MUNICH (Germany) - Germany fought back to beat Türkiye 73-71 in a thrilling FIBA EuroBasket 2025 tune-up to keep the world champions undefeated in the preparations.
The Germans trailed by 10 points in the opening stages of the second half but ended up prevailing in the SuperCup in Munich thanks to Dennis Schroder collecting 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Germany moved to 3-0 in EuroBasket warm-ups.
Germany struggled for most of the game when their captain Schroder was not on the floor and they played much better in the second half. The world champs shot just 30 percent in the first half but managed to execute better after the break.
Türkiye fell to 0-2 as Shane Larkin missed a three-pointer and Ercan Osmani a putback in the final seconds.
Top performers: Besides Schroder's 22 points, Franz Wagner added 17 points and Justus Hollatz chipped in 10 points and 5 rebounds as he fights for a final point guard spot on Alex Mumbru's team.
Alperen Sengun starred for the Turks with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists while Cedi Osman scored 15 points and Adem Bona tallied 7 points and 5 blocks in the loss. Up next: Germany and Türkiye will both return to action on Saturday in Munich in the second and final day of the SuperCup. Germany will face Serbia - a rematch of Serbia's win in the 2024 Olympics bronze medal game and Germany's victory in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Final - and Türkiye will take on Czechia.
Other Games
Lithuania 94-72 Slovenia
Lithuania just keep winning as they had little trouble with Luka Doncic-less Slovenia in a 94-72 win at home in Šiauliai. The Lithuanians already led 45-31 at the halftime break and then steamrolled through the third quarter 27-12 to end any doubts. A total of 14 players scored for Lithuania, topped by Gytis Radzevicius' 15 points. Kristupas Zemaitis totalled 13 points and 6 assists for the 5-0 Lithuanians. Gregor Hrovat scored 18 points to pace Slovenia, who are 0-3 thus far in preparations.
Serbia 113-84 Czechia
Serbia also faced little resistence by the Czechia defense in registering a 113-84 blowout to reach the Final of the SuperCup in Munich, Germany. Serbia moved to 3-0 in their warmups as they scored 63 points in the middle two quarters and the Czechs are still looking for their first win at 0-2.
Bogdan Bogdanovic is already in top form with 20 points in 22 minutes while NBA superstar Nikola Jokic collected 12 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in just 18 minutes for the Serbs. Svetislav Pesic's troops topped the 100-point mark a third time after scoring 126 points against Bosnia and Herzegovina and 122 points versus Cyprus.
Martin Kriz was Czechia's top scorer with 12 points.
Belgium 84-72 Great Britain
Belgium collected their first victory ahead of the EuroBasket as they used a strong third quarter in an 84-72 win over Great Britain at home. The fans in Oostende saw their Lions trailing 39-38 at halftime, but the hosts roared out of the break with a 29-15 third frame to improve to 1-3. Emmanuel Lecomte led the way with 18 points while Ismael Bako tallied 14 points. Great Britain dropped to 0-2 despite Jubrile Belo scoring 15 points.
Portugal 83-79 Iceland
Portugal rallied from eight points down to beat Iceland 83-79 at home and improve their EuroBasket preparations mark to 2-2. The hosts wasted a 10-point first quarter lead and trailed by eight in the third quarter, but two points was the biggest advantage for either side in the final 8 minutes. That was until Portugal closed the contest with the final six points.
Travante Williams scored 21 points with 6 steals and Diogo Brito and Neemias Queta both added 12 points in the win. Tryggvi Hlinason had 16 points and 8 rebounds in the loss for Iceland, who fell to 1-3.
Team | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|
Lithuania | 5-0 | 100% |
Serbia | 5-0 | 100% |
Italy | 4-0 | 100% |
France | 3-0 | 100% |
Germany | 3-0 | 100% |
Finland | 2-0 | 100% |
Israel | 3-1 | 75% |
Estonia | 2-1 | 67% |
Poland | 3-3 | 50% |
Greece | 2-2 | 50% |
Portugal | 2-2 | 50% |
Montenegro | 1-2 | 33% |
Spain | 1-2 | 33% |
Sweden | 1-2 | 33% |
Belgium | 1-3 | 25% |
Iceland | 1-3 | 25% |
Great Britain | 0-2 | 0% |
Türkiye | 0-2 | 0% |
Cyprus | 0-2 | 0% |
Latvia | 0-2 | 0% |
Czechia | 0-3 | 0% |
Slovenia | 0-3 | 0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0-4 | 0% |
Georgia | 0-4 | 0% |
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