Overview

• Latvia edged Estonia 72–70 in Riga’s Xiaomi Arena in a Group A preliminary-round game.
• Kristaps Porzingis finished with 26 points and 7 rebounds, scoring eight of Latvia’s final nine points to close out the game.
• Estonia controlled long stretches, building a 12-point lead in the second quarter and leading by 11 midway through the third.
• The fourth quarter turned into a defensive slog as both teams went scoreless for more than five minutes before Latvia executed late.
• Estonia lost Siim-Sander Vene to a left-ankle injury late in the first half, and the teams next face Serbia (Latvia) and Czechia (Estonia) on Gameday 3.