Matches of our players with their national teams
Some of our players will play with their national teams in the qualifying matches for the World Cup
Martinas Geben, Juan Pablo Vaulet, Elias Valtonen, Brancou Badio and Marcis Steinbergs have been selected to play qualifying matches with their respective national teams. The players will play in the next qualifying matches for the World Cup, which can be followed live through the Courtside 1891 platform.
The dates are as follows:
Thursday, February 23
Martinas Geben's Lithuania clearly prevailed over Hungary (89-64), in a game they dominated from the second quarter. The center started and finished with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 13 rating credits in just over 16 minutes he was on the court.
>>> Lithuania-Hungary statistics
Friday, February 24
Argentina, with Juan Pablo Vaulet in its ranks, beat Canada (83-72). The BAXI Manresa player was in the starting five and played almost 21 minutes, in which he obtained records of 9 points, 4 rebounds and 12 rating credits.
>>> Argentina-Canada statistics
For his part, Elias Valtonen took the victory with Finland against Israel, in a match that was decided after an overtime (95-97). Valtonen started and played almost 31 minutes, in which he finished with 4 points, 4 rebounds and 8 rating credits.
In the African qualifiers, Brancou Badio's Senegal fell against a South Sudan that was superior in the last quarter (83-75). The BAXI Manresa player started in the starting five and had a great game, with 29 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 27 rating credits in the almost 36 minutes he was on the court.
>>> South Sudan-Senegal statistics
Finally, Marcis Steinbergs got the win in Latvia's visit to Turkey, thanks to a great third quarter (74-83). The power forward played almost 13 minutes and contributed with 3 points and 5 rating credits.
Saturday, February 25
Brancou Badio's Senegal lost again, this time against Tunisia, in a duel that got away in the second half (53-70). Badio, who returned to the starting five, was more discreet than the previous day and finished with 4 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in just over 30 minutes.
>>> Senegal-Tunisia statistics
Sunday, February 26
Brancou Badio closed the qualifying phase for the World Cup with Senegal, and did so with a resounding victory over Cameroon, in a game that he dominated from the start (63-89). Badio, who again started, was again at a great level, with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 23 rating credits in just over 32 minutes that he was on the court.
>>> Cameroon-Senegal statistics
A few hours later it was the turn of Martinas Geben's Lithuania, which lost as a visitor against France in a match that was decided in the last minutes (70-63). The center started in the starting five, but only played just under 8 minutes. In these he finished with 2 points and 3 rebounds.
>>> France-Lithuania statistics
Monday, February 27
Juan Pablo Vaulet and the Argentine national team fell at home against a Dominican Republic that came back in the last quarter (75-79). Vaulet played almost 5 minutes, in which he grabbed 2 rebounds.
>>> Argentina-Dominican Republic statistics
Elias Valtonen's Finland lost at home to Germany (81-87). Valtonen started and finished with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 14 rating credits in just over 23 minutes he was on the court.
>>> Finland-Germany statistics
Finally, Marcis Steinbergs and Latvia prevailed over Greece thanks to a good first and third quarters (67-57). The BAXI Manresa power forward played just over 16 minutes and contributed with 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.