It was Lithuania that initially took the lead as it took the first quarter 22-19 but France came back in the second quarter, taking it 31-12. At the halftime break, France were leading 40-34. After the break, France took the third quarter 18-16 to increase the lead. Lithuania took the last quarter 16-12 but could not stop France from lift its maiden title of EuroBasket. Linas Kleiza netted a game-high 20 points for Lithuania while Nicolas Batum top scored for France with 17 points.
Tony Parker of France was named the EuroBasket 2013 MVP.
2013 EuroBasket Results
Gold Medal: FranceSilver Medal: LithuaniaBronze Medal: Spain
Best 5 of 2013 EuroBasket
PG – Tony Parker(France)SG – Goran Dragic(Slovenia)SF – Bojan Bogdanovic(Croatia)PF – Linas Kleiza(Lithuania)C – Marc Gasol(Spain)
Qualified For 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
- France2. Lithuania3. Spain4. Croatia5. Slovenia6. Ukraine7. Serbia
The 38th edition of the FIBA Europe championship for Men (also known as 2013 EuroBasket), was held in Slovenia from 4-22 September, 2013. 24 countries affiliated with FIBA Europe participated in the championship.
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