EuroBasket 2025 tipped off on Wednesday as 24 groups and loads of NBA stars compete to be topped males’s basketball champions of Europe. Video games will probably be performed within the 4 host international locations of Cyprus, Finland, Poland and Latvia. The knockout stage, together with the third-place and championship sport, will probably be held in Riga, Latvia, in September. Defending champion Spain will attempt to defend its crown after beating France within the last of the 2022 competitors.
EuroBasket 2025 will not be quick on star energy. Luka Dončić is suiting up for his dwelling nation of Slovenia, whereas three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić leads Serbia, the event favorites. Giannis Antetokounmpo is taking part for Greece as soon as once more. A slew of different NBA gamers like Latvia’s Kristaps Porziņģis, Franz Wagner — who helped lead Germany to a bronze medal in 2022 — and a promising younger French trio of Zaccharie Risacher, Alexandre Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly are different names to observe. France’s Victor Wembanyama, nonetheless, won’t be competing in EuroBasket after his NBA season was lower quick by a blood clot in February.
With the event underway, this is all the things you could know:
Format
The event begins with a bunch stage, with 4 teams consisting of six groups every. The group stage is round-robin fashion play, wherein every group will play others of their respective group as soon as. Groups obtain two factors for a win and one level for a loss, and on the finish of the group stage the highest 4 groups in every group advance to the knockout stage. If two groups are tied in factors on the finish of the group stage, their head-to-head matchup would be the first tiebreaker. The second tiebreaker will probably be level differential, adopted by factors scored, if crucial.
The place to observe EuroBasket 2025?
EuroBasket is streaming on Courtside 1891, a FIBA subscription service.
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Schedule, scores
Wednesday, Aug. 27
- Lithuania 94, Nice Britain 70
- Portugal 62, Czechia 50
- Germany 106, Montenegro 76
- Türkiye 93, Latvia 73
- Finland 93, Sweden 90
- Serbia 98, Estonia 64
Thursday, Aug. 28
- Georgia 83, Spain 69
- Israel 83, Iceland 71
- France 92, Belgium 64
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 91, Cyprus 64
- Greece 75, Italy 66
- Poland 105, Slovenia 95
Friday, Aug. 29
- Germany 105, Sweden 83
- Türkiye 92, Czechia 78
- Lithuania 94, Montenegro 67
- Latvia 72, Estonia 70
- Finland 109, Nice Britain 79
- Serbia 80, Portugal 69
Saturday, Aug. 30
- Germany 107, Lithuania 88
- Estonia 89, Czechia 75
- Italy 78, Georgia 62
- Belgium 71, Iceland 64
- Sweden 78, Nice Britain 59
- Serbia 84, Latvia 80
- France 103, Slovenia 95
- Greece 96, Cyprus 69
- Finland 85, Montenegro 65
- Türkiye 95, Portugal 54
- Spain 88, Bosnia and Herzegovina 67
- Poland 66, Israel 64
Sunday, Aug. 31
- Greece 94, Georgia 53
- Slovenia 86, Belgium 69
- Israel 82, France 69
- Spain 91, Cyprus 47
- Italy 96, Bosnia and Herzegovina 79
- Poland 84, Iceland 75
Monday, Sept. 1
- Sweden vs. Montenegro | 6:30 a.m. ET
- Estonia vs. Türkiye | 7:45 a.m. ET
- Germany vs. Nice Britain | 9:30 a.m. ET
- Portugal vs. Latvia | 11 a.m. ET
- Finland vs. Lithuania | 1:30 p.m. ET
- Serbia vs. Czechia | 2:15 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Sept. 2
- Greece vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 a.m. ET
- Belgium vs. Israel | 8 a.m. ET
- Iceland vs. Slovenia | 11 a.m. ET
- Cyprus vs. Georgia | 11:15 a.m. ET
- Italy vs. Spain | 2:30 p.m. ET
- France vs. Poland | 2:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Sept. 3
- Montenegro vs. Nice Britain | 6:30 a.m. ET
- Estonia vs. Portugal | 7:45 a.m. ET
- Lithuania vs. Sweden | 9:30 a.m. ET
- Czechia vs. Latvia | 11 a.m. ET
- Finland vs. Germany | 1:30 p.m. ET
- Türkiye vs. Serbia | 2:15 p.m. ET
Thursday, Sept. 4
- Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Georgia | 8 a.m. ET
- France vs. Iceland | 8 a.m. ET
- Israel vs. Slovenia | 11 a.m. ET
- Italy vs. Cyprus | 11:15 a.m. ET
- Spain vs. Greece | 2:30 p.m. ET
- Poland vs. Belgium | 2:30 p.m. ET
Knockout Stage
All knockout stage video games in Latvia
- Spherical of 16: Sept. 6-7
- Quarterfinals: Sept. 8-10
- Semifinals: Sept. 12
- Third Place: Sept. 18 | 10 a.m. ET
- Last: Sept. 18 | 2 p.m. ET
