FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - Second round Week 1

Croatia vs. Latvia

Croatia

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Latvia

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Stage World Cup - Second round Europe · Group K
Arena Dvorana Kresimira Cosica Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Croatia 23372530 115
Latvia 14271623 80
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Croatia Metric Latvia
115 Points 80
35/53, 66.0% Field goals 30/69, 43.5%
9/21, 42.9% Three-pointers 9/31, 29.0%
36/44, 81.8% Free throws 11/14, 78.6%
34 Rebounds 22
24 Assists 15
14 Turnovers 11

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Croatia

 115
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Mario Hezonja 30:17 28 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 8/13 0/5 12/15 —
Karlo Matković 16:50 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8/8 1/1 0/1 —
Ivica Zubac 17:39 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6/10 —
Dario Saric 22:48 2 9 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1/6 0/3 0/0 —
Dominik Mavra 21:28 12 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3/4 2/2 4/4 —
Danko Brankovic 5:31 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/0 0/0 —
Toni Nakic 17:12 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/4 2/3 1/1 —
A. Jordano 4:48 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/2 2/2 0/0 —
Roko Badzim 15:04 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/4 1/3 0/0 —
Luka Bozic 21:21 17 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4/5 0/0 9/9 —
D. Skara 13:56 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 2/2 —
Jaleen Smith 13:06 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/3 1/2 2/2 —
Team totals— 11534 0024 71140 35/53 9/21 36/44—
Box score

Latvia

 80
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Roberts Blumbergs 19:28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/0 —
Marcis Steinbergs 15:18 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/1 0/0 —
A. Miska 4:37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/0 0/0 —
K. Cavars 12:43 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/0 3/4 —
K. Kilps 19:43 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/1 0/0 —
Martins Laksa 9:51 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/1 0/0 —
Toms Leimanis 10:50 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/4 1/4 0/0 —
Rihards Lomazs 26:52 23 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9/16 2/4 3/3 —
Mareks Mejeris 18:12 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4/5 0/0 0/1 —
Arturs Strautins 28:16 20 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8/16 3/10 1/2 —
T. Talcis 9:05 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 2/2 —
Kristers Zoriks 25:05 15 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5/14 3/9 2/2 —
Team totals— 8022 0015 90110 30/69 9/31 11/14—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

Croatia Latvia
Final margin +35

Croatia established the final difference.

Decisive period P2 · +10

Croatia opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +22.6 pp

Croatia 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 23–14 +9 Croatia
P2 37–27 +10 Croatia
P3 25–16 +9 Croatia
P4 30–23 +7 Croatia
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

66.0%
Croatia 35/53
43.5%
Latvia 30/69

Two-pointers

81.0%
Croatia 26/32
55.0%
Latvia 21/38

Three-pointers

43.0%
Croatia 9/21
29.0%
Latvia 9/31

Free throws

82.0%
Croatia 36/44
79.0%
Latvia 11/14
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

Croatia Metric Latvia
34
Rebounds
22
24
Assists
15
7
Steals
9
1
Blocks
0
14
Turnovers
11
0
Personal fouls
0