Austria Beat Gb Women In Eurobasket 2027 Qualifier

Great Britain's women fell to a 85-81 conclusion by Austria successful EuroBasket 2027 qualifying successful Vienna.

In nan 2nd of six group D games, Temi Fagbenle scored 22 points for GB, 1 awkward of Austria's crippled leader Sina Elke Hollerl, while Holly Warburton posted 18 successful a tight brushwood which had 16 lead changes.

The visitors trailed 16-14 astatine nan extremity of nan first 4th but, by half-time, had stolen nan advantage and led by 1 point.

The sides stayed wrong rubbing region aft nan break, but Great Britain could not forestall nan hosts from taking victory, leaving Austria apical of nan group.

Britain will complete this information of qualifiers against Norway successful Bergen connected Tuesday, earlier return legs are contested successful March.

After each teams person played each different twice, nan apical 2 of each group will advancement to nan 2nd qualifying round, on pinch nan 3 best-performing third-placed teams from nan 7 groups.

EuroBasket 2027 will beryllium co-hosted by Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Lithuania successful June 2027.