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Sancho Lyttle scored 19 points and Alba Torrens added 18 to help Spain win the EuroBasket tournament on Sunday with a 71-55 victory over France.

The Spaniards were already assured a spot in the FIBA women's basketball world cup next year as the host city. The top five teams from the EuroBasket advance to the world cup, but since Spain already had qualified the sixth-place team also earned a spot in the 2018 tournament.

Belgium finished third, beating Greece 78-45, to earn the country's first bronze medal ever in the tournament. Turkey topped Latvia 72-63 for the final two spots. It will be the first time that Latvia will ever compete in the world cup. Latvia reached the fifth-place game with a wild one-point win over Italy in the consolation semifinals.

The U.S. clinched a spot by winning the Olympics last year. The remaining nine spots in the world cup will be determined later this year.

Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</s>Odessa College Wrangler Basketball is heading to the NJCAA Region 5 Men's Basketball Tournament Final.

The final game will be played 4:30 P.M. , Saturday.</s>Greece lost the ticket to the Women’s Eurobasket final to France 55-77

Greece will play against Belgium for the third place on Sunday

Greece fought but couldn’t win France, which proved beyond doubt why it’s National Team is among the best in the world.

The final score, 55-77, however, is not totally representative of the game. The Greek team was following the score closely up until the third period of the game, but it’s defence collapsed on the fourth period.

The Greek National Team will play on Sunday against Belgium for the third place.

This defeat does not diminish the fact that the Greek National Team had an amazing performance throughout the Eurobasket, beating teams with great history in women’s basketball.</s>The Greek Women’s National Basketball Team lost the third place of the Eurobasket

The National Team did not overcome Saturday’s defeat in the semifinals

The Greek Women’s National Basketball Team didn’t make it in the small final for the bronze medal in the Women’s Eurobasket tournament.

The Greek team were defeated clearly by the Belgium National Team with 78 to 45.

It was obvious that the Greek players didn’t manage to overcome the shock of the defeat in the semifinals and the defeat was inevitable.

The Greek team, however, laid the foundations for future successes as the team demonstrated throughout the Eurobasket those characteristics necessary for the improvement in the future, such as resilience, determination, hard work.

Nonetheless, the Greek team is fourth in Europe, having left behind countries with great history in Women’s Basketball.

Greece has qualified for the World Cup in 2018, so there is a lot of work waiting for them in the near future.</s>The Odessa College Lady Wrangler Basketball Team has advanced to the semi final round of the NJCAA Region 5 Women's Basketball Tournament.

The lady wranglers will next take on McLennan Community College.

This game will be Friday at 3:00 P.M.</s>KNOXVILLE (WATE) — When you think about what legacy a person will leave, a lot of times you don’t really know until they’re gone.

Pat Summitt accomplished so much. Her legacy was clear and obvious while she was alive. As she is remembered a year after her death, there are constant reminders that her legacy is still felt and will always be.

This year’s Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame class spoke about what Pat Summitt means to each of them as they sat in the hall she built.

“What we’ve got today is because of Pat Summitt,” said MTSU women’s basketball head coach Rick Insell.

“It’s a shame Pat can’t be there this year because I would’ve really liked to thank her,” said former All-American Kara Wolters.

Some of the inductees simply crossed paths with Summitt. Others called her a friend.

“Pat Summitt was a friend of mine,” said former Iowa athletic director Christine Grant.

Wounds from saying goodbye are still fresh just one year later.

“To lose her, sometimes it’s still hard to think she’s gone,” said Insell.

She’s gone, but not forgotten.

“When you think about women’s basketball, you will forever think about Pat Summitt because she did so many great things for the game,” said Swoopes. “Not just winning -because she did a lot of that, but the way she carried herself, the way she represented the game, what she stood for, and how she got the best out of her players.”

“Clearly, you’d be deaf, dumb and blind if you didn’t know that Pat Summitt was a highly successful coach and that she brought focus on this sport in a way that was good for us,” said women’s basketball contributor Louise O’Neal.

There will be coaches who win more games and beat her records, but Pat Summitt will be the reason they do it.

“Her footprints on this sport will never be erased,” said Insell.

“Pat was so much more to basketball than I think anybody in the history of the game. And she will always be the biggest part in my mind of women’s basketball,” said Bell.

“She’s dearly missed but nobody will let her legacy die,” said Wolters. “Even my kids, their kids and their kids will all know what Pat Summitt has done for the sport of women’s basketball because that is amazing.</s>The Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea (BFPNG) recently concluded its latest instalment of Twilight Basketball, with almost 2000 players taking part over the six Friday night sessions.

 The Hoops for Health (H4H) initiative, which gives people of all ages the opportunity to play free basketball in a controlled environment, is ticking all of the right boxes in the local community.

 At each gathering, young people aged five to 15 get the chance to play full-court games of 5X5 basketball from 5pm to 7pm.

 H4H coaches, which includes members of the country’s national men’s and women’s basketball teams, step in as mentors, helping give children tips on how to better play the sport.

 Once the 5X5 games conclude at 7pm, the courts then shift to a half-court set-up, for 3X3 competition matches for players aged 16 and older, which run until 9pm.

 The 3X3 games are played in seven-minute time slots, giving all participants the opportunity to compete in up to six contests per night.

 The event has become so popular that it is drawing crowds of over 300 players each session.

 “It’s absolutely fantastic,” said Phil, who is one of Twilight Basketball’s regular attendees.

 “I can bring my whole family along to play, it doesn’t cost us anything, my kids are making new friends and I’m staying fit and active by playing 3X3.”

 BFPNG chief executive officer Joel Khalu said the programme was achieving many outstanding outcomes.

 “Our most recent block of Twilight Basketball was terrific and successfully delivered with zero issues,” Khalu said.

 “Overall, it is certainly having a positive impact on the community, especially when we are giving almost 400 people the ability to participate in free sport on their Friday evenings.

 “What else would these people, especially the kids, be doing at this same time instead if they weren’t shooting hoops?

 “It’s a great diversionary initiative that is also helping to build critical life-skills.

 Things like communication, teamwork and time management.

 “Our kids might not think about these things too often when they are here playing, but they are definitely developing their individual skill-sets each Friday night, which is also another positive value-add.”

 He said the programme had a positive impact on attendees.
In basketball, Spain defeats France 71–55 in the final to win the EuroBasket Women 2017.