RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Dennis Schröder simply took over to deliver more gold for Germany. Schröder had the game 's final six points, Isaac Bonga scored a team-best 20 points and Germany topped Turkey, 88-83, on Sunday, Sept. 14, in the gold medal game at the European championship. It was...
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Luka Dončić 's 39 points were not enough for Slovenia as it lost 99-91 to Germany in a thrilling EuroBasket quarterfinal on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Orlando Magic guard Franz Wagner scored 23 points and captain Dennis Schröder added 20 points and 7 assists for Germany,...
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and his younger brother Kostas blocked four shots as Greece beat Lithuania 87-76 to reach the EuroBasket semifinals on Tuesday, Sept 9. The Milwaukee Bucks star 's clutch free throws in the final minute helped Greece seal the victory...
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Georgia advanced to the quarterfinals at the EuroBasket tournament for the first time with a dominant 80-70 win against France on Sunday, Sept. 7. France was runner-up to Spain in the 2022 final but both teams failed to reach the quarterfinal stage this time. Georgia will face...
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — Defending champion Spain was eliminated from EuroBasket in the group stage when it lost, 90-86, to Greece, which was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo 's 25 points and 14 rebounds Thursday, Sept. 4. Tyler Dorsey chipped in with 22 points as Greece advanced to the round of...
Myles Hesson scored 25 points to lead Britain to its first victory in 12 years at the EuroBasket tournament on Wednesday, Sept 3, an 89-83 upset of Montenegro that ended their rivals ' hopes of qualifying for the knockout phase. Britain had lost its previous four games in Group B but produced...
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — Spain is in danger of not getting out of Group C after losing 67-63 to Italy on Tuesday, Sept. 2, but the defending EuroBasket champion still controls its destiny. Marco Spissu put Italy in front for good at 64-63 with two free throws with 31 seconds left and made two more...
Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points to lead Montenegro to a much-needed 87-81 victory over Sweden at EuroBasket on Monday, Sept. 1. Also, Serbia, Turkey and Germany extended their records to four group stage wins. Vucevic also grabbed 15 rebounds and delivered four assists in...
Luka Doncic had a triple-double to power Slovenia to an 86-69 victory over Belgium on Sunday, Aug. 31, and its first win at EuroBasket. Also, Giannis Antetokounmpo returned with 27 points to help Greece stay perfect with a 94-53 rout of Georgia. Doncic had 26 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in...
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — American-born guard Jordan Loyd hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 32 points to help Poland outlast Slovenia and Los Angles Lakers star Luka Doncic, 105-95, Thursday, Aug. 28, in both teams ' EuroBasket opener. Loyd 's efforts spoiled a strong effort by...
