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Poland was down by 12 at one point (37-49) but managed to come back and capture a victory against the Netherlands in a nail-biter.

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Poland (3-1) completed a strong comeback to earn its third victory in EuroBasket 2022 against the Netherlands (0-4) 75-69 (19-20, 12-20, 17-15, 27-14).

Player of the Game EFF 23 Aleksander Balcerowski Points 16 Accuracy 8-11 Rebounds 7 Assists 4

With the teams separated by just a single point (65-66), Michal Sokolowski drew a foul while shooting a three-pointer. After converting two of the three free throws, Poland was already leading by three (68-65).

After a successful defensive possession, Sokolowski once again finished the attack, this time with a dunk to put Poland up by five (70-65). Although the Netherlands managed to cut the deficit down to three (67-70), Aleksander Balcerowski answered the effort with another dunk (72-67).

The slight underdogs did not give up but it was enough time left to mount a successful comeback. The Polish converted all but one of their free throws and completed the comeback.

At one point in the game, Poland was down by 12 (37-49) but managed to overcome the deficit to earn its third victory in the tournament.

Michal Sokolowski led the Polish with 24 points on efficient 8-for-10 shooting, making 7 two-pointers out of 8, while also converting 7 free throws out of 11. Aleksander Balcerowski added 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Charlon Kloof was a one-man band on the Dutch national team. He finished the game with 26 points on 8-for-13 shooting. Kloof was one of only two players to score 10 or more points on the team, with the other being Yannick France with 13.

Poland has secured at least third place in the group. If Israel loses to Serbia today, Poland will not finish below second place in Group D.

Netherlands: Charlon Kloof 26 (4/6 2PT, 4/7 3PT, 6/6 FT), Yannick Franke 13 (4/8 2PT, 0/5 3PT, 5/6 FT).

Poland: Michal Sokolowski 24 (7/8 2PT, 7/11 FT, 5 REB), Aleksander Balcerowski 16 (8/9 2PT, 7 REB, 4 AST), Jakub Garbacz 10 (3/4 3PT).

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