• The Utah Jazz star Markanen spent only 23 minutes and 13 seconds on the field, but stood out with 43 points (2p. 6/9, 3p. 7/13, 1p. 10/11) and intercepted four balls. Markanen watched the last eight minutes from the sidelines, replacing 89:58.
• Markanen dominated the test games, the preparation cycle starting with a random record of 48 points against Belgium (105: 62). In the next tests, Markanen shone with 31 and 42 points, and did not only hold the level in the last game – six points and 1/10 of the game. Markanen against Sweden (93:90) started with 28 points and seven rebounds.
• So far, Slovenian superstar Luk Dončič, who lost 34 points to Poland (95: 105), has been the highest scorer in the tournament. Markanen beat it at the beginning of the second half.
• The European Championship record in one game is Belgian Eddie Terras, who scored 63 points in Albania (90:48) in 1957, while Dončič, who stood out against France (88:82) with 47 points in 2022. Markanen also scored 43 points three years ago in the eighth -final victory over Croatia (94:86).
• The British started the game with an accurate long -range shot, who also scored 12:10 with another trigue, but it turned out to be the last lead in the team. In the second quarter, the teams were only four points (30:26), but at the start of the third quarter the Finns reached 65:44 in their favor.
• Tampere’s third round of games will also take place tomorrow night – Finland will play against Montenegro, but Britain will meet Sweden.
Finland – UK 109: 79 (30:21, 28:21, 23:14, 28:23).
Finland: Markanens, 43 (2p. 6/9, 3p. 7/13, 1p. 10/11), Salins 21 (3p. 7/9, 5ab, 5rp), Nkamuā 13 (7ab), Valtonens 6, Mūrinens 6, Litls 5, Madžuni 5, Gustavsons 4, Jantunens 3, Sepele 2, Madsens 1 (6ab, 5rp).
UK: Nelson 13, Hesson 12, Jeboa 10 (8ab), Philip 10, Whitson-Geill 8, Ward 5, Belo 4, Adam 3, Akin 3, Weele 3.
29 August Games
| City | Game | Result | Most productive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riga | Turkey – Czech Republic | 92:78 | Šengins 23P 12AB 9RP – Petka 23P 5AB |
| Estonia – Latvia | 70:72 | Kullamē 12p 8rp 6ab 3pb – porziņģis 26p 7Ab | |
| Portugal – Serbia | 21.15 | ||
| Tampere | Germany – Sweden | 105:83 | Šrēders 23p 7rp – Pancars 18p |
| Lithuania – Montenegro | 94:67 | Jokubaitis 21P 12RP – Vučevichs 20p 10ab | |
| Finland – Britain | 109:79 | Markanens 43p 4pb – Nelsons 13p |
Overall
| A grupa | U-Z | +/- | B grupa | U-Z | +/- | C group | U-Z | +/- | D grupa | U-Z | +/- | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2-0 | +34 | Germany | 2-0 | +52 | Bosnia and H. | 1-0 | +27 | France | 1-0 | +28 | ||||||
| Serbia | 1-0 | +34 | Lithuania | 2-0 | +51 | Georgia | 1-0 | +14 | Israel | 1-0 | +12 | ||||||
| Portugal | 1-0 | +12 | Finland | 2-0 | +33 | Greece | 1-0 | +9 | Poland | 1-0 | +10 | ||||||
| Latvia | 1-1 | -18 | Sweden | 0-2 | -25 | Italy | 0-1 | -9 | Slovenia | 0-1 | -10 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 0-2 | -26 | UK | 0-2 | -54 | Spain | 0-1 | -14 | Iceland | 0-1 | -12 | ||||||
| Estonia | 0-2 | -36 | Montenegro | 0-2 | -57 | Cyprus | 0-1 | -27 | Belgium | 0-1 | -28 |
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