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Lithuania bounced back from Friday\u2019s defeat by beating Iceland 99-82<\/strong>: Ignas Brazdeikis scored 27<\/strong> with 5 rebounds and 3 assists, while Kristinn Palsson led Iceland with 23<\/strong>. Lithuania also got Ignas Sargiunas 18<\/strong> and Azuolas Tubelis 11<\/strong>, while Iceland had Elvar Fridriksson 15<\/strong> with 8 assists<\/strong> after his heroics in the previous game.<\/p>\n

Lithuania seized control immediately and never let Iceland back into the game, maintaining a comfortable cushion throughout and closing out the 99-82 win.<\/p>\n

In the standings picture, the result means Luca Banchi\u2019s Italy cannot secure mathematical qualification for the next phase tonight. However, with a win over Great Britain, Italy would draw level at the top spot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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