Preview: Jokic vs Sengun in top spot battle; five teams fight to qualify

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    Who's going to come out on top: Jokic or Baby Jokic?

    That's right. The Group Phase in Riga and Tampere is at its end already.

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    RIG (Latvia) - Time sure does fly when you're having fun and so we're at the end of the Group Phase in Riga and Tampere already at FIBA EuroBasket 2025. One final gameday is left and a couple of unanswered questions remain.

    Groups A and B are about to embark on the final journey to resolve who will continue their campaign in Riga and who is packing their stuff for a flight home.

    So, without further ado, let's see what we have on the plate:

    Key Storylines

    • Estonia and Portugal book the direct qualification matchup;

    • Sengun takes on Jokic to resolve the Group A top spot;

    • Three teams in contention for the last Final Phase ticket in Group B.

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    Group A: Türkiye vs Serbia for number one

    Can Sengun and Türkiye stay perfect?

    We're down to the wire in Group A where it's still left to decide who takes the top spot and who'll be the fourth team advancing. Türkiye and Serbia are about to take part in what will be the derby of the event so far, with both teams unbeaten at 4-0 and Alperen Sengun going up against Nikola Jokic. Excitement doesn't stop there as Estonia and Portugal will battle it out amongst themselves for the last spot in the Round of 16 - both are at 1-3 and it's a winner takes all situation. Furthermore, hosts Latvia will take on eliminated Czechia.

    Did you know?

    • A win would take Estonia to the EuroBasket knockout stages for the first time since 1993. Portugal is aiming for the same but need to win multiple preliminary round games for the first time ever.

    • Czechia are still winless at FIBA EuroBasket 2025 and will try to avoid going out of the tournament without a single victory for the first time since 2007.

    • Serbia's stellar defense has seen their opponents score fewer than 40 percent of their attempted FG in each of their four games at FIBA EuroBasket 2025.

    All information has been provided by Opta.

    Group B: Montenegro decide their fate

    Vooch isn't ready to go home yet

    Things in Group B are not solved yet with three teams in race for the fourth Round of 16 qualification spot in addition to Germany, Finland and Lithuania, but Montenegro are holding the keys. If Nikola Vucevic and co beat still winless Great Britain, that's it and Sweden can't make it, even if they manage to overcome Lithuania at a later time. We will finish things off in this group with Lauri Markkanen and the hosts taking on red-hot Germany who are in search for their fifth win.

    Did you know?

    • Montenegro’s Nikola Vucevic is one of only two players who had 10+ rebounds in each of the four games at the event, alongside Tryggvi Hlinason.

    • Lithuania are averaging 89.3 PPG at the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 – their highest scoring average since 2003 when they had 90.7 PPG..

    • Germany have made 10+ three-pointers in each of their last seven EuroBasket games, the best such run for a team since 1995 when the detailed stat recording started.

    All information has been provided by Opta.

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