Serbia used a furious fourth quarter comeback to beat Croatia 76-62 in the U18 European Championship for Women.

The defending champions trailed 51-46 at the start of the final period but proceeded to outscore their opponents 30-11 in that frame alone.

Cheered on by a large crowd, the Slovak Republic survived a strong second-half rally to defeat the Czech Republic 76-72.

The hosts led by as many as 15, 51-36, early in the third quarter, but the visitors kept clawing their way back and eventually took a 69-68 lead - their only of the second half.

Margaux Okou Zouzoue provided a timely spark off the bench as France made up for a slow start to route Sweden 91-60 at the U18 European Championship for Women.

Okou Zouzoue had a team-high 17 points in only 19 minutes to lead a balanced offense which saw seven players score eight points or more.

Aurime Rinkeviciute and Marina Solopova led a balanced offense as Lithuania cruised past Turkey 79-56 at the U18 European Championship for Women.

Rinkeviciute and Solopova scored 23 points each and Giedre Paugaite chipped in with a solid double-double of 12 points and 15 rebounds.

Stefka Nikolova hit six of 10 three-point attempts to lead Bulgaria past Belarus 69-62 at the U18 European Championship for Women.

The 18-year-old guard finished with a game-high 26 points and also added six rebounds and four assists.

Italy overcame a slow and sloppy start to win their opener 59-56 at the U18 European Championship for Women.

Nausicaa Fassina made the winning shot for the Azzuris, hitting a three-pointer from the top of the key with 1:05 left in the game.

Promising forward Diandra Tchatchouang will play for France at the U18 European Championship for the second consecutive summer after being named in coach Grégory Halin's final roster.

Tchatchouang, who doesn't turn 17 until June 14, led the team in scoring at 11 points per contest in 2007 when France finished seventh in Novi Sad.

Friendlies mean very little in the grand scheme of things, but Lithuania coach Ramune Kumpiene won't have too much to complain about after watching his under-18 side's recent performances in France.

Kumpiene's team, in France preparing for next month's U18 European Championship for Women in Slovakia, beat Croatia, Poland, the United States and Australia.