9 Sept 2016
DEBRECEN (FIBA 3x3 U18 European Championships) - Belgium's Laura Henket and Andorra's Alexis Bartolomé led the scoring charts on the opening day of the FIBA 3x3 U18 European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary on 9 September 2016.
In the women's category, the 1.83m Henket was unstoppable around the rim and had back-to-back 8-point outbursts against Russia and the Netherlands.
Svetlana Kramar (Russia) followed with 12 points while Hungarian team-mates Livia Gereben and Agnes Török were tied with 11 points.
In the men's category, Alexis Bartolomé scored 16 points, including a game-high 11 in the historic upset of Slovenia, which helped Andorra advance to the quarter-finals.
Matic Siska and Dato Apxazava were second and third in scoring but played their last game in Debrecen after Slovenia and Georgia got knocked out of the competition respectively.
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