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Georgia stuns France to reach EuroBasket quarterfinals, Poland also advances
Jordan Loyd scored 28 points and Mateusz Ponitka contributed 19 points and 11 rebounds to help Poland secure an 80-72 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Georgia defeated France 80-70 on Sunday in Riga, Latvia, advancing to the EuroBasket quarterfinals for the first time.
- Georgia reached this stage by overcoming group stage struggles with a 2-3 record and upsetting France despite their Olympic silver medal status.
- Tornike Shengelia contributed 24 points along with eight rebounds, while Kamar Baldwin matched him with 24 points, and Georgia capitalized on France’s frequent fouling by converting 20 of their 24 free throw attempts.
- France made just six of 36 three-point attempts at 17 percent, with Sylvain Francisco scoring 14 points, but the team could not build momentum against Georgia’s defense.
- Georgia’s win sets up a quarterfinal clash with Finland, who recently eliminated Serbia led by Nikola Jokic, and both France and Spain failed to reach this stage.
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Poland defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina and will play against Turkey in the quarter-finals.
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ΕπιλογέςWith the victory of our national team over Israel, the round of 16 of the EuroBasket has been completed in Riga and now the most interesting part of the competition begins, the quarterfinals, heading towards the medal zone. The following pairs will compete for a place in the semifinals on September 9 and 10: Quarterfinals Tuesday, September 9 Lithuania – GREECE 21:00 Turkey – Poland 17:00 Wednesday, September 10 Germany – Slovenia 21:00 Finlan…
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