Belgium Secures Victory at Home, Hands Spain Second Loss: 2025 European Men’s Basketball Championship Qualification Recap

Belgium won at home with a score of 58:53 (11:14, 8:12, 21:13, 18:14) and gave Spain its second loss.

Retin Obasohan scored 19 points for the Belgians, while Pierre-Antoine Gilles had 15 points and eight rebounds. Dario Brusela was the top scorer in the Spanish national team with 14 points.

It has already been reported that in the second game of subgroup C, the Latvian men’s basketball team beat the Slovakian national team on Sunday in “Arena Rīga” with the result 64:52 (15:10, 16:17, 14:11, 19:14).

Latvian basketball players started the qualification for the European Championship on Thursday with an away victory over Spain, beating the home team 79:75, while the Slovaks lost to Belgium 60:75 at home.

On the other hand, the Germans recognized the superiority of Bulgaria in Botevgrad with a score of 62:67 (19:7, 8:21, 18:11, 17:28).

Oscar da Silva led the world champions with 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Cody Miller-McIntyre scored 23 points for the winners.

In Group D, Germany and Bulgaria each have one win in two games, while Sweden (1-0) and Montenegro (0-1) play each other on Sunday.

The final tournament, in which the place for Latvia has already been secured, will be held in Latvia, Finland, Poland and Cyprus in August and September 2025 with the decisive phase matches in Riga.

The results of Sunday’s games of the 2025 European Men’s Basketball Championship qualification tournament.

Ukraine – Portugal 77:79 (16:26, 16:21, 27:15, 18:17);

Slovenia – Israel 88:79 (8:20, 32:17, 25:16, 23:26);

Hungary – Italy 62:83 (15:17, 22:19, 9:28, 16:19);

Turkey – Iceland 76:75 (16:16, 19:14, 19:17, 22:28);

Belgium – Spain 58:53 (11:14, 8:12, 21:13, 18:14);

Latvia – Slovakia 64:52 (15:10, 16:17, 14:11, 19:14);

Montenegro – Sweden 95:70 (27:24, 23:13, 25:20, 20:13);

Bulgaria – Germany 67:62 (7:19, 21:8, 11:18, 28:17).