EuroBasket 2022: Croatia beats Ukraine and moves into last 16
- by croatiaweek
- in Sport
The Croatian national basketball team has beaten Ukraine on Thursday at EuroBasket 2022 in Milan.
Led by Bojan Bogdanović, who scored 27 points, Croatia were too good for Ukraine winning 90-85.
Dominik Mavra, Kruno Simon, Ivica Zubac and Karlo Matković also contributed for Croatia with 13, 11 and 10 points respectively.
The win means Croatia finishes in third place in Group C and advances through to the Round of 16. They will learn their opponents in the last 16 after the completion of the final group matches today.
In earlier group matches, Croatia lost to Greece and Italy, and recorded wins over Great Britain, Estonia and Ukraine.
The EuroBasket 2022 is the 41st edition of the EuroBasket championship organized by FIBA Europe.
The knock-out phase will be played in Berlin, Germany.The final will be played on September 18.