Croatia 🇭🇷 v Israel 🇮🇱 | Extended Highlights | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers

It's been a very long time since either Israel or Croatia have gone to a FIBA Basketball World Cup. I mean, Croatia, they featured in three of them, was coming in third place back in 1994. There's Jalen Smith, very quiet game for him, only chipping in four points, but a big, big play. Unwinding down here for Israel, they've got to make something happen quick. Medard, still has it. Gets a shot off in the end, but that's not going to count. They should have come up with a rebound, don't necessarily have the numbers. Hazania, twisting, turning, nice dive by, oh my goodness! And Igor Kravatska. What has been the Mario Hazania show, that time finding it. Ivica Zubac coming up that high screen, with Rako Bajin, primary ball handler. Croatia going inside the paint, this is better from Kavin Carrington. Mario flashes one more time, are you kidding me? And then Mario cuts, gets a dime from Dario, and Ivica Zubac says, The Israelis still looking for their first field goal. Well, they find Carrington on a curl screen, little handoff, pulls up mid-range, and that's easily tucked away. Zubac cuts in, they've made one three-pointer already. Now Jalen Smith, he'll fire a three. And that one's knocked down, the second three-pointer of the night. Smothered by Medard, it's a high screen coming from Zubac. Mario again finds Zubac, baseline pass, and it's finished with ease. Medard's got to go quick. Has to put up a circuit shot off balance, and that's not going to go. Zubac comes up with the ball. Oh, he turned it over. And now, yeah, Medard can try to finish this one as he lays it up. Well, here's a look. This also has three assists, three rebounds. Nice little penetration. That's another good look. They've attempted five, and finally get one to go. As Guy Palatin cutting it back down to nine points. Vita Zubac's patiently waiting, and it's just too easy. Still trying to break down his own defense. Patient passing. Sharge in the paint. Well, Maverick wide open, they don't get it to him. And they don't need to. Now it's a man-to-man matchup. Ball just finds Darius Sharge. One extra pass goes in. Too big, too strong, and simply just too good. GM's head coaches take notice. Nice kick out. Now finding Noam Yakov. Another good look for Israel, and it falls into the hands of Guy Palatin, who's just able to lay this one up. Yamada has seven points. Adam Adiel step back, goes for a deep three. They needed that one. In this zone, they do have Yamada being quite a, sometimes a chase and a match-up. Hazani has made one three. Mario makes another. And now he goes into double figures. And it was Mavra, a little shake and bake, taking down the lane. But you know what? I've got an insurance policy. Zubat's in the paints. Double team comes and carries it. Smith now fires. That three's up. And somehow, someway, Shkoda just able to get the tip in. So no foul. Zubat's on good hands from Netanel Artsi. Now here come the Israelis. Yamada trying to twist. He's got to go up with it. And now he takes his tally up to nine points. And Hazani comes up with his eighth rebound. Mijatovic probably pleased with what he's seen. And Zubat's counted. And Laku notch. Good night from Kravatska. Well, there is no stopping Ivica Zubat against a 2-3 zone. Yamada trying to keep them in front of him. Israel's got to tighten up defensively. Time is winding down on the shot clock. Nice dump down and an easy throw. Well, here was the high-low action for Dario Saric. Ivica Zubat's now becoming the second Croatian player in double figures. Yamada's got 11. Now he's got 14. Still 10 points. Nine rebounds. Twisting, turning. Gets blocked by the rim. Israel have numbers. Carrington kicks out. Yamada, quick three. Got it. 17 now for Yamada. It's a 13-point ball game. Well, why not Dario Saric? And he'll go for it. This is taking the paints. And a nice little finish inside the paints. Rocco Baggio. Won't want to go to Ivica Zubat or to Dario Saric. And again, nice dive of Saric. Gets five assists now. A good defense by Croatia. Forcing a turnover. They'll go for another three. And now make that nine. Three sucks for downtown. Four assists. One rebound for triple-double. Nice backdoor play by Etan Berg. And they've needed that desperately all game long. Israel now with under 10. Carrington penetrates. Goes up to mid-range. And finally gets that one to drop. It's Netanaci. Remember, he had to leave the game when he picked up four fouls. Carrington tries the backdoor play. Good defense. Now Croatia have numbers. Charge bumps. Goes in. Count it. They could have gone up to seven assists. Instead, Dario wanted to go up and clear his points to 16. And he'll. Guy pallets it. Tries to bully his way in. Otzi goes for the three. He's fouled. Count it. And he'll go to the charity stripe for the four-point play. Ahim Sagolim, the Purple Brothers. Someone's got to get open for him. Dario twisting. Kicks out. Another trizza. And seven assists for Dario Saric. A good take here by Smith. This is way too easy for Croatia. Still Dario Saric. Could we get three more assists for a triple-double? What a Croatian sensation. That would be here in window three. Four points tonight for Carrington. Now moves up to six. Antonio Yordano. Well, there's the mid-range. That's up. I think they should just make Dario Saric point forward. Yeah, Medard. Nice backdoor. Good read finish. And now he goes up to 19 points. Smith kicks out in the corner. Nice baseline penetration. Palm face goes in and finishes. Bojic now becoming the fifth Croatian player. Ariel has to put this one up. Don't beat the buzzer. Croatia have numbers. They'll go for another three. Trizza. Just three-point shooting. This is what I like to call the trizza cookout tonight. Eleven out of Mario, Dario, and Evica. And Sonja. A little bit harder to pick up those assists when neither Evica Zubac or Dario Saric is on the floor. As Dom Jakob will go all the way and finish this one. Still over three minutes left here in the fourth quarter. And they'll go for another one. A 12. Trizza. Back to 31. It's the biggest lead of the game, excuse me. Dolinski trying to post up. Goes in. That's a good finish from him. A strong take. Surely another one maybe from the three-point line. Well, they throw it away. They try to find Hazania. Now here comes Yamada. Has numbers. Dom Jakob will finish this one in transition. And Israel with only one less point in transition than the Croatians tonight. Smith wants to split the defense. Dom Jakob will come up with it now. He'll go to 21 points. Look at that. Still a positive sign. 21 points. Israel's been able to convert from the 17 turnovers of Croatia. A little mid-range pull-up. Well, made that seven players in double figures. Incredible display of collective synergy tonight here for Croatia. And I don't think any defense is going to be applied with under 90 seconds. Final minute for both teams here in round one. We'll see them both in round two. Dom Jakob. Twisting, turning. Unable to finish. And the put-back just good in time there from Eitan Berg. Krusin Pasi now here for the Croatians. Jordano. A little pick and roll. Brankovic goes in. And Danko Brankovic. Only two Croatian players haven't scored tonight. Unlikely they're all going to score. As Guy Powlton goes in. Doesn't get it. All Croatian go for one final bucket. Jordano. Trica. Oh! Incredible. Krvatska. Another Trica. And it's become the Trica party tonight. As Croatia, they will win this. 103-75 against Israel. What a dominant performance tonight from the three-point line.