The four hosts will play games against each other again like last cycle to prepare for the competition, starting in this window with games on Thursday. Lithuania has the momentum from finally returning to the competition and putting together a strong run, opening with an 87-65 win over Sweden, who they were visiting in Norrkoping. Belgium also has the World Cup to look forward to and hosted Finland in Leuven, defeating them 95-71. The visitors are happy to have the automatic place that will allow them to return to the continental championship for the first time in 40 years and were led by Sara Bejedi and Awak Kuier. The other two games in this window were on Sunday, starting with Lithuania’s fourth quarter comeback in Vilnius getting them a 73-69 win over Belgium, which rested many key players. Finland won the other game 86-77 over Sweden in Vantaa.
November 13
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129154-SWE-LTU#boxscore
Sweden [65]: Holm 15/9a Haegerstrand 11 Visscher 10 Halvarsson 8 Ekh 7 Sabel 5 Johnson 4 Wadling 3 Kantzy 2 Hjern 0 Holmberg 0 Persson 0
Lithuania [87]: Jocyte 19 Juskaite 15/8r/6a Sventoraite 12 Use 10/7r Labuckiene 9/6r Sinickaite 8 Paunksnyte 5 Galvanauskaite 4 Meskonyte 3 Aukstikalnyte 1 Miknaite 1 Zdanaviciute 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129153-BEL-FIN#boxscore
Belgium [95]: Meesseman 19/9r Be. Massey 15 Mununga 12 Bi. Massey 12 Vanloo 7 Linskens 6/8r Allemand 6/7a Lisowa Mbaka 6 Delaere 4 Claessens 3 Joris 3 Ramette 2
Finland [71]: Bejedi 26 Kuier 21/6r Onnela 6 Mace 6 Lahtinen 5 Nenonen 3 Tulonen 2 Gardziella 2 L. Lehtoranta 0 R. Lehtoranta 0 Agyei 0 Ogun 0
November 16
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129155-LTU-BEL#boxscore
Lithuania [73]: Meskonyte 12 Jocyte 12 Juskaite 11/9r/6a Sventoraite 10 Labuckiene 8 Paunskyte 7 Use 6/7r Aukstikalnyte 5 Galvanauskaite 2 Sinickaite 0 Miknaite DNP Grigaliunaite DNP
Belgium [69]: Mununga 12/7r Be. Massey 11 Joris 10 Claessens 8 Bi. Massey 7 Lisowa Mbaka 7 Verburgt 6 Ramette 4 Courthiau 2 Defosset 2 Vilcinskas 0 Kibedi DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-eurobasket-2027-qualifiers/games/129156-FIN-SWE#boxscore
Finland [86]: Bejedi 18 Kuier 15/7r/7a Onnela 15 Lahtinen 11 L. Lehtoranta 10 Agyei 10 Nenonen 2 Mace 2 Ogun 2 R. Lehtoranta 1 Tulonen 0 Gardziella 0
Sweden [77]: Ekh 17 Sabel 17 Holm 10/8a Visscher 10 Wadling 8/8r Halvarsson 6 Haegerstrand 5 Hjern 4 Persson 0 Johnson 0 Holmberg 0 Kantzy DNP
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