Wednesday, September 10, 2025, it will be mentioned in the midst of golden letters in the kits of Finnish basketball!
Lassi Tuobi’s team celebrated for For the first time in its history, the qualification to the Eurobasket semifinals, prevailing with the impressive 93-79 of Georgia In the third quarter -final of the event!
With the “ally” long shot, the “wolves” with a three-point storm even reached +20 at the beginning of the third period, resisting the finale of the pressure of the Georgians who attempted the big come-back.
Top for the winners who had the amazing percentage of 55% behind 6.75m. with 17/31 three -pointers (!), He was Yadounen with 19 points and 5 rebounds, with Marcanen adding 17 points and 6 rebounds and Salin 14 points and 7 rebounds. For Georgia, Mamukelasville had 22 points, Sanedze 19 and Sengelia 18, playing virtually on their own throughout the match.
Now, Finland is waiting to find out its opponent in the Eurobasket semifinals, which will emerge from the couple Germany-Slovenia.
The match:
Quite balanced was the start of the match, with the two teams exchanging “blows” and keeping up in score for 12-12 in the first six minutes. Somewhere there came the aggressive explosion of Finland Which uploaded vertical turns, bombarding the Georgian basket behind 6.75m! The Giandunen and Salin Muts with six aptly in ten attemptsclosed the quarter At +13 and 28-15!
Finland ???? have come out firing ??
Finns have made six triples in the first Quarter.#Eurobasket | #Makeyourmark pic.twitter.com/yblbjgt64u
– FIBA ​​Eurobasket (@eurobasket) September 10, 2025
With the same stormy pace continued and In the second period The “wolves”, where at the beginning of the quarter shone the “star” of the 18 -year -old, Mika Muurinen who with seven gathered points responded to the baskets of Bitaje and Mamukelasville for 40-28 at 15 ‘!
This kid is still in high-school. ??
Markkanen to Muurinen for the Reverse Alley-Hop!#Eurobasket | #Makeyourmark pic.twitter.com/vbgdomgeqc
– FIBA ​​Eurobasket (@eurobasket) September 10, 2025
Then Sengelia and Bitaja managed to squeeze the difference, before the Finnish with the Trinity of Salin, Marcanen and Yadenn find a pace behind the tripod line and launch the difference to +17, with both teams going to Lockes with the score at 57-40. An indication of the match image was that the typical home side They closed the first 20 minutes with 10/15 three -pointers!
Lauri playing like an mvp ????#Eurobasket | #Makeyourmark pic.twitter.com/qtjah6bk7e
– FIBA ​​Eurobasket (@eurobasket) September 10, 2025
At the beginning of the third period, a quick 5-0 series by Marcanen and Grandison, sent the difference to +20 for the first time and 62-42 at 23 ‘. And while one would expect Georgia somewhere there would … bend, the whole of Alexander Dzigic shook his defense and with the trio of Sengelia, Mamukelasville and Sanja, he gradually “groomed” the difference and close the decline. at -9 and 71-62.
Lauri Markkanen is a 99 ovr in Eurobasket 2K25. ?? pic.twitter.com/2ljdaha8ck
– FIBA ​​Eurobasket (@eurobasket) September 10, 2025
The “counterattack” of the typical guests continued in the fourth and final periods, with Mamukelasville and Bitaze finding two big baskets for 73-67 in the 32nd minute, putting Georgia in the gulf of qualifying. With a “weapon” of her three -pole, Finland reacted and by Handy Erkamua and Litle quickly raised the difference At +14 and 81-67 two minutes later. By their own side, the Georgians responded with a 7-0 for 81-74 at 35 ‘, Before Valtonen with two-three-pointers, he wrote 87-74 in the next attacks!
Georgia are back.
Mamu steals and finishies to make this a 6-point game!#Eurobasket pic.twitter.com/g5Wx82tlzy
– FIBA ​​Eurobasket (@eurobasket) September 10, 2025
With Bitaze being eliminated with a technical penalty and athletic in the middle of the middle, he came the elimination of Sengelia for exactly the same reason in the 37th minute, to “exterminate” the Georgians’ hopes for overthrow. Like that, the Finland celebrated a historic victory with the final 93-79.
The quarters: 28-15, 57-40, 71-62, 93-79
See the statistics of the race here.
Source: Sport Fm
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