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

Croatia vs. Cyprus

Croatia

Home
Finished

Cyprus

Away
Stage World Cup - First round Europe · Group E
Arena Stadion Gradski vrt Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Croatia 28192825 100
Cyprus 8192310 60
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Croatia Metric Cyprus
100 Points 60
53/120, 44.2% Field goals 27/81, 33.3%
16/43, 37.2% Three-pointers 5/20, 25.0%
10/14, 71.4% Free throws 9/11, 81.8%
47 Rebounds 35
32 Assists 15
6 Turnovers 14

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Croatia

 100
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Mario Hezonja 22:40 25 7 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 8/11 5/8 4/5 —
Michael Ruzic 18:15 9 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4/6 1/1 0/0 —
Dominik Mavra 16:42 2 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1/7 0/5 0/0 —
Danko Brankovic 14:16 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/7 1/1 2/2 —
Toni Nakic 20:00 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/6 1/5 1/3 —
Roko Badzim 18:56 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4/10 3/8 0/0 —
D. Skara 20:00 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/5 1/1 0/0 —
Mateo Dreznjak 21:04 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/7 2/7 1/2 —
Goran Filipovic 15:27 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3/8 2/5 0/0 —
Roko Prkacin 21:45 10 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4/8 0/0 2/2 —
Kresimir Radovcic 10:55 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/0 —
Team totals— 10047 182932 73616 53/120 16/43 10/14—
Box score

Cyprus

 60
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
C. Giannaras 1:49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/0 —
Ioannis Giannaras 15:35 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3/4 0/1 0/0 —
Aeneas Jung 27:12 4 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/5 0/0 0/0 —
K. Maragkos 12:01 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/4 0/1 3/4 —
Michalis Koumis 20:39 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/2 0/0 0/0 —
Simon Michail 23:00 4 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2/8 0/2 0/1 —
S. Tigkas 10:10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 1/3 2/2 —
Konstantinos Simitzis 24:52 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/10 1/3 0/0 —
Nikolaos Stylianou 22:26 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/8 1/5 4/4 —
Filippos Tigkas 23:58 14 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6/11 2/3 0/0 —
Georgios Tretiakov 12:36 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/0 0/0 —
Z. Muosa 5:11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/1 0/0 —
Team totals— 6035 112415 321419 27/81 5/20 9/11—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

Croatia Cyprus
Final margin +40

Croatia established the final difference.

Decisive period P1 · +20

Croatia opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +10.8 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 28–8 +20 Croatia
P2 19–19 Tied period
P3 28–23 +5 Croatia
P4 25–10 +15 Croatia
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

44.2%
Croatia 53/120
33.3%
Cyprus 27/81

Two-pointers

48.0%
Croatia 37/77
37.0%
Cyprus 22/61

Three-pointers

37.0%
Croatia 16/43
25.0%
Cyprus 5/20

Free throws

71.0%
Croatia 10/14
81.0%
Cyprus 9/11
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

Croatia Metric Cyprus
47
Rebounds
35
32
Assists
15
7
Steals
3
3
Blocks
2
6
Turnovers
14
16
Personal fouls
19
18
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.offensive
11
29
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.defensive
24