[Epoch Times September 11, 2025](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Qiao Yi) The European Basketball Championship (EuroBasket) held the top 4 matches on the 10th local time. Finland defeated Georgia 93:79. The team entered the top 4 of the European Basketball Championship for the first time in history and will face Germany in the semi-finals.
Finland previously defeated Serbia, which is regarded as the favorite to win the championship, with a 92:86 victory against Georgia in this game. Finland scored a big score in the end of the first quarter, widening the gap from the 12:12 draw to 28:15, and leading into the second quarter with 13 points. In the second quarter, Finland was once chased close to the score, but they immediately added firepower support and expanded the lead to 57:40 at the end of the first half.
In the second half, Finland played even more easily, leading by 20 points at one point and entering the fourth quarter with 71:62; Georgia caught up quickly, chasing only 8 points in the first 8 minutes of the final game, but Finland was not a good deal, and continued to open the score, defeating Georgia 93:79 in the end game, and entered the semi-finals of the European Basketball Championship for the first time in the history of the team.
Mikael Jantunen scored 19 points and 5 rebounds in this game, performing the best in Finland’s team. Lauri Markkanen contributed 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocking attacks, and was also one of the heroes.
Germany defeated Slovenia 99:91
In another game, Slovenia led by Luka Doncic played against Germany and took a 32:21 lead in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Slovenia continued its firepower offensive, but Germany scored a 13:2 wave, leaving only 2 points left. Point guard Dennis Schroder scored 2 points and tied, but Slovenia still opened the score. At the end of the first half, Slovenia took a 51:45 lead.
Entering the second half, Slovenia, who was originally leading all the way, was counterattacked by Germany at the end of the third quarter and chased to 70:74; in the fourth quarter, Maodo Lo made 2 points and tied with a draw of 74:74, and the situation also reversed. Germany took the lead, and under Schloder and Lo scored consecutively, he defeated Slovenia 99:91 in the end.
Although Doncic scored a game-high 39 points, brought 10 rebounds and 7 assists, he still couldn’t help the team win; in Germany, Franz Wagner scored 23 points, scoring the highest score for the team, while Schloder scored 20 points and 7 assists. Germany will face Finland in the next match. ◇
Editor-in-charge: Zheng Hua
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