FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 3

Croatia vs. Germany

Croatia

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Germany

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Stage World Cup - First round Europe · Group E
Arena Kosarkaski centar Drazen Petrovic Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Croatia 20262918 93
Germany 26242216 88
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Croatia Metric Germany
93 Points 88
28/58, 48.3% Field goals 30/60, 50.0%
13/26, 50.0% Three-pointers 13/27, 48.1%
24/26, 92.3% Free throws 18/24, 75.0%
27 Rebounds 35
21 Assists 14
12 Turnovers 16

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Croatia

 93
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Mario Hezonja 33:38 21 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5/14 4/8 7/7 —
Dario Saric 31:42 23 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8/12 3/5 4/4 —
Michael Ruzic 20:10 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/6 0/1 0/0 —
Dominik Mavra 13:27 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/0 0/0 —
Danko Brankovic 4:32 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/0 0/0 —
Toni Nakic 19:23 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/4 1/3 0/0 —
Roko Badzim 15:50 15 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5/5 4/4 1/2 —
Luka Bozic 20:19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 4/4 —
D. Skara 7:59 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/1 0/0 —
Mateo Dreznjak 6:35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 0/0 —
Jaleen Smith 26:26 15 5 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3/7 1/3 8/9 —
Team totals— 9327 0021 81120 28/58 13/26 24/26—
Box score

Germany

 88
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Jack Kayil 20:05 15 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5/16 3/9 2/2 —
David Kramer 22:33 22 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5/11 3/6 9/11 —
Johannes Thiemann 24:21 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/9 1/1 4/6 —
Christian Sengfelder 22:13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 0/0 —
Norris Agbakoko 3:38 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/2 0/0 0/0 —
Malte Delow 20:54 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3/5 2/2 0/0 —
Leon Kratzer 6:59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Kostja 13:22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/5 0/3 0/0 —
Jonas Mattisseck 10:16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/4 2/3 0/0 —
Louis Olinde 26:50 4 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2/2 1/1 2/2 —
Tim Schneider 20:40 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/4 1/2 1/3 —
Nelson Weidemann 8:09 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 0/0 —
Team totals— 8835 0014 61160 30/60 13/27 18/24—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

Croatia Germany
Final margin +5

Croatia established the final difference.

Decisive period P3 · +7

Croatia opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +1.7 pp

Germany 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 20–26 +6 Germany
P2 26–24 +2 Croatia
P3 29–22 +7 Croatia
P4 18–16 +2 Croatia
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

48.3%
Croatia 28/58
50.0%
Germany 30/60

Two-pointers

47.0%
Croatia 15/32
52.0%
Germany 17/33

Three-pointers

50.0%
Croatia 13/26
48.0%
Germany 13/27

Free throws

92.0%
Croatia 24/26
75.0%
Germany 18/24
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

Croatia Metric Germany
27
Rebounds
35
21
Assists
14
8
Steals
6
1
Blocks
1
12
Turnovers
16
0
Personal fouls
0