Greece in the semifinals after 16 years, Türkiye after 24 years
Türkiye, who defeated Poland, is reaching the semifinals after 24 years, while Greece, who eliminated Lithuania, returns after 16 years.
The semifinal clash will be played on Friday, September 12. The exact game time will be announced in the coming days. The big showdown is expected to be broadcast live on both ERT1 and TRT1.
Greece makes its first Eurobasket semifinal in 16 years
Defense-minded Greece overcame the resistance of Lithuania with an 87-76 score in Riga on Tuesday to reach the Eurobasket semifinals for the first time in over 15 years.
The Lithuanians had a strong start, advancing 7-0, but the Greeks came back led 13-12 for the first time, and managed to contain Jonas Valanciunas (who also had a shoulder injury) to keep the upper hand for the rest of the game.
First Dinos Mitoglou and then Kostas Antetokounmpo got to contain Valanciunas, while the rest of the Greek team worked wonders in defense, especially in the second half.
At the other end, Giannis Antetokounmpo performed another impressive show, and led the players of Vassilis Spanoulis to victory with 29 points in 32 minutes.
Despite playing in front of almost 10,000 Lithuanians and just a few hundred Greeks, Greece broke away in the final quarter, leading by up to 16 points (71-55), and despite a late rally by Lithuania it grabbed the ticket to the last four with ease.
Seconding Giannis on the night were impressive Vassilis Toliopoulos with 17 points and omnipresent Kostas Sloukas with 11.
Türkiye beat Poland 91-77 to reach EuroBasket 2025 semifinals
Turkish national team advances to semifinals for first time in 24 years, will face Greece.
Türkiye advanced to the semifinals of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 after defeating Poland 91-77 in the quarterfinal on Tuesday.
The Turkish national team advanced to the semifinals for the first time in 24 years and will face the winner of the Lithuania vs. Greece matchup in the semifinals, scheduled for Sept. 12.
In the first quarter, Poland scored through three-pointers from the corners, while the Turkish national team was effective in the paint with organized plays. The evenly balanced opening period ended in a 19-19 tie.
Türkiye opened the second quarter with a 5-0 run and, with scoring contributions from Alperen Sengun, Cedi Osman, and Kenan Sipahi, extended the lead to double digits in the 17th minute (36-26). Türkiye continued to widen the gap in the remaining minutes and went into halftime leading 46-32.
Türkiye kept up their pace in the third quarter, extending their lead to 21 points in the 27th minute (61-40). Maintaining control of the game, the team entered the final quarter ahead 65-50.
Despite Poland reducing the gap to single digits (78-70) in the final quarter, Türkiye remained composed and won the game 91-77, advancing to the semifinals.
Sengun recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, becoming the fifth player in tournament history to achieve this feat. Sehmus Hazer and Shane Larkin each contributed 13 points.
