Ferrán Bassas and Miquel Salvó answered Sergio Scariolo’s call to play the matches against Iceland and Italy. The Spaniards defeated the Icelanders 61-80 in a game in which Miquel Salvó finished with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and being the most popular player. Likewise, Ferrán Bassas was the best assist in the game with Kari Jonsson, with 6 assists. After the victory against Iceland, the Spanish formation could not beat Italy (68-72) despite the match that Ferrán Bassas curdled (11 points and 3 assists).

In the France team, Andrew Albicy and Damien Inglis won 2 important victories against the Czech Republic (59-72) and Lithuania (70-63). The point guard had 3 points and 1 rebound against the Czechs and 2 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists against the Lithuanian team. For his part, Damien Inglis finished the game against the Czech Republic with 5 rebounds and contributed 4 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists against Lithuania.

Olek Balcerowski was once again decisive with the Polish team. The center had an exceptional game against Austria, with 25 points, 8 rebounds and a PIR of 27. Poland, in addition, ended up winning by 87-72. Balcerowski’s show didn’t stop there, as he scored 31 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for a total PIR of 36 in the game against Switzerland (70-80).

The Argentinian team also played 2 matches, against Canada and the Dominican Republic. In the first clash, the albiceleste won by 83-72, but they failed to win against the Dominican team (75-79). Brussino had 13 points and 3 rebounds against the Canadians, while against the Dominican Republic he finished with 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Finally, after losing to the Dominicans, the Argentine team was excluded from the 2023 World Cup.

Vítor Benite went to Brazil to play the matches against Puerto Rico and the United States. The Brazilian team fell 90-92 against Puerto Rico. Vítor Benite had 13 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds. After the defeat against the Puerto Ricans, the Brazilian team showed courage and won the match against the United States (83-76). The Gran Canaria point guard finished the game with 3 points and 1 rebound.

Finally, Khalifa Diop returned to the group with the Senegalese team. The “Lions” failed to beat Tunisia (53-70) or South Sudan (83-75), but managed to come back to beat Cameroon 63-89, with 12 points and 8 rebounds from Khalifa Diop. However, that wasn’t enough to qualify for the 2023 World Cup.

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