FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - Second round Week 2

Netherlands vs. Croatia

Netherlands

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Match report Croatia rallies in the third quarter to beat Netherlands, 101-99

Croatia

Away
Stage World Cup - Second round Europe · Group K
Arena Topsportcentrum Almere Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Netherlands 31271922 99
Croatia 22223225 101
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Netherlands Metric Croatia
99 Points 101
35/70, 50.0% Field goals 34/66, 51.5%
12/32, 37.5% Three-pointers 6/17, 35.3%
17/24, 70.8% Free throws 27/32, 84.4%
32 Rebounds 30
18 Assists 22
8 Turnovers 9

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Netherlands

 99
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
David N'Guessan 17:03 19 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7/10 0/1 5/7 —
A. Bonke 5:44 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 2/4 —
Yannick Franke 25:06 21 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7/15 3/8 4/4 —
Sander Hollanders 12:59 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/3 1/3 0/0 —
Charlon Kloof 13:05 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/1 4/5 —
Lucas Kruithof 14:33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Nathan Kuta 19:38 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/6 0/0 0/2 —
R. Mast 23:02 7 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/10 1/6 0/0 —
T. Koehler 20:30 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/3 2/3 0/0 —
Der Vuurst Keye Van 30:20 23 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 8/14 5/8 2/2 —
Marijn Ververs 17:30 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3/6 0/2 0/0 —
Kjeld Zuidema 0:29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Team totals— 9932 0018 3380 35/70 12/32 17/24—
Box score

Croatia

 101
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Mario Hezonja 33:01 16 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5/13 2/7 4/4 —
Karlo Matković 7:58 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/5 0/1 0/0 —
Ivica Zubac 30:32 24 11 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8/10 0/0 8/11 —
Dario Saric 33:16 24 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 7/13 2/4 8/9 —
Dominik Mavra 7:02 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Toni Nakic 19:03 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/3 0/1 0/0 —
Roko Badzim 16:13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 1/1 0/0 —
Luka Bozic 20:00 18 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6/10 0/0 6/6 —
D. Skara 4:49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/0 0/0 —
Jaleen Smith 28:06 8 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3/6 1/3 1/2 —
Team totals— 10130 0022 4390 34/66 6/17 27/32—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

Netherlands Croatia
Final margin +2

Croatia established the final difference.

Decisive period P3 · +13

Croatia opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +1.5 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 31–22 +9 Netherlands
P2 27–22 +5 Netherlands
P3 19–32 +13 Croatia
P4 22–25 +3 Croatia
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

50.0%
Netherlands 35/70
51.5%
Croatia 34/66

Two-pointers

61.0%
Netherlands 23/38
57.0%
Croatia 28/49

Three-pointers

38.0%
Netherlands 12/32
35.0%
Croatia 6/17

Free throws

71.0%
Netherlands 17/24
84.0%
Croatia 27/32
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

Netherlands Metric Croatia
32
Rebounds
30
18
Assists
22
3
Steals
4
3
Blocks
3
8
Turnovers
9
0
Personal fouls
0