Group A
The two teams that already secured qualification met in Luxembourg with Israel remaining undefeated after a 76-52 win. Bosnia and Herzegovina was trying to avoid elimination when they hosted Ireland in Zenica. Kamiah Smalls helped them keep a lead into the fourth quarter, but Hazel Finn and the visitors made the final run to win 81-78.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129005-LUX-ISR#boxscore
Luxembourg [52]: Madjo 13/10r Skrijelj 10 Simon 8 Meynadier 6/6a Nurenberg 5 Etute 4 Irthum 4 Olsen 2 Mangen 0 Missavage 0 Wies DNP
Israel [76]: Baron 14 Dahan Sujic 13 Raber 12/8r Meyers 8 Tirosh 8 Zipel 8 Vaturi 6 Hatokay 3 Eisner 2 Rinat 2 Saar 0 Amar 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129006-BIH-IRL#boxscore
Bosnia and Herzegovina [78]: Smalls 27/15r/7a Domuzin 17 Sehovic 9 Selimovic 9 Herceg 5 Guska 4 Sipka 3 Hidic 3 Milakovic 1 Ahmic 0 Smaka DNP Damjanovic DNP
Ireland [81]: Finn 21 Thornton 12/6r Hickey 11 Rafferty 8/10r Fitzpatrick 8 Maguire 8 Tiernan 7 Power Cassidy 5 Scanlon 1 Clarke DNP Dunne DNP Murphy DNP
Standings: Israel 5-0, Luxembourg 3-2, Ireland 2-3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-5
Group B
Estonia was trying to avoid elimination when they visited Ljubljana, but Zala Friskovec and Slovenia controlled the entire game to win 84-54. That result set up a direct confrontation for second place on the final day after Latvia secured first place with a 73-64 win over the Netherlands in Almere.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129018-SLO-EST#boxscore
Slovenia [84]: Friskovec 26/11r Turnsek 12/10r Lisec 12/7r Uranker 11 Sivka 9 Debeljak 6 M. Jelenc 5 Stirn 2 Cvijanovic 1 Senicar 0 Ceh 0 R. Jelenc DNP
Estonia [54]: Asi 19 Lass 11 Pokk 10 Teder 8 Kosareva 4 Koorits 2 Grunmann 0 Vetesina 0 Bratka 0 Kuttis 0 Svilberg 0 Tamberg 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129017-NED-LAT#boxscore
Netherlands [64]: Cornelius 16/7r Hof 10/11r Fokke 9 Huijbens 8 Westerik 8 H. Van Schaik 8 Vanderklugt 4 Vennema 1 L. Van Schaik 0 Vogelaar DNP Toornstra DNP Van Kleef DNP
Latvia [73]: Laksa 18/6r Vilka 12 Bulane 10 Gulbe 9 Meldere 6 Vihmane 6 D. Strautmane 4 P. Strautmane 3 Pulvere 3 Miscenko 1 Jasa 1 Liepina DNP
Standings: Latvia 4-1, Netherlands 3-2, Slovenia 3-2, Estonia 0-5
Group C
Slovakia eliminated Cyprus 75-44 in Bratislava, giving themselves the advantage in the final game after the other result. Poland, which had already clinched their spot, stayed undefeated with a 75-50 win in Sibiu, leaving Bianca Fota and Romania in a tough position.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129030-SVK-CYP#boxscore
Slovakia [75]: Dudasova 16 Mikulasikova 15/9r Lambert 10 Palenikova 9 Martiskova 7/6r Mistinova 6 Moravcikova 4 Jakubcova 4 Szmerekova 2 Sedlakova 1 Sediva 1 Tarkovicova 0
Cyprus [44]: Pangalos 18/8r Raca 8 Chenaklieva 8 Pilakouta 4 Papaioannou 4 Kyprianou 2 Georgiou 0 Kyriakou 0 Oikonomidou 0 Stylianidi 0 Papadouri 0 Papalla 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129029-ROU-POL#boxscore
Romania [50]: Fota 22 Armanu 18 Virjoghe 4 Catinean 3 Orban 3 Nan 0/7r Manea 0 Ghita 0 David 0 Velcea DNP Ghizila DNP Zane DNP
Poland [75]: Gertchen 18 Borkowska 15/11r Rembiszewska 12 Telenga 9 Banaszak 5/6r Danielewicz 5 Wnorowska 3 Niemojewska 3/10a Ulan 3 Mielnicka 2 Pyka 0 Wojtala 0
Standings: Poland 5-0, Slovakia 3-2, Romania 2-3, Cyprus 0-5
Group D
Norway had the lead early in Bergen, but Evita Herminjard and Switzerland got the 81-68 win ahead of an important game to try to grab one of the third-place spots. Austria’s undefeated run ended late as Holly Winterburn and Great Britain rallied for an 83-71 win in Manchester.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129041-NOR-SUI#boxscore
Norway [68]: Myklebust 14 K. Sanford 13/9r/7a Teigland 8 Austgulen 8 Uggen 8 Jacobsen 7 Halvorsen 3/7r Mildestvedt 3 Sorbye 2 Harloff 2 Lund 0 S. Sanford 0
Switzerland [81]: Herminjard 25/6a Schwarz 17/16r Popovic 16 Ranisavljevic 12 Hulliger 9/6a Constantin 2 Vilolo Dos Santos 0 Jacquot 0 Matic 0 Bartel DNP Moix DNP Burkhalter DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129042-GBR-AUT#boxscore
Great Britain [83]: Winterburn 25/8r/10a Anigwe 15/8r Wilkinson 11/11r Green 10/7r Gayle 8 Robb 5 Beckford-Norton 3 Joseph 2 Henderson 2 Brown 2 Charles 0 Harrison 0
Austria [71]: Hollerl 16 Sagerer 15/8r Allesch 12/10r Sill 11 Fuchs-Robetin 7 Koizar 5 Kalaydjiev 3 Jurhar 2 Krisper 0 Matzka 0 Mayr 0 Boruta 0
Standings: Great Britain 4-1, Austria 4-1, Switzerland 2-3, Norway 0-5
Group E
Ksenija Scepanovic and Montenegro took care of business in Bar with a 94-35 win over Azerbaijan. That meant that they officially qualified for the next round after Borislava Hristova and Khaalia Hillsman led undefeated Bulgaria past Alina Iagupova and Ukraine 81-66 in Plovdiv.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129054-MNE-AZE#boxscore
Montenegro [94]: Scepanovic 21/9r Glomazic 16 Dragisic 10 Ilic 10 Aksam 9/6a Mi. Bigovic 7 Mack 6 Kovacevic 6 Radonjic 5 Ma. Bigovic 2/13r Baosic 2 Lekovic 0
Azerbaijan [35]: Shchukina 11/12r Gokchol 6 Niftaliyeva 4/6r Gokcol 3 Ramazanli 3 Ismayilova 3 Akbingol 3 Abbasova 2 Allahverdiyeva 0 Gushina 0 Akbarzade 0 Yusubova DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129053-BUL-UKR#boxscore
Bulgaria [81]: Hristova 24 Hillsman 21/11r Konstantinova 15 Ivanova 10 Dimitrova 6/7r/6a Georgieva 3 Manolova 2 Stoichkova 0 Aleksieva 0 Koleva 0 Boneva 0 Kostova 0
Ukraine [66]: Iagupova 24 Yurkevichus 13/9r Liashko 9/9r Uro-Nilie 8/10r Filevych 7 Boiko 3 Panchuk 2 Kovtun 0 Kulesha 0 Sivakova 0 Tykha 0 Kononuchenko DNP
Standings: Bulgaria 5-0, Montenegro 3-2, Ukraine 2-3, Azerbaijan 0-5
Group F
The first game of a busy Saturday was in this group as Greece kept North Macedonia winless 101-47 in Thessaloniki despite another solid effort from Merritt Hempe. Croatia would have clinched a spot in the next round with a win in Gentofte, but their growing list of absences took their toll as they lost 81-61 to Julianna Okosun, Frida Formann, and Denmark, but they have the advantage when they face the only eliminated team on the final day.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129066-GRE-MKD#boxscore
Greece [101]: Fasoula 18/6r Krimili 18 Tsineke 16/6a Spanou 14/8r Louka 8/7r Bosgana 8 Christinaki 6 Stamolamprou 4 Stoglika 4 Pavlopoulou 3 Galanopoulos 2 Chairistanidou 0
North Macedonia [47]: Hempe 21/8r Stojanovska 7 Selcova 6/7r Nikolov 3 Nikolikj 2 Milosavjevikj 2 Tasevska 2 Trajkovska 2 Nachevska 2 Aleksovska 0 Pislevska 0 Aleksova DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129065-DEN-CRO#boxscore
Denmark [81]: Okosun 23/13r Formann 22/6s Mortensen 15/10r Rimdal 10 Sandback 5 Erikstrup 2 Gudmand 2 Haabegaard 2 Hansen 0 Christiansen 0 Svanholm 0 Taha 0
Croatia [61]: Lazic 18 Begic 12/11r Novak 8/6r Cvitkovic 7 Mandic 7 Vuksic 6 Vukosa 2 Vojtulek 1 Strilic 0 Bura 0 Vukic 0 Arnautovic 0
Standings: Croatia 3-2, Denmark 3-2, Greece 3-2, North Macedonia 0-5
Group G
Portugal could have clinched a spot in the next round with a win in Almancil, but Serbia finished this stage with a perfect record after a 71-58 win.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129175-POR-SRB#boxscore
Portugal [58]: Filipe 10 Da Costa 8 Costa 7 Ramos 6 S. Silva 5/8r Da Silva 5 Guerreiro 4 Soeiro 4 Cruz 3 Umabano 3 M. Silva 3 Rodrigues 0
Serbia [71]: Nogic 18 Jankovic 16 Stanacev 12 Raca 10 Stankovic 7/8r/6s Turudic 2/9r Popovic 2 Mitrovic 2 Jevtovic 2 Katanic 0 Smailbegovic 0 Rosic 0
Standings: Serbia 4-0, Portugal 1-2, Iceland 0-3
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