FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - Pre-Qualification 2 Unspecified

Bulgaria vs. Netherlands

Bulgaria

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Netherlands

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Stage World Cup - Pre-Qualification 2 Europe · Group C
Arena Arena Samokov Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Bulgaria 15172117 70
Netherlands 22221819 81
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Bulgaria Metric Netherlands
70 Points 81
30/85, 35.3% Field goals 35/103, 34.0%
6/24, 25.0% Three-pointers 4/32, 12.5%
16/29, 55.2% Free throws 13/18, 72.2%
40 Rebounds 45
17 Assists 20
14 Turnovers 11

Field goals (2pt) · Three-pointers (3pt) · Free throws (1pt)

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Bulgaria

 70
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Yordan Minchev 20:42 8 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/6 0/3 4/8 —
A. Stoimenov 25:50 18 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6/12 3/5 3/8 —
B. Mladenov 27:30 12 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6/13 0/5 0/1 —
Dimitar Dimitrov 27:26 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2/6 2/3 1/2 —
E. Stoilov 10:44 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/3 0/0 0/0 —
I. Alipiev 27:18 13 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/10 1/5 6/6 —
Konstantin Kostadinov 21:08 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/0 1/2 —
N. Mihaylov 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Iliyan Pishtikov 2:53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Konstantin Toshkov 18:39 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/4 0/2 1/2 —
Miroslav Vasov 12:50 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/1 0/0 —
Brandon Young 5:00 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/0 0/0 —
Team totals— 7040 142617 621423 30/85 6/24 16/29—
Box score

Netherlands

 81
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Justin Edwards 8:50 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/3 0/0 1/3 —
Tristan Enaruna 32:18 16 6 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6/14 1/7 3/4 —
Malevy Leons 22:57 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/6 0/4 3/4 —
David N'Guessan 26:37 24 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/15 0/1 2/3 —
Sander Hollanders 14:12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/3 0/3 0/0 —
J. Bergens 3:50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/0 —
J. Stolk 24:19 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5/10 3/6 2/2 —
Lucas Kruithof 20:10 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/7 0/6 0/0 —
L. N'Guessan 4:33 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 0/0 —
R. Overbeek 10:29 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/0 —
Der Vuurst Keye Van 17:06 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2/6 0/2 2/2 —
Marijn Ververs 14:39 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/1 0/0 —
Team totals— 8145 162920 731125 35/103 4/32 13/18—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

Score progression, shooting efficiency and statistical edges explained at a glance.

Bulgaria Netherlands
Final margin +11

Netherlands established the final difference.

Decisive period P1 · +7

Netherlands opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +1.3 pp

Bulgaria was more efficient from the field.

Score story

Cumulative progression

The cumulative score at the end of every period shows when the gap opened.

P1 15–22 +7 Netherlands
P2 17–22 +5 Netherlands
P3 21–18 +3 Bulgaria
P4 17–19 +2 Netherlands
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

35.3%
Bulgaria 30/85
34.0%
Netherlands 35/103

Two-pointers

39.0%
Bulgaria 24/61
45.0%
Netherlands 31/71

Three-pointers

25.0%
Bulgaria 6/24
12.0%
Netherlands 4/32

Free throws

55.0%
Bulgaria 16/29
72.0%
Netherlands 13/18
Comparison

Statistical balance

Bars share a scale within each metric for an immediate comparison.

Bulgaria Metric Netherlands
40
Rebounds
45
17
Assists
20
6
Steals
7
2
Blocks
3
14
Turnovers
11
23
Personal fouls
25
14
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.offensive
16
26
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.defensive
29