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France leads Israel 18-0 in U20 women's European basketball final

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TL;DR

Israel trails France 18-0 in the FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket final, the team's first championship game appearance after reaching the final earlier Sunday.

01 · THE DISPATCH

France holds an 18-0 lead over Israel in the U20 Women's EuroBasket final, currently underway Sunday evening. Israel reached the championship game for the first time in program history earlier Sunday with a 78-69 semifinal win over Belgium, as The Zioneer reported. The Israeli team — which has been the tournament's surprise story, notching wins over Poland, Hungary, and Croatia, with guard Gal Raviv leading the scoring — now faces an undefeated French side. The final is being contested for the European title.

02 · How it developed

3 developments

  1. Latest

    Israel lost the final to France 79-66.

  2. Team secures historic silver medal at FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket.

  3. Israel secures historic silver medal after final match conclusion.

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