In the second quarter, the host continued with even greater dominance and went into halftime with a 24-point lead, practically sealing the outcome of the game.
Croatia comfortably closed out the match, with the most credit going to Roko Prkacin, who scored 24 points, and Mario Hezonja, who contributed 22 points. Both also grabbed 10 rebounds each. Konstantinos Simitzis was the top scorer for the losing side with 17 points.
France leads the group with two wins, followed by Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina with 1-1 records, while Cyprus remains winless at the bottom.
Earlier, the Netherlands put up a strong resistance against Greece but failed to cause an upset. The “Hellenes” secured a narrow 74-72 win in one of the most intriguing games of the day.