Day 1 of the 2022 FIBA EuroBasket tipped off on Saturday, with four teams officially advancing to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
France survived an overtime thriller vs Turkey (86-87) and advanced to the quarter-finals for a 13th time (here is what Moustapha Fall told Hedgeout.net after the game), while hosts Germany endured the wild comeback of Montenegro from down 27 (51-24) and also qualified for the quarter-finals (85-79).
Slovenia needed a strong fourth-quarter performance (25-12) to rally past Belgium which completed its presence in the EuroBasket with a solid performance (here is Belgium’s guard Emmanuel Lecomte telling Hedgeout.net why he is proud of the squad).
In the final game of Day 1, Spain and Lithuania collided in a EuroBasket classic, with the Spaniards emerging victorious (102-94) and sealing their ticket to the quarter-finals for another major FIBA tournament.
Round of 16 will come to an end with Day 2 on Sunday, with four games taking place (Ukraine vs Poland, Finland vs Croatia, Serbia vs Italy and Geece vs Czech Republic).
Yiannis Bouranis and Hedgeout.net are at Mercedes Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, covering all the action with interviews, play-by-play coverage and many more.
