Girls U18: Latvia won Finland in the overtime, Estonia held on to win Sweden
U18 girls first game was a total thriller as Latvia managed to defeat Finland in overtime 85:77. After a competitive four quarters of basketball gamescore was tied 68:68. Latvians were more agressive in the overtime, got to the foul line and sealed the victory with seven points.
Elizabete Bulane scored 23 points and grabbed 6 rebounds for Latvia, Katrina Trankale added 15 and Vanesa Jasa 12 points. Henna Sandvik answered with 18 points and 7 rebounds for Finland.
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In the second game Estonia won against Sweden 71:61
Sweden got 21:19 lead after the first quarter but Estonia managed to take a two-point lead at the half (33:31).
Estonia lead with six points heading to the fourth quarter but Sweden didn`t give up and tied the score sven minutes before the end (48:48). Estonian players finished the game strong and took a solid win at the end.
Helena Stina Svilberg scored 22 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for the winners. Anna Gret Asi added 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assits. Julia Nystrom was the best for Sweden with 17 points.
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Tomorrow Latvia will go against Sweden and Finland plays against Estonia. |