NEWSSlovakia edged Poland 76-74 in Lanciano in the final game of the Additional Qualifying Tournament on Friday night to ensure that Israel advanced to the EuroBasket Women.
Needing only to win the game after their victory over Israel, the Polish failed. |
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Israel led 58-52 early in the fourth quarter but Poland held their nerve and fought back to win 78-71 in the additional qualifying tournament for the EuroBasket Women.
Fresh off their 84-71 win over Slovakia, Israel were hoping to book their place in the finals. |
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More HeadlinesPoland rolled to their second straight victory in the additional qualifying tournament, a 95-54 Group A triumph over Slovenia. Fresh off their midweek come-from-behind win at Finland, the confident Poles encountered some resistance for the first five minutes of the game with Katja Temnik's lay-up for Slovenia leaving the visitors trailing, 16-14. |
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Poland, Bulgaria and Sweden enjoyed winning starts to the additional qualifying round for the EuroBasket Women on Wednesday. The Poles, who narrowly missed out on automatic qualification, won 68-63 in Group A at Finland but they found themselves in danger of being upset at the end of the third quarter after Taru Tuukkanen buried a three-pointer to give the hosts a 52-46 lead. |
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