BELGRADE (Serbia) - The FIBA U18 EuroBasket 2025 Quarter-Finals are set with one major surprise after Latvia took down Lithuania while France survived a surprise fight and hosts Serbia were among the blowout winners.
The champions from the last seven U18 EuroBaskets are still alive including six-time winners Serbia, five-time champs Spain and a France team looking for title number five.
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Key Storylines
Latvia shock neighbors Lithuania, who haven't reached podium since 2017;
France survive Bulgaria fight to make last eight;
Grujicic (19-11-9) just misses triple-double, Lastring 7 blocks for Germany;
Italy, Serbia, Slovenia and Spain all register 30+ point wins.
Top Performers
The top man for the Round of 16 is Germany's Fynn Lastring, who had a superb game in an 89-62 victory over Sweden. The big man scored 20 points, including knocking down 4 three-pointers while totalling 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 blocks in tallying an efficiency of 33 for the reigning champions.
Right behind him is Diego Garavaglia who did some of everything for Italy in a 101-57 blowout of Austria. The forward scored 16 points but also had 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. All that produced an efficiency of 31.
Yonatan Keller had a big game against Türkiye in the Round of 16 as he collected 30 points with 4 three-pointers, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 2 steals for an efficiency. But it was not enough for a win as Israel lost 78-67.
Mark Morano Mahmutovic makes this list again as the Slovenian ace poured in 24 points including 5 three-pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. His efficiency of 27 helped Slovenia to a comfortable 103-72 victory over Greece.
Valdis Valters played a massive role in Latvia shocking neighbors Lithuania 101-94 as the guard led the way with 26 points. Valters also grabbed 2 rebounds, dished out 5 assists and swiped 1 steal for an effiency of 26..
Results of the Day
Round of 16
France 76-72 Bulgaria Spain 92-38 North Macedonia Türkiye 78-67 Israel Slovenia 103-72 Greece Lithuania 94-101 Latvia Serbia 106-36 Belgium Italy 101-57 Austria Germany 89-62 Sweden
Quarter-Finals
Italy vs Serbia Türkiye vs Spain Germany vs Latvia France vs Slovenia
Classification 9-16
Austria vs Belgium Israel vs North Macedonia Sweden vs Lithuania Bulgaria vs Greece
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