TAMPERE (Finland) - Lithuania couldn't have started FIBA EuroBasket 2025 on a better note, finding their first win in the competition by beating Great Britain by 24 points (94-70) in Tampere, and setting a single-game record.
The whole team put up a collective rebounding masterpiece, breaking the record - since 1995 when data was first recorded - for most rebounds grabbed in a single FIBA EuroBasket game at 57.
The previous two record-holders in such a category were Russia and Croatia, respectively finishing with a 54-rebound performance at FIBA EuroBasket 1995 against Finland and at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 versus Greece.
Rank | TEAM | OPPONENT | YEAR | REBOUNDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Lithuania | Great Britain | 2025 | 57 |
2. | Russia | Finland | 1995 | 54 |
= | Croatia | Greece | 2013 | 54 |
4. | Poland | Iceland | 2017 | 53 |
= | Türkiye | Iceland | 2015 | 53 |
= | Slovenia | Croatia | 2013 | 53 |
6. | Finland | Russia | 2013 | 52 |
= | Montenegro | Hungary | 2017 | 52 |
= | Germany | Italy | 2007 | 52 |
= | Russia | Finland | 2013 | 52 |
10. | Great Britain | Israel | 2013 | 51 |
= | Spain | Czechia | 2017 | 51 |
In the same game, Jonas Valanciunas moved up to fourth in the FIBA EuroBasket rebounding charts at 309 boards collected in the competition; surpassing Spain’s Marc Gasol.
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