By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Both Latvia and Spain already qualified for FIBA EuroBasket 2025, but the co-hosts could celebrate another win (83-66) against the reigning champions.
Rodions Kurucs erupted for 28 points and 7 rebounds. Santi Yusta had a 15-point losing effort.
Turkiye and Italy were both qualified too, and this time the guests got the 67-80 victory in Istanbul, with Giordano Bortolani scoring 16 points; Cedi Osman had the same amount on the losing side.
In the same group, celebrating the 87-78 home win over Iceland, Hungary stayed alive, hoping for another win during the weekend against Italy for a last spot in the competition. Zoltan Perl led the winners with 25 points over 12/17 from two-point range.
Moving to Group D, while Sasha Vezenkov led Bulgaria against Sweden with a double-double of 40 points and 18 rebounds, Germany beat Montenegro 76-95 but they still aren’t qualified.
To conclude the action on Thursday, Belgium qualified for FIBA EuroBasket 2025 by eliminating Slovakia from contention with a 30-point blowout (93-63); Retin Obasohan went close to a triple-double with 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Follow all the action in the February window of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers
FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers
Group A
1. e-Slovenia 7 (3-1)
2. e-Israel 7 (3-1)
3. Portugal 6 (2-2)
4. Ukraine 4 (0-4)
Remaining games
Ukraine – Slovenia (Riga – 21/2, 16:30 CET)
Israel – Portugal (Riga – 21/2, 20:00 CET)
Portugal – Ukraine (Matosinhos – 24/2, 20:00 CET)
Israel – Slovenia (Riga – 24/2, 20:00 CET)
Group B
1. e-Italy 9 (4-1)
2. e-Turkiye 8 (3-2)
3. Iceland 7 (2-3)
4. Hungary 6 (1-4)
Remaining games
Hungary – Iceland 87-78
Turkiye – Italy 67-80
Iceland – Turkiye (Reykjavik – 23/2, 20:30 CET)
Italy – Hungary (Reggio Calabria, 23/2, 20:30 CET)
Group C
1. h-Latvia 10 (4-0)
2. e-Belgium 8 (3-2)
3. e-Spain 7 (2-3)
4. Slovakia 5 (0-5)
Remaining games
Latvia – Spain 83-66
Belgium – Slovakia 93-63
Slovakia – Latvia (Bratislava – 23/2, 17:00 CET)
Spain – Belgium (Leon – 23/2, 17:00 CET)
Group D
1. Germany 8 (3-2)
2. Montenegro 8 (3-2)
3. Sweden 7 (2-3)
4. Bulgaria 7 (2-3)
Remaining games
Bulgaria – Sweden 81-77 OT
Montenegro – Germany 76-95
Sweden – Montenegro (Stockholm – 23/2, 17:30 CET)
Germany – Bulgaria (Bamberg – 23/2, 17:30 CET)
Group E
1. France 8 (4-0)
2. Bosnia-Herzegovina 6 (2-2)
3. Croatia 6 (2-2)
4. h-Cyprus 4 (0-4)
Remaining games
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Cyprus (Tuzla – 21/2, 20:00 CET)
Croatia – France (Zadar – 21/2, 20:00 CET)
Cyprus – Croatia (Nicosia – 24/2, 18:00 CET)
France – Bosnia-Herzegovina (Orleans – 24/2, 21:10 CET)
Group F
1. Greece 7 (3-1)
2. Czechia 6 (2-2)
3. Great Britain 6 (2-2)
4. Netherlands 5 (1-3)
Remaining games
Czechia – Greece (Pardubice – 21/2, 18:00 CET)
Netherlands – Great Britain (Den Haag – 21/2, 19:30 CET)
Great Britain – Czechia (Newcastle – 24/2, 20:30 CET)
Greece – Netherlands (Patras – 24/2, 20:30 CET)
Group G
1. e-Serbia 8 (4-0)
2. Georgia 6 (2-2)
3. h-Finland 5 (1-3)
4. Denmark 5 (1-3)
Remaining games
Finland – Serbia (Espoo – 21/2, 17:30 CET)
Georgia – Denmark (Tbilisi – 21/2, 18:00 CET)
Denmark – Finland (Copenhagen – 24/2, 20:00 CET)
Serbia – Georgia (Belgrade – 24/2, 20:00 CET)
Group H
1. Estonia 7 (3-1)
2. e-Lithuania 7 (3-1)
3. North Macedonia 5 (1-3)
4. h-Poland 5 (1-3)
Remaining games
Estonia – North Macedonia (Tallinn – 21/2, 18:00 CET)
Poland – Lithuania (Katowice – 21/2, 18:00 CET)
North Macedonia – Poland (Skopje – 24/2, 18:30 CET)
Lithuania – Estonia (Klaipeda – 24/2, 18:30 CET)
-The top three countries from each group qualify for the 2025 EuroBasket (top two countries in groups with co-hosts)
h-clinched an automatic berth in the EuroBasket as one of the co-hosts
e-clinched a berth in the EuroBasket
PHOTO CREDIT: FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers