NEWSStruggling Latvia finished their EuroBasket Women campaign with a 67-59 victory over Slovakia on Saturday to capture seventh place.
After four straight losses, including narrow defeats to Russia in the Quarter-Finals and Italy in Friday's Classification Round game, the tournament hosts signed off with a win.
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A EuroBasket Women that promised so much for Latvia and Slovakia has ultimately delivered no rewards on the court. Both have given the competition some incredible rides, especially in their Qualifying Round meeting on June 13 when Pokey Chatman's team upset the Latvians. |
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More HeadlinesEvina Maltsi scored 23 points and point guard Dimitra Kalentzou 21 as the most unheralded of national sides at the EuroBasket Women beat Slovakia 64-59 on Friday. Greece, beaten in all three games they played two years ago when the competition was staged in Italy, will on Saturday have a chance to qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in the Czech Republic when they play in the fifth-place game. |
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Slovakia and Greece traded blows in the Qualifying Round of the EuroBasket Women and the latter prevailed in a thriller that helped catapult them into the Quarter-Finals. Now the two will meet again in a vital Classification Round clash that each needs to win to maintain hope of achieving a fifth-place finish to qualify for next year's FIBA World Championship in the Czech Republic. |
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