Macedonia beat Slovakia 87:74 in first round of the 2021 Eurobasket pre-qualifiers in Skopje late on Sunday.
The hosts took the lead from the opening minutes and never looked back. Macedonia led 52:27 at halftime and eased its way to the third win in as many matches.
Richard Hendrix was Macedonia's leading scorer with 23 points, followed by Bojan Trajkovski (14) and Vojdan Stojanovski (13).
Group A standings: Macedonia 3 wins - 0 losses, Switzerland 1-1, Slovakia 0-3.
In the final match of the pre-qualifiers on June 28, Macedonia plays away to Switzerland. The group winner advances to the second round.
