EuroBasket 2015 Round of 16 Line-Up Completed
The knock out round will start on Saturday
On the last day of the Group Phase, there were still a number of scenarios which could have played out to determine who would claim the six remaining tickets to advance to the Final Phase, that will be played in the 27,000-seat Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France (12-20 September).
Belgium was the first team of the day to claim one of the remaining spots, with a 79-71 win over Ukraine in the early game from Group D in Riga. They are joined by Latvia, who overturned an 16-point deficit to eventually get past a courageous Estonian side 75-64.
At the same time in Berlin's Group B, another classic was being played out as Germany heartbreakingly lost a third thriller, this time to Spain 77-76, ending their participation in EuroBasket 2015 and assuring the progress of Spain.
In the second Group C game of the day in Zagreb, Georgia gave their hopes a serious boost by shocking hosts Croatia 71-58. Following a nervy wait, their ticket was finally stamped when the undefeated Greece shook off a tenacious Dutch effort, 68-65.
The Round of 16 fixtures are as follows (all times CET/GMT +2):
Saturday 12 September
12:00 Latvia v Slovenia
14:30 Greece v Belgium
18:30 Spain v Poland
21:00 France v Turkey
Sunday 13 September
12:00 Croatia v Czech Republic
14:30 Serbia v Finland
18:30 Israel v Italy
21:00 Lithuania v Georgia
All Final Phase games can be watched live on livebasketball.tv (registration and subscription required; geo-blocking may apply; click here for the full list of territories and broadcasters) and highlights will be available on youtube.com/fiba.
Belgium was the first team of the day to claim one of the remaining spots, with a 79-71 win over Ukraine in the early game from Group D in Riga. They are joined by Latvia, who overturned an 16-point deficit to eventually get past a courageous Estonian side 75-64.
At the same time in Berlin's Group B, another classic was being played out as Germany heartbreakingly lost a third thriller, this time to Spain 77-76, ending their participation in EuroBasket 2015 and assuring the progress of Spain.
In the second Group C game of the day in Zagreb, Georgia gave their hopes a serious boost by shocking hosts Croatia 71-58. Following a nervy wait, their ticket was finally stamped when the undefeated Greece shook off a tenacious Dutch effort, 68-65.
The Round of 16 fixtures are as follows (all times CET/GMT +2):
Saturday 12 September
12:00 Latvia v Slovenia
14:30 Greece v Belgium
18:30 Spain v Poland
21:00 France v Turkey
Sunday 13 September
12:00 Croatia v Czech Republic
14:30 Serbia v Finland
18:30 Israel v Italy
21:00 Lithuania v Georgia
All Final Phase games can be watched live on livebasketball.tv (registration and subscription required; geo-blocking may apply; click here for the full list of territories and broadcasters) and highlights will be available on youtube.com/fiba.
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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