HERAKLION (Greece) - The action at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025 is well underway in Heraklion with the Group Phase now completed.
Four teams remain unbeaten with the pairings for the Round of 16 set. Czechia made a big comeback against Lithuania whereas Serbia won their big Group D matchup against France.
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Key Storylines
Czechia overturned a 13-point deficit to beat Lithuania;
Greece, Israel, Germany and Serbia joined the ranks of those at 3-0;
Spain, Iceland picked up their first victories at the event.
Top Performers
Alon Michaeli of Israel finished off the Group Phase strong; the center recorded 28 points with 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals with an efficiency of 36 - the highest of the day - in Israel's 91-75 success over Poland that saw them remain unbeaten at the top of the Group A.
His teammate Omer Mayer offered a big helping hand with 24 points, 11 assists and 3 steals from the point guard position. Efficiency of 26 is nice enough, but this guard-center duo with Michaeli proved to be too much for Poland.
Iceland held off Slovenia's late push to record their first win of the tournament with 76-74 and Frithrik Curtis deserved all the praise for his performance. He tallied a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double with tournament-high 6 blocked shots for an efficiency of 34.
Martin Kalu had himself a nice individual performance in 85-60 success over Belgium that saw Germany remain perfect. The sharpshooter sinked 5 three-pointers for 28 points and 7 rebounds. He also dished out two dimes and stole two possessions for an efficiency of 30.
Despite Slovenia falling short to Iceland in the aforementioned game and finishing the Group Phase without a win, Jan Vide recorded a performance of 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to earn himself a place in the Top Performers lineup.
Results of the Day
Group A
Poland 75-91 Israel Spain 89-71 Finland
Group B
Czechia 82-79 Lithuania Greece 89-40 Romania
Group C
Germany 85-60 Belgium Italy 80-60 Ukraine
Group D
Slovenia 74-76 Iceland Serbia 84-65 France
Round of 16 Pairings
Israel vs Romania Poland vs Lithuania Czechia vs Spain Greece vs Finland Germany vs Slovenia Italy vs Iceland Serbia vs Ukraine France vs Belgium
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