RIGA (Latvia) - Latvia claimed their first win of FIBA EuroBasket preparations after overcoming a red-hot start from Luka Doncic and Slovenia.
The hosts trailed 31-21 early on, but produced an impressive response in the third quarter on their way to recording a convincing 100-88 victory.
Doncic fired in 26 first-half points in just 17 minutes on his return to action after missing the defeat to Lithuania, but sat out most of the second half after suffering an injury scare.
Top performers: Kristaps Porzingis led Latvia with a team-high 20 points along with 6 rebounds and 2 assists, while Davis Bertans weighed in with four triples in his 16 points. Rihards Lomazs and Dairis Bertans added 12 points apiece.
Slovenia again struggled beyond Doncic's 26 points and 5 assists, but did have a 15-point effort from Gregor Hrovat.
Up next: Latvia will head to Athens for friendlies against Greece and Italy next week, while Slovenia host Great Britain in Ljubljana before taking on Serbia in their final prep game in Belgrade.
Other Games
Serbia 91-81 Germany
Serbia stayed perfect in their FIBA EuroBasket 2025 preparations, defeating FIBA Basketball World Cup winners Germany 91-81 in the Final of the DBB SuperCup for their sixth win in a row.
Svetislav Pesic's side put their depth on display, with Nikola Jovic, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Tristan Vukcevic stepping up in the wake of a quieter game from star man Nikola Jokic, who was held to one made field goal until the fourth quarter.
Jovic was one of four Serbia players in double figures, knocking down four three-pointers en route to a team-high 22 points, with the trio of Bogdan Bogdanovic, Tristan Vukcevic and Marko Guduric adding 11 points apiece. Franz Wagner was the game's leading scorer with 26 points for Germany, as team captain Dennis Schroder chipped in with 12 points and 5 assists.
France 78-73 Spain
France completed a double over Spain with a 78-73 win in Paris, following up an eight-point in in Badalona on Thursday. This moved Les Bleus to 4-0 ahead of their last test on the road against Greece, with reigning EuroBasket champions Spain dropping to 1-3 this summer before their double-header versus Germany.
During the game, the French Basketball Federation honored Herve Dubuisson, Jacques Cachemire, Boris Diaw, Florent Pietrus, Eric Beugnot, Jean-Michel Senegal, Nando De Colo, and Jacques Monclar for surpassing 200 national team appearances and leaving a lasting impact on the sport.
Türkiye 79-65 Czechia
Türkiye bounced back from a narrow defeat to Germany by easing past Czechia in a 79-65 victory in Munich. Even without the star services of Alperen Sengun, they had more than enough for their opponents with Ercan Osmani's 13 points closely followed by 12 from Cedi Osman and a further 10 from Yigitcan Saybir off the bench.
It was a 23-13 opening period that set the tone for Türkiye as they picked up their first win from preparations, ahead of games with Lithuania and Montenegro to come. For Czechia, they are now at 0-4 with a double-header against Georgia in Prague to come next week.
Bosnia and Herzegovina 103-73 Great Britain
It was finally a win at the fifth attempt in preparation for Bosnia and Herzegovina as they eased past Great Britain in a 103-73 victory, in Belgium. Jusuf Nurkic starred with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, with four other players in double figures, including Amar Gegic with 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the bench. Bosnia and Herzegovina racked up 35 points in the opening 10 minutes and never looked back.
GB remain winless in their EuroBasket build-up, with Myles Hesson and Amin Adamu both netting 12 points in their third defeat. The tournament concludes with Belgium hosting Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Sunday.
Portugal 78-61 Sweden
Portugal notched back-to-back wins in their preparation campaign, topping Sweden 78-61 on Saturday after winning the second half by 24 points.
Travante Williams led the winners with a game-high 18 points, Rafael Lisboa scored 14, while Diogo Brito and Neemias Queta added 13 and 12, respectively. Pelle Larson was the only double-digit scorers for the Swedes with 17 points.
Team | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|
Serbia | 6-0 | 100% |
Lithuania | 5-0 | 100% |
Italy | 4-0 | 100% |
France | 4-0 | 100% |
Finland | 3-0 | 100% |
Israel | 3-1 | 75% |
Germany | 3-1 | 75% |
Estonia | 2-1 | 67% |
Portugal | 3-2 | 60% |
Greece | 2-2 | 50% |
Poland | 3-4 | 43% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2-4 | 33% |
Latvia | 1-2 | 33% |
Montenegro | 1-2 | 33% |
Türkiye | 1-2 | 33% |
Iceland | 1-3 | 25% |
Spain | 1-3 | 25% |
Sweden | 1-3 | 25% |
Belgium | 1-4 | 20% |
Cyprus | 0-2 | 0% |
Great Britain | 0-3 | 0% |
Czechia | 0-4 | 0% |
Georgia | 0-4 | 0% |
Slovenia | 0-4 | 0% |
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