Deni Avdija led the way again with 22 points as Israel advanced to the knockout stage at EuroBasket with a nail-biting 92-89 win against Belgium on Tuesday.

The Portland Trail Blazers guard starred on Sunday with 23 points when Israel stunned Paris Olympics silver medalist France 82-69. This time, Maccabi Tel Aviv center Roman Sorkin backed him up with 18 points .

Israel led by 21 points at one stage in the Polish city of Katowice, but Belgium dominated the fourth quarter 35-21.

Israel was holding on and, with with eight seconds left, it was 90-87, but Yam Madar's free throw ensured a tense victory which put Israel provisionally top of Group D. Loic Schwartz scored four three-pointers among his 14 points for Belgium.

Later Tuesday in Group D, France faced co-host Poland and Slove

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