Jusuf Nurkic put in 18 points and grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out 4 assists in spearheading Bosnia’s 74-68 won over Belgium.
Dzanan Musa and team captain Miralem Halilovic chipped in with 14 points apiece for the victorious Bosnians.
Retin Obasohan scored 20 in a losing effort.
Should Bosinia solve the financial challenges that threaten to keep it out of EuroBasket, they are slotted for Group B of the prelims against France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovenia. For Belgium Group A of EuroBasket in Tbilisi, Georgia awaits them, along with Bulgaria, Spain, Turkey, Montenegro and host nation Georgia.
Belgium will