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Basketball: Poland beat Netherlands at Euro champs

06.09.2022 18:30
Poland on Tuesday defeated the Netherlands 75:69 in their fourth game at the FIBA Men's EuroBasket 2022 tournament, booking a place in the last 16.
Michał Sokolowski of Poland (right) in action against Jito Kok of the Netherlands (left) during the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 group stage match between the Netherlands and Poland in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
Michał Sokolowski of Poland (right) in action against Jito Kok of the Netherlands (left) during the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 group stage match between the Netherlands and Poland in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.PAP/EPA/Martin Divisek

The Polish team won 19:20, 12:20, 17:15, 27:14 in the Group D match at the O2 Arena in the Czech capital Prague, news outlets reported.

Michał Sokołowski scored 24 points and added five rebounds as Poland earned a hard-fought victory that guarantees them a place in the knockout stages of EuroBasket 2022. 

Aleksander Balcerowski “was the most influential man on the floor, dominating with his height and dunks,” with the center collecting “16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, getting an efficiency rating of 26, the highest in his team,” according to fiba.basketball.

The Poles play their last group D game against the leaders Serbia in Prague on Thursday. 

They beat co-hosts the Czech Republic 99:84, lost to Finland 59:89 and defeated Israel 85:76 in their first three games.

The FIBA Men's EuroBasket 2022 is being co-hosted by the Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy and Germany. 

The tournament runs until September 18. 

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Source: PAP, fiba.basketballprzegladsportowy.onet.pl