Div B: Group E Day 4: Italy alone on top

Italy moved clear at the top of the U16 European Championship Women Division B after registering a comfortable 62-39 victory over Portugal in the qualifying round of group E.

Portugal required a win in this match for any chance of qualifying for the semi-final and in the first period they matched their opponents. Italy stepped up the pace in the second period and slowly took hold of the game. Portugal’s foul problems hampered their progress in the second half of the match leaving the way free for Italy. Elena Bestagno finished with a game high 16 points for Italy with Federica Tognalini dominating the boards with 12 rebounds. Portugal's Luiana Airosa Livulo recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Matea Tavic's 29 points could not prevent Bosnia and Herzegovina losing their 100% record after they suffered a (81-75) loss to Finland in over-time. Matea Tavic scored 29 points for Bosnia while Vilja Kesanen scored 24 points for Finland.
The game was tied at 63-63 after regulation time, but Finland kept their nerves in overtime to establish a six-point gap at the buzzer thanks largely to the efforts of Vilja Kesanen, who ended the game with 24 points.

Slovenia waited until the second period before establishing their authority over Croatia in an entertaining match. Nika Baric scored 30 points as Slovenia won (79-72 ).