EuroBasket 2013 final explained

Event:EuroBasket 2013
Game Name:EuroBasket 2013 Final
Team1:France
Team2:Lithuania
Team1association:
Team2association:
Team1score:80
Team2score:66
Visitor Per1:19
Visitor Per2:31
Visitor Per3:18
Visitor Per4:12
Home Per1:22
Home Per2:12
Home Per3:16
Home Per4:16
Date:22 September 2013
Arena:Arena Stožice
City:Ljubljana
Attendance:10,000
Referee:Luigi Lamonica
Juan Arteaga
Ilija Belošević
Previous:2011
Next:2015

The EuroBasket 2013 Final was the championship game of EuroBasket 2013. The game was played at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 22 September between France and Lithuania. France won their first ever European title by winning the match 80–66.[1]

Road to the Final

All results

France

France ended in first place in Group A, after it only lost to Germany in its first game. In the Top 16, France finished third in Group E behind Serbia and Lithuania.

In the quarterfinals, France beat Slovenia 72–62. In the semi-finals, the French upset title favorite Spain by winning 72–75 in overtime.

Lithuania

Lithuania ended in third place in Group B, just making it to the second round due to an advantage in a tie-breaker with Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the top 16, the team went 4–1 and finished second.

In the quarterfinals, Lithuania beat Italy 81–77. In the semi-finals, the Lithuanians beat Croatia 62–77.

Match details

Game rules
  • Game was played under FIBA rules.
    Stožice Arena
  • Notes and References

    1. Web site: France win Eurobasket . https://web.archive.org/web/20131001172129/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/69810/article.html. dead. October 1, 2013. FIBA.com. 2 October 2013.