After Jokic’s Serbia, the vice -champions in charge also go home. Poland bends Bosnia
It was the day of the stars, but there was no shortage of surprises: because while Doncic eliminates the Azzurri and Giannis Antetokounmpo dominates Israel, a super Georgia sends France home. Thus the picture of the quarter -finals of Eurobasket 2025 is completed, with the second illustrious elimination within two days: after the Serbia of Jokic, it was up to the French vice -loading champions in a healthy charge prematurely the tournament. In the early afternoon match, however, Poland wins in a comeback against Bosnia: here is what happened in the matches, with the couplings of the quarter -finals.
Poland-Bosnia 80-72
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He continues to dream of Poland. The Milicic national team goes under, he suffers, chases, but in the end it overturns Bosnia at the end of a balanced match, resolved by the great talent of Jordan Loyd (28 points) and the impact of a very solid Pontika (double double from 19 points and 11 rebounds). Yet the start of the race is all Bosniaco: Nurkic and Roberson guide the extension (+11), but the Poles fall guided by Loyd and find the first advantage at the end of the third quarter. Decisive, in the final, the injury of Roberson 6 ‘from the end: Poland raises the defense and better concretizes the free, thus detaching the pass for the quarterfinals.
Poland: Loyd 28, Pontika 19, Sokołowski 10 Bosnia: Nurkic 20, Roberson 19, atic 8
France-Georgia 70-80
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There are sports companies that make the history of a nation. And the one made today by Georgia enters this category by right: the France vice -champion in charge eliminated, as well as the Olympic vice champion, and quarters of finals conquered. Georgian drags, authors of a perfect first half and a heroic ending are Shengelia and Baldwin. 24 points for both, with two very heavy triple of the former virtussino to consolidate the advantage in the final. They disappoint the bleus, bankrupt and completely inaccurate from 3 points: 6/36 at the shot, against 10/18 of Georgia. The support of Mamukelashvili at 12 ” from the siren starts the party of the Georgian bench.
France: Francisco 14, Yabusele 12, Jaiteh 10
Georgia: Baldwin 24, Shengelia 24, mamukelashvili 14
Greece-Israel 84-79
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There are times when it seems that Giannis Antetokounmpo does another sport compared to the other nine on the field. Immacchible, irrepressible, the “Greek Freak” breaks down on Israel and gives Greece the qualification to the quarterfinals with a dominant performance to say the least. 37 points, 10 rebounds, with a monstrous 18/21 from 2. Bet Halahmi’s men are unable to contrast it in any way, they are forced to chase throughout the match but without ever being able to reassemble, despite an excellent Avdija. For Greece, only Sloukas keeps Giannis company in double figures, to testify even more the ability of the Bucks star to drag his companions to victory.
Greece: Antetokounmpo 37, Sloukas 11, Papanikolaou 8
Israel: Avdija 23, ginat 15, sorkin 14
The pairings of the quarterfinals
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Lithuania-Greece Türkiye-Polonia Germany-Slovenian Finland-Georgia
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