GB, led by the irrepressible Temi Fagbenle, knew they needed to win big to claim one of the best second-place finishes in the qualifying groups.
They did that it style in front of a raucous National Basketball Performance Centre crowd to guarantee their passage to the showpiece in Israel and Slovenia with a committed, disciplined team effort.
The win meant they finished in second place in Group G with a 3-3 record and a +23 points difference. That was good enough to make them one of the five best runners up and seal their place in the finals.
GB played with a passion and desire to get the job done. Fagbenle led the scoring with 17 points and nine rebounds and there were big efforts from Cheridene Green (15 points), Georgia Gayle (14) and Holly Winterburn (12, 11 assists) as a united GB came off the back of their big win over Estonia at the same venue earlier in the week.
Hannah Robb (7) and Chantelle Handy (6) played their parts as GB coped without Kennedy Leonard for much of the game after she suffered a hand injury.
GB came back from a 13-10 deficit after a quarter to lead 35-23 at the half and 58-33 after the third period as they kept up the pressure on their visitors. They maintained their 30-point advantage through the fourth to seal a famous win.
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