Arizona center Motiejus Krivas had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead Lithuania to an 86-67 win over Croatia in its opening game of the FIBA U20 European Championships in Heraklion, Greece.

Meanwhile, UA sophomore forward Henri Veesaar collected 13 points and 10 rebounds for Estonia in its 82-61 loss to Serbia. Veesaar shot 4 for 11 from the field but hit 2 of 4 3-point shots.

Krivas, an incoming UA freshman, was 7 for 12 from the field and blocked three shots.Β 

Group play will continue Sunday with Estonia playing Montenegro at 3:30 a.m. Arizona time while Lithuania will face host Greece at 8:30 a.m.

The Arizona Wildcats basketball program will spend part of the summer abroad in Israel and Abu Dhabi. Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd said "the more you travel, the better, more well-rounded people you become.” Video by Justin Spears/Arizona Daily Star (July 24, 2023)

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Contact sports reporter Bruce Pascoe at bpascoe@tucson.com. On Twitter: @brucepascoe