{"id":457722,"date":"2025-08-31T23:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T21:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=457722"},"modified":"2025-08-31T23:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T21:04:47","slug":"poland-survive-iceland-scare-84-75-to-reach-round-of-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/poland-survive-iceland-scare-84-75-to-reach-round-of-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland survive Iceland scare 84-75 to reach Round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-68b350f0-5288-8332-b29d-339898268dab-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-18\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"418e0fbb-6a75-4cf7-aeda-f7c1a5b8f420\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1629\">Poland kept their perfect record alive in Group D by beating Iceland 84-75 in Katowice, booking a ticket to the Round of 16. The hosts built a 16-point lead late in the third quarter but saw Iceland rally back to even take a brief lead, before closing on a decisive 14-5 run.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1957\">Captain Mateusz Ponitka delivered another stellar performance with 18 points, 8 boards and 8 assists, once again proving Poland\u2019s leader. Olejniczak hit the go-ahead basket in the final minutes, while Jordan Loyd sealed the game at the free-throw line. For Iceland, Tryggvi Hlinason impressed with 21 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"2164\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The win lifts Poland to 3-0, the only undefeated side in Katowice, as they prepare to face France next. 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