• Home
  • FIBA
  • EuroLeague
  • NBA/NCAA
  • National Leagues
  • Podcast
  • Features
  • More
  • Contact

Grimag

  • FIBA
  • EuroLeague
  • NBA/NCAA
  • National Leagues
  • Podcast
  • Features
  • More

EuroBasket 2015: No Vesely no problem and Gentile steps up

August 14, 2014


It was another busy night in the second qualifying round for EuroBasket 2015, with Russia dropping their second straight while Germany and the Czech Republic bounced back.

In case you need a re-cap on what the teams involved need to do to qualify, the seven group winners progress to EuroBasket 2015 along with the top six second-placed teams from the seven qualifying groups.

As reported earlier on BiE, Bosnia and Herzegovina won their opening game in Group A 80-67 against Great Britain in London, on the back of 25 points from Mirza Teletovic of the Brooklyn Nets. The defeat leaves Team GB at 0-2 and in need of help to stay in the competition. Bosnia will host Iceland on Sunday.

Group B saw Bulgaria push Montenegro to overtime before eventually succumbing in overtime 70-64. The win, a second in OT in as many games, leaves Montenegro top of the group at 2-0. Israel bounced back from their loss to the group leaders with a 66-57 win over the Netherlands in Groningen. Guy Pnini was top scorer for Israel with 16 while Omri Casspi, most recently waived by the New Orleans Pelicans, had 9 points and 8 rebounds. That result leaves both sides on 1-1, with Israel holding second on tie-breakers.

In Group C, there were convincing wins for Germany and Poland. Fresh off a narrow loss to Poland on Sunday, Germany left no doubt as they beat Austria 77-64 in Schwechat. Max Kleber scored 20 points and picked up 7 boards and 2 blocks for the victors with Dennis Schroeder of the Atlanta Hawks scoring 13 points. Poland meanwhile enjoyed a resounding 113-66 road win at Luxembourg, with 7 Polish players scoring in double digits. Poland top the group at 2-0, with Germany edging Austria for second on tie-breakers at 1-1.

Belgium bounced back in Group D with a vital 71-57 win over Belarus in Charleroi. FYR Macedonia remain unbeaten in the group following their 81-75 win over Denmark in Horsens.

The absence of Jan Vesely had no impact on the result in Nymburk as Czech Republic trounced Portugal 89-53 in Group E. Hungary held firm in the clash of unbeaten sides in Kecskemet. Despite 19 points and 6 boards from Zaza Pachulia of the Milwaukee Bucks, Georgia were unable to pull off the road win as they fell 74-73.


Latvia and Romania both remained perfect in Group F. Latvia enjoyed a comfortable 86-66 win over Slovakia in Riga while Romaniabeat Sweden 77-72 in Sibiu,

Finally in Group G where the big news off the day came away from the court with confirmation that Clint Capela will miss the rest of Switzerland’s qualifying campaign. The Swiss topped Russia on Sunday and it was another bad night for the bronze medal winners at London 2012 tonight. Alessandro Gentile, who was drafted by the Timberwolves in June but plies his trade with Olimpia Milano, scored 20 points as Italy pulled off a 65-63 win in Moscow. Timofey Mozgov of the Denver Nuggets had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Russia. Italy host Switzerland on Sunday before Russia take on the Swiss in a crucial reverse fixture next Wednesday.

Aug 14, 2014ballineurope
Powered by Sidelines
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
This post was published on August 14, 2014
EuroBasket 2015: Bosnia overcome late rally to beat Britain 80-67Basketball World Cup of Beer: Quarter finals - Part 1

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

ballineurope
11 years ago FIBAClint Capela, Eurobasket 2015, Germany, Israel, Italy, Jan Vesely, Poland, Russia
Recent Posts
Salt Lake Summer League 2025: Team Breakdowns, Betting Angles & Final Forecasts
5 days ago
From Nolan Traore to Noa Essengue, we break down the top European prospects in the NBA Draft
Top European NBA prospects for the 2025 Draft
7 days ago
Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a Lock for Finals MVP?
22 days ago
Categories
Recent Posts
Salt Lake Summer League 2025: Team Breakdowns, Betting Angles & Final Forecasts
Top European NBA prospects for the 2025 Draft
Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a Lock for Finals MVP?
Tags
EuroLeagueNBAYouTubeReal MadridCSKA MoscowFC BarcelonaFIBAOlympiacosPanathinaikosZalgiris KaunasACBSpainMaccabi Tel AvivRicky RubioTeam SpainLos Angeles LakersMontepaschi SienaPartizan BelgradeLithuaniaIrelandGermanyPau GasolItalyTeam LithuaniaTurkeyTeam FranceCaja Laboral BaskoniaLietuvos RytasFenerbahce ÜlkerGreeceJuan Carlos NavarroSerbiaSan Antonio SpursTony ParkerMinnesota TimberwolvesFranceEuroleagueDirk Nowitzkibasketball highlightsTeam RussiaALBA BerlinEuroCupDallas MavericksTeam USAEuroBasket 2011
Share
0
Facebook
ABOUT
BallinEurope.com was founded in September 2007 by Christophe Ney (who now runs the excellent scouting-themed website European Prospects) and Tobias Seitz, both then bloggers for FIBA.com with over 10 years’ worth of experience in the professional basketball world each. The mission then was to “provide a very unique perspective of Basketball in and about Europe.”
Most Commented
Why Andrei Kirilenko and CSKA Moscow must win the Euroleague
13 years ago
180 Comments
Euroleague Transfers Table 2008/2009
17 years ago
168 Comments
A week in highlights: Spanish block party, mighty Milos, Utah rap and some dude dunking in L.A.
14 years ago
139 Comments
Archives
Get In Touch

Email: emmetryan@gmail.com

Name: Emmet Ryan

2014 © BallinEurope. Join JCI Dublin