Two more teams secured a spot to the second round, with Serbia and Latvia claiming big wins. Serbia tipped off the action with a 71-63 win over Slovakia, while Latvia achieved a close-fought victory over Belgium.
The Greek NT made another huge step towards the second round, as Greece swept the two-game series against Turkey. The Croatian NT survived a double overtime to remain alive in Group C of the European qualifiers.
Germany returned from a 15-point deficit to down Israel 84-80 at home. Finland took an important 79-83 victory over Slovenia away from home.
Seven games were played out on the last day of February to close out the latest window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
Group A
Slovakia (0-4)-Serbia (3-1) 63-71
Latvia (3-1)-Belgium (2-2) 68-63
Group B
Turkey (1-3)-Greece (3-1) 67-76
Belarus-Great Britain postponed
Group C
Slovenia (2-2)-Finland (3-1) 79-83
Sweden (2-2)-Croatia (1-3) 98-105
Group D
Germany (3-1)-Israel (2-2) 84-80
Poland (1-3)-Estonia (2-2) 70-68
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