Romania left themselves with a seven point cushion in their EuroBasket Division B tie with Finland, scoring an 83-76 win in the first of two games between the teams to decide who will ascend to Division A.

The Romanians grabbed the early lead and slowly built on it.

Romania used a dominant third quarter to defeat Cyprus on Saturday night 68-65 in EuroBasket Division B qualifying.

Cyprus had their noses in front for most of the first half taking a well-earned 40-30 lead into the half-time break.