The 16-to-8 knockout round of the European Championship has begun, and a total of 4 games will be held. Slovenia, Germany, Italy and Greece defeated their respective opponents to advance.
Slovenia 79-55 Ukraine
Luka Doncic scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Anthony Randolph 21 points. Goran Dragic was sluggish and only scored 5 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 2 of 12 shots. But Slovenia relied on a huge 15-point advantage in the first half and scored 26 more points in the third quarter to seal the victory. The 18-year-old Doncic scored 10 points and 4 rebounds in the first quarter to seal the victory. Ukraine made 18 turnovers in the game.
Slovenia's opponent in the quarter-finals is the winner of Latvia and Montenegro .
Germany 84-81 France
France missed the quarter-finals for the first time in 20 years. With the score tight in the first three quarters, the German team fired from outside the three-point line in the fourth quarter (6 of 8 shots). The French team Vin Fournier was on full fire, scoring 18 of the 27 points in the final quarter, but Nando De Colo missed the equalizer with a three-pointer. Germany has advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time in 10 years and will face the winner of Spain and Türkiye.
German team Daniel Theis scored 22 points and 7 rebounds, Schroeder 21 points and 8 assists. French team Fournier scored 27 points, Diaw scored 15 points and Lauvergne scored 13 points.
Finland 57-70 Italy
Belinelli scored 14 points in the first half, establishing a huge 19-point advantage for Italy. They hit all their first six three-pointers. Italy's opponent in the quarter-finals is the winner of Hungary and Serbia .
Belinelli scored 22 points on 6 of 9 shots, and Datomi scored 15 points. Finnish Lauri Markkanen scored 4 points on 2-for-6 shooting.
Lithuania 64-77 Greece
Greece, which barely qualified in the group stage, was an upset and eliminated the powerful Lithuania. The latter missed the quarter-finals for the first time since 2009, while Greece will challenge the winner of Croatia and Russia.
Greece entered the final quarter with a 13-point advantage. Lithuania once caught up to only 4 points, but Greece extinguished Lithuania's hopes with Ioannis Bourousis' low score and Antetokounmpo's three-pointer. Greece made 11 of 24 three-pointers in the game, while Lithuania only made 6 of 24.
Kostas Sloukas made 5 of 7 three-pointers, scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Lithuania's Kuzminskas scored 20 points, Valanciunas 13 points and 15 rebounds.
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