Romania\u2019s men\u2019s national basketball team qualified for the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers after defeating North Macedonia 79-66 (26-19, 19-15, 14-15, 20-17) on Wednesday, August 13, in Oradea.<\/p>\n
Romania faced North Macedonia as part of Group E of the second phase of the competition\u2019s pre-qualifiers. The top two teams qualify for the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n
The Romanian team achieved its third victory in as many games played and can no longer lose one of the top two spots in the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u0218tefan Grasu, with 20 points and 3 rebounds, was the best player for the tricolors, Emanuel C\u0103\u021be contributed 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Rare\u0219 U\u021b\u0103 added 11 points. From the defeated team, Jacob Wiley stood out with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists, according to Agerpres<\/a>.<\/p>\n Romania occupies first place in Group E with 6 points, followed by Hungary with 3 points and North Macedonia with 3 points. The remaining games are Hungary \u2013 Romania (August 16) and North Macedonia \u2013 Hungary (August 20).\u00a0<\/p>\n