Spain and Germany advanced to the semi-finals of the 2022 European Basketball Championship.
Spain and Finland met in the first of the quarter-finals, played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, the capital of Germany.
Having won 3 championships in the tournament, Spain went to the locker room by 9 points (43-52) and won the match 100-90 and reached the semi-finals of the European Championship for the 11th consecutive time.
Willy Hernangomez, who had 27 points and 5 rebounds, and Lorenzo Brown, who had a “double double” with 10 points and 11 assists, carried Spain to the victory.
Lauri Markkanen’s performance of 28 points and 11 rebounds could not prevent the defeat in Finland.
GERMANY IN THE SEMI-FINAL AFTER 17 YEARS
In the other match, the team of the host country, which won the championship once, faced Greece, which has 2 European championships.
With its effective play in the 3rd quarter, Germany won the field 107-96 and became the rival of Spain.
Dennis Schroder scored 26 points, 8 assists, and Franz Wagner and Andreas Obst scored 19 each in Germany, which was 4th for the first time since 2005.
Greek star player Giannis Antetokounmpo finished the game with 31 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 3 steals.