The Quarter-Final pairings have been finalised at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 after the Round of 16 was completed.
Greece, Italy, Finland and Poland joined Saturday’s winners France, Germany, Slovenia and Spain in advancing to the next stage as eight teams now remain in the competition.
Reigning champions Slovenia continued their title defenCe with an 88-72 victory over Belgium, while three-time winners Spain battled past Lithuania in a 102-94 overtime triumph. France opened the Round of 16 by beating Turkey 87-86, also in overtime, with hosts Germany overcoming Montenegro 85-79.
Italy pulled off arguably the biggest upset by defeating Serbia 94-86 with Poland prevailing against Ukraine 94-86 and Lauri Markkanen’s 43 points helping Finland beat Croatia by the same 94-86 scoreline. Greece took the final spot through as they claimed a 94-88 win over Czech Republic.
The Quarter-Finals matchups are as follows:
Spain and Finland will meet in Tuesday’s opening game followed by the hosts Germany against Greece, while France face Italy and Slovenia take on Poland in Wednesday’s matchups.
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