Israel Under-20 Women's Basketball Beat Belgium 78-69, Reach First-Ever EuroBasket Final

Israel's under-20 women's basketball team beat Belgium 78-69 in Klaipeda on Sunday to reach the FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket final for the first time, where they will face France at 20:30 Israel time. Guard Mayan Cohen led with 26 points on 8-of-14 three-pointers, a tournament record. Ayla Oren added 16 points and seven assists, and tournament scoring leader Gal Raviv contributed 10 assists. Coach Tal Natan's squad has now won five of six games in Lithuania after a 80-79 quarter-final comeback over Poland and a 96-79 rout of Hungary. Natan said the country had been through difficult times and the result was a big smile that melts the heart.