U16 European Basketball Championships: Croatia into Semifinals 

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The great summer of success for Croatian sports continues as the Croatia U16 basketball team advances to the semi-final of the European Championships. 

Croatia beat Lithuania in a nail-biter 78-80 today in Novi Sad to move into the semi-final. 

Croatia’s captain Matej Bošnjak was the hero for his team today as he came up with a massive block at the buzzer.  

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Boris Tišma led the scoring with 27 points, Ivan Perasović had 20, Roko Prkačin finished with 18 and Bosnjak had 13 – the remaining three points were scored by Lukša Buljević. 

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“I wasn’t even thinking about fouls, with a couple of seconds remaining… I just went after it!” – Matej Bošnjak, team captain of Croatia, told FIBA after the game-winning block. 

“Captain Oh Captain”! Bosnjak with the game-winning ⛔️⛔️ to send @CbfHks 🇭🇷 to the #FIBAU16Europe Semi-Finals!

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— FIBA (@FIBA) August 15, 2018

Croatia will meet the winner of the France v Serbia match in the semi-final. 

Thriller. Drama. 2 great 🏀 countries. @CbfHks 🇭🇷 advance to the #FIBAU16Europe Semi-Finals!

📝 https://t.co/67KyPKnEGQ pic.twitter.com/8OLzxLbcaS

— FIBA (@FIBA) August 15, 2018