Posts Tagged ‘Eurobasket’
Germany moves on to the Quarter-Finals at FIBA Eurobasket 2022 after beating Montenegro
Germany beat Montenegro 85-79 in front of a home crowd and moved into the Quarter-Finals at FIBA EuroBasket 2022. They led by as many as 27 points as a dominant first half paved the way to make it back to the last eight, despite a valiant second-half effort from Montenegro. Turning Point: Montenegro scored the first…
Read MoreReigning champions Slovenia beat Belgium and move into the Quarter-Finals of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022
Slovenia avoided a major upset with a strong fourth quarter in an 88-72 victory over Belgium, sending the reigning champions into the Quarter-Finals of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022. The crowd of 9,774 spectators at the EuroBasket Arena Berlin saw Belgium give Slovenia everything they could take for three quarters. In the end, it was more Luka Doncic…
Read MoreFrance outlast Turkey in overtime at FIBA Eurobasket 2022 and moves on to the quarter-finals
France survived an almighty scare to advance to the Quarter-Finals at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 as they battled past Turkey for an 87-86 triumph to open the Knockout Phase. They were just moments away from successive Round of 16 exits at EuroBasket, but Rudy Gobert’s huge putback forced overtime, and France could prevail in the extra period as…
Read MoreRound of 16 matchups all set at the FIBA Eurobasket 2022
The Round of 16 matchups at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 has been confirmed following the conclusion of the Group Phase on Thursday. The Czech Republic claimed the final ticket to the knockout stages with a 2-3 record as they joined Serbia (5-0), Finland (3-2), and Poland (3-2) in advancing from Group D in Prague, while Greece…
Read MoreSlovenia beats France and clinches top spot in Group B at FIBA Eurobasket 2022
Slovenia beat France 88-82 at the FIBA Eurobasket 2022 and secured first place in Group B. Superstar Luka Doncic carried the reigning champions to the nail-biting victory. Slovenia was missing starting center Mike Tobey, but that didn’t stop Doncic, who was unstoppable with 47 points to give his side a 4-1 record in the group. It…
Read MoreSlovenia hands Germany first loss at FIBA Eurobasket 2022
Reigning champs Slovenia handed Germany their first loss at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 with a decisive 88-80 victory. In late August, Slovenia lost to that same Germany 90-71 in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers and comes off a loss Sunday against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIBA Eurobasket 2022. In yesterday’s game against Germany,…
Read MoreImpressive Serbia beats Finland and reaches top-16 of FIBA Eurobasket 2022
Backed by their 5,000 traveling fans and led by their NBA star, Lauri Markkanen, Finland hoped they could make life difficult for Serbia on Monday. The 2017 runners-up, however, responded with a statement win, 100-70, which lifts them to 3-0 in Group D and earns them a spot in the Round of 16. Svetislav Pesic still…
Read MoreBelgium pulls off the biggest upset so far at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 by beating Spain
Belgium pulled off the upset of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022, bringing down Spain in an 83-73 thriller to move 2-1 in Group A. The tone was set from the very beginning as both teams went through offensive droughts against quality play on defense. However, the Belgian Lions scored 26 points in the last quarter to come out…
Read MoreGeorgia survives a double-overtime nail-biter against Turkey at FIBA Eurobasket 2022
In a game that featured numerous twists and turns, Georgia had the last word as the hosts beat Turkey 88-83 in Group A after two overtimes. The regulation went down to the wire, and the score was tied 66-66 with 34 seconds remaining. Alperen Sengun put Turkey up with a dunk off a beautiful Shane Larkin assist,…
Read MoreBosnia and Hercegovina shock reigning champs Slovenia at FIBA Eurobasket 2022
Bosnia and Hercegovina took a major step towards reaching the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Knockout Phase with a surprising 97-93 victory over reigning champs Slovenia. It was Bosnia and Hercegovina’s first-ever win over Slovenia, having lost their other three games against the fellow Balkan nation, with the last game dating back to EuroBasket 2005. Bosnia and Hercegovina are…
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