MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian women's basketball team has finished the group stage of the 2007 Eurobasket Women in Italy in top spot and will now go through to the quarterfinals.
The Russians, who won silver medals at the 2005 Eurobasket and 2006 World Championship, clinched first place in Group F after a confident 64-49 victory over Spain, which finished second in the group.
In Friday's quarterfinal games, Russia will face Lithuania, 1997 Eurobasket champions, while Spain will play Belgium.
In the other quarterfinal matches, to be played on Thursday, Latvia will meet France and the Czech Republic will fight Belarus for spots in the semifinals.