FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 5

Netherlands vs. Latvia

Netherlands

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Latvia

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

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Netherlands 2672115 69
Latvia 18231120 72
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Netherlands Metric Latvia
69 Points 72
22/59, 37.3% Field goals 21/60, 35.0%
10/33, 30.3% Three-pointers 8/33, 24.2%
15/16, 93.8% Free throws 22/26, 84.6%
32 Rebounds 35
19 Assists 12
16 Turnovers 12

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Netherlands

 69
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
E. Ugbo 13:51 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 2/2 —
Sander Hollanders 19:05 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4/8 3/7 0/0 —
Lucas Kruithof 23:23 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/3 2/2 —
Nathan Kuta 20:50 10 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/7 0/0 4/4 —
L. Williams 18:18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/0 0/0 —
M. Pikaar 5:19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
R. Overbeek 0:36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
T. Koehler 21:35 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/3 2/3 0/0 —
Der Vuurst Keye Van 32:49 23 8 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6/22 4/16 7/8 —
Marijn Ververs 27:37 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5/9 1/1 0/0 —
Kjeld Zuidema 16:37 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/3 0/2 0/0 —
Team totals— 6932 0019 52160 22/59 10/33 15/16—
Box score

Latvia

 72
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Roberts Blumbergs 22:02 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/6 0/2 0/0 —
Marcis Steinbergs 18:35 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/1 3/4 —
K. Cavars 18:51 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/0 1/2 —
K. Kilps 16:24 7 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2/4 1/1 2/2 —
Martins Laksa 4:07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Toms Leimanis 12:14 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/2 0/0 —
Rihards Lomazs 35:52 21 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7/15 1/6 6/7 —
Rolands Smits 21:39 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/6 0/3 2/2 —
Arturs Strautins 24:41 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/8 2/6 0/0 —
Arturs Zagars 25:35 21 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5/15 3/12 8/9 —
Team totals— 7235 0012 61120 21/60 8/33 22/26—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

Netherlands Latvia
Final margin +3

Latvia established the final difference.

Decisive period P2 · +16

Latvia opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +2.3 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 26–18 +8 Netherlands
P2 7–23 +16 Latvia
P3 21–11 +10 Netherlands
P4 15–20 +5 Latvia
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

37.3%
Netherlands 22/59
35.0%
Latvia 21/60

Two-pointers

46.0%
Netherlands 12/26
48.0%
Latvia 13/27

Three-pointers

30.0%
Netherlands 10/33
24.0%
Latvia 8/33

Free throws

94.0%
Netherlands 15/16
85.0%
Latvia 22/26
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

Netherlands Metric Latvia
32
Rebounds
35
19
Assists
12
5
Steals
6
2
Blocks
1
16
Turnovers
12
0
Personal fouls
0