Casketball European Championships in Finland
Wild game against Lithuania – Germany continues to lead
Updated on 08/30/2025 – 2:11 p.m.Reading time: 3 min.
After two sovereign victories, the first real test is now waiting for the German basketball players. A victory would bring the round of 16.
Basketball world champion Germany awaits the most difficult task so far at the European Championship in the Finnish tampere. On Saturday the third group game will be against fellow favorite Lithuania. The German team led by captain Dennis Schröder has won the previous games against Montenegro (106: 76) and Sweden (105: 83) and could make the round of 16 with a third win.
Track the game against Lithuania here in the live ticker.
33. Minute / 4th quarter: Wagner and Co. do it very skillfully and let the clock run down. The attacks are getting longer and on the other hand the Lithuanians have to work a lot and get less second chances.
31. Minute / 4th quarter: Lithuanian time out! Germany is fully there at the beginning of the last section and starts here with two fast baskets!
31. Minute / 4th quarter: The best German launchers are Franz Wagner (22 points), Daniel Theis (21) and Dennis Schröder (20). Rokas Jokubaitis (18) and Margiris Normantantas (11) have met the most frequently for Lithuania.
Quarter conclusion: Everything in the green area for the German selection. Before the final round, the DBB leads with 83:72 against Lithuania. After a small stuttering start, the world champion actually played a strong quarter, but then let himself be lulled. Lithuania 10: 0 run made the whole thing exciting again, but with some important actions, Germany has created a good starting position …
30th minute / quarter: End of 3rd quarter
29th minute / quarter: Good call-Germany takes time out and interrupts the 10-0 run of the Lithuanians! it’s all ok. But better defend and rebound ‘, says the DBB coaching team.
28th minute / quarter: In this phase of the game, Germany lets the opponent be rebounded too freely under its own basket. Lithuania can sometimes fire three throws or more in an attack. At the front, the DBB is more inconsistent and has to adjust to the even harder defense of Lithuania.
28th minute / quarter: One reason for the bigger backlog of Lithuania is certainly the sunken quota from outside. At the moment, the Lithuanians are only 41% for three, Germany has a whopping 62% of downtown.
27th minute / quarter: Sometimes the TV camera does not come after. The pace is and remains murderous and there is actually no time for any repetitions.
25th minute / 3. Quarter: The world champion shows pure joy of playing and forces the opponent to another timeout. Captain Dennis Schröder stands on 17 points, a rebound and four assists.
23. Minute / 3. Quarter: Incidentally, Lithuania’s leadership in this match only took 40 seconds. Germany once led with 15 points and is currently playing counters for counters. It is very positive that the free throws sit and the Fastbreaks also fit.