BRATISLAVA. Turkey’s basketball players became the first quarter -finalists of the European Championship. On Saturday’s eight -final match they won over Sweden 85:79.
Houston Rockets Alperen Sengün, who scored 24 points and 16 rebounds, participated in their triumph. The Turks will meet the winner of the duel of Poland – Bosnia and Herzegovina in the next match.
The reigning world champions from Germany also won the seat in the quarterfinals, who coped with Portugal 85:58, and won the last quarter 33: 7. With 16 points, the team led Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner.
In the battle of the Baltic countries, Lithuania’s basketball players, who conquered Latvians 88:79, succeeded. They did not help 34 points and 19 rebounds of Kristaps Porzingis.
The Finns also got to the quarterfinals, who sensibly sent the Serbs home after 92:86. The Serbs did not help 33 points Nikola Jokič from Denver Nuggets, in the jersey of Finland scored Lauri Markkanen from Utah Jazz 29 points.
ME in basketball 2025 – eight -finals:
Turkey – Sweden 85:79 (37:42)
The most points: Sengün 24 (16 rebounds), Osman 17, Ottomani 14 – Häkanson 16, Gaddefors 15, Larsson 15
Germany – Portugal 85:58 (31:32)
The most points: Schröder 16, Wagner 16, Bong 15 – Queta 18 (11 rebounds), Williams 8, Gameiro 7
Lithuania – Latvia 88:79 (47:37)
The most points: Velička 21 (12 assists), Sirvydis 18, Tubelis 18 (12 rebounds) – Porzingis 34 (19 rebounds), Lomažs 21, Šmits 8
Serbia – Finland 86:92 (48:44)
The most points: JOKIČ 33, Jovič 20, Dobrič 9 – Markkanen 29, Jantunen 15, Little and Valtonen after 13
