Overview
- Germany won 88–71 in Gentofte on Saturday, with Frieda Bühner scoring a team-high 23 points and Alexandra Wilke adding 20.
- Captain Leonie Fiebich did not play and was rested for muscular problems while several regulars including Nyara Sabally, Marie Gülich and Alexis Peterson-Smalls were absent from the squad for this qualifying window.
- The win delivered Germany’s first points in Group play after a surprise 64–70 home loss to Hungary earlier in the week.
- Only the top two teams in the group advance to EuroBasket 2027, so Germany must beat Portugal in Odivelas on Tuesday, 17 November at 20:00 (MagentaTV) to strengthen its qualification chances.
- Coach Olaf Lange and players have acknowledged heightened expectations after the fourth-place finish at the home World Cup, and injury management now shapes rotation and the team’s path toward both EuroBasket 2027 and Olympic qualification for 2028.