Popovic scored 22 points and Mario Kasun added 19 as Croatia easily defeated Latvia 84-56 in Group D Eurobasket Qualifying Round action.

Croatia shot a blistering 60 percent from the field and used a decisive third quarter advantage to take complete control of the game en route to the win.

Leading 37-31 at the break, Croatia outscored Latvia 28-11 in the third quarter to go ahead 65-42 going into the fourth.

Croatia would lead by more than 20 for most of the fourth quarter.

Popovic connected on four of five three-point field goals and also collected five rebounds.

Kasun, who played this past season with the Orlando Magic, was 8-of-12 from the field and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Croatia held a 36-25 rebounding edge.

The teams’ qualifying round campaigns continue on Sunday when Croatia play Denmark and Latvia goes up against Estonia.

Top performers

Croatia		Latvia
Mario Kasun		Armands Skele
19	Pts	12
10	Reb	4
2	AS	2
1	ST	0
1	BS	0

Accumulated statistics

Croatia		Latvia
33/55	FG M/A	22/51
27/42 (64.3%)	FG2P M/A	20/36 (55.6%)
6/13 (46.2%)	FG3P M/A	2/15 (13.3%)
12/18 (66.7%)	FT M/A	10/14 (71.4%)
36 (8-28)	Reb (O-D)	25 (9-16)
20	AS	9
8	TO	2
5	ST	2
1	BS	2
20	PF	25
84	Pts	56

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CROATIA

Name		Min	FG		2P FG		3P FG		FT		Reb			AS	TO	ST	BS	PF	Pts
Name		Min	M/A	%	M/A	%	M/A	%	M/A	%	O	D	Tot	AS	TO	ST	BS	PF	Pts
*4	Ukic, R.	33	4/7	57.1	3/5	60.0	1/2	50.0	0/1	0.0	0	5	5	3	0	1	0	2	9
5	Kus, D.	21	0/1	0.0	0/0	0.0	0/1	0.0	2/2	100.0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	2
*6	Popovic, M.	26	7/9	77.8	3/4	75.0	4/5	80.0	4/5	80.0	0	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	22
7	Longin, B.	1	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Prkácin, N.	12	2/3	66.7	2/3	66.7	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	0	3	3	3	1	0	0	3	4
9	Tomas, M.	19	1/2	50.0	1/1	100.0	0/1	0.0	1/1	100.0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	3
*10	Planinic, Z.	21	1/6	16.7	1/6	16.7	0/0	0.0	0/4	0.0	0	2	2	5	0	2	0	3	2
11	Miljkovic, D.	DNP
12	Markota, D.	12	3/6	50.0	2/3	66.7	1/3	33.3	0/0	0.0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	7
*13	Banic, M.	26	7/8	87.5	7/8	87.5	0/0	0.0	2/2	100.0	1	5	6	2	0	0	0	3	16
*14	Kasun, M.	29	8/13	61.5	8/12	66.7	0/1	0.0	3/3	100.0	5	5	10	2	3	1	1	4	19
15	Peric, H.	DNP
TEAM/COACH											0	0	0		0			0
TOTAL			33/ 55	60.0	27/ 42	64.3	6/ 13	46.2	12/18	66.7	8	28	36	20	8	5	1	20	84

LATVIA

Name		Min	FG		2P FG		3P FG		FT		Reb			AS	TO	ST	BS	PF	Pts
Name		Min	M/A	%	M/A	%	M/A	%	M/A	%	O	D	Tot	AS	TO	ST	BS	PF	Pts
*4	Helmanis, U.	31	1/2	50.0	1/2	50.0	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	5	2
*5	Vitols, A.	10	0/1	0.0	0/1	0.0	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	Skele, A.	19	4/6	66.7	2/3	66.7	2/3	66.7	2/2	100.0	3	1	4	2	0	0	0	3	12
7	Buskevics, S.	12	0/1	0.0	0/1	0.0	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	Blums, J.	3	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	2/2	100.0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	2
*9	Valters, K.	31	0/6	0.0	0/2	0.0	0/4	0.0	2/2	100.0	0	2	2	3	0	0	1	4	2
*10	Valters, S.	14	2/7	28.6	2/3	66.7	0/4	0.0	0/0	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	4
11	Timermanis, I.	DNP
12	Janicenoks, K.	31	5/12	41.7	5/9	55.6	0/3	0.0	1/2	50.0	2	3	5	1	0	0	0	3	11
13	Grafs, R.	12	1/1	100.0	1/1	100.0	0/0	0.0	1/2	50.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
*14	Cipruss, K.	29	7/12	58.3	7/11	63.6	0/1	0.0	2/4	50.0	2	1	3	1	1	1	0	3	16
15	Jahovics, G.	8	2/3	66.7	2/3	66.7	0/0	0.0	0/0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
TEAM/COACH											0	0	0		0			0
TOTAL			22/ 51	43.1	20/ 36	55.6	2/ 15	13.3	10/14	71.4	9	16	25	9	2	2	2	25	56

Legend


Min	Minutes played	Tot	Total rebounds	BS	Blocked shots
M/A	Made/Attempts	AS	Assists	Pts	Points
%	Shooting percentage	PF	Personal fouls	*	Starters
O	Offensive rebounds	TO	Turnovers	DNP	Did Not Play
D	Defensive rebounds	ST	Steals	FG	Field Goals
+/-	Team's net points while on court	C	Committed fouls	D	Drawn fouls

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TOP PERFORMERS

Croatia		Latvia
Mario Kasun		Armands Skele
19	Pts	12
10	Reb	4
2	AS	2
1	ST	0
1	BS	0
29	Min	19

TEAM STATS

Croatia		Latvia
33/55	FG M/A	22/51
27/42 (64.3%)	FG2P M/A	20/36 (55.6%)
6/13 (46.2%)	FG3P M/A	2/15 (13.3%)
12/18 (66.7%)	FT M/A	10/14 (71.4%)
36 (8-28)	Reb (O-D)	25 (9-16)
20	AS	9
8	TO	2
5	ST	2
1	BS	2
20	PF	25
84	Pts	56