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

Latvia vs. Netherlands

Latvia

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Netherlands

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Stage World Cup - First round Europe · Group F
Arena Xiaomi Arena Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Latvia 12172128 78
Netherlands 26221721 86
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Latvia Metric Netherlands
78 Points 86
37/101, 36.6% Field goals 32/78, 41.0%
10/36, 27.8% Three-pointers 5/20, 25.0%
14/18, 77.8% Free throws 25/28, 89.3%
34 Rebounds 35
20 Assists 20
12 Turnovers 16

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Latvia

 78
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Roberts Blumbergs 15:51 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/2 0/0 —
Arturs Kurucs 31:35 8 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3/10 2/9 0/0 —
Marcis Steinbergs 30:36 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2/5 1/4 0/0 —
Dairis Bertans 7:23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/3 0/1 2/4 —
K. Cavars 8:07 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/0 0/0 —
K. Kilps 14:58 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/10 3/7 2/2 —
Toms Leimanis 22:38 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4/8 3/6 2/2 —
Rihards Lomazs 35:44 17 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5/17 1/7 6/8 —
Mareks Mejeris 21:57 10 6 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4/4 0/0 2/2 —
Anzejs Pasecniks 11:11 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/2 0/0 0/0 —
Team totals— 7834 132120 1031222 37/101 10/36 14/18—
Box score

Netherlands

 86
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Yannick Kraag 20:12 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/4 0/2 0/0 —
David N'Guessan 15:37 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/11 0/0 1/3 —
Yannick Franke 24:45 13 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5/13 2/7 1/1 —
Sander Hollanders 8:36 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/2 0/0 —
J. Stolk 9:04 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Charlon Kloof 25:55 13 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3/7 2/3 5/5 —
Lucas Kruithof 30:56 5 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/3 0/1 1/1 —
Nathan Kuta 21:33 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/6 0/0 9/9 —
L. N'Guessan 2:50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
L. Williams 0:56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/0 —
Der Vuurst Keye Van 28:02 16 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 4/9 0/3 8/9 —
Marijn Ververs 11:33 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/1 0/0 —
Team totals— 8635 92620 811623 32/78 5/20 25/28—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

Latvia Netherlands
Final margin +8

Netherlands established the final difference.

Decisive period P1 · +14

Netherlands opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +4.4 pp

Netherlands 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 12–26 +14 Netherlands
P2 17–22 +5 Netherlands
P3 21–17 +4 Latvia
P4 28–21 +7 Latvia
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

36.6%
Latvia 37/101
41.0%
Netherlands 32/78

Two-pointers

41.0%
Latvia 27/65
48.0%
Netherlands 27/58

Three-pointers

27.0%
Latvia 10/36
25.0%
Netherlands 5/20

Free throws

77.0%
Latvia 14/18
89.0%
Netherlands 25/28
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

Latvia Metric Netherlands
34
Rebounds
35
20
Assists
20
10
Steals
8
3
Blocks
1
12
Turnovers
16
22
Personal fouls
23
13
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9
21
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.defensive
26