EuroBasket 2013 final
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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.
Road to the Final
All results
| France | Round | Lithuania | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |||||
| Germany | 74–80 | Game 1 | Serbia | 56–63 | ||||
| Great Britain | 88–65 | Game 2 | North Macedonia | 75–67 | ||||
| Israel | 82–63 | Game 3 | Latvia | 67–59 | ||||
| Ukraine | 77–71 | Game 4 | Montenegro | 77–70 (OT) | ||||
| Belgium | 82–65 | Game 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72–78 | ||||
| Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie France 5 4 1 403 344+59 9 1–0 Ukraine 5 4 1 378 352+26 9 0–1 Belgium 5 2 3 344 371−27 7 2–0 Great Britain 5 2 3 360 396−36 7 1–1 Germany 5 2 3 390 396−6 7 0–2 Israel 5 1 4 364 380−16 6 | First round | Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie Serbia 5 3 2 371 366+5 8 3–0 Latvia 5 3 2 365 360+5 8 1–2, 1–1, 1.021 Lithuania 5 3 2 347 337+10 8 1–2, 1–1, 1.015 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 3 2 358 359−1 8 1–2, 1–1, 0.968 Montenegro 5 2 3 376 382−6 7 Macedonia 5 1 4 356 369−13 6 | ||||||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
| France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 403 | 344 | +59 | 9 | 1–0 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 352 | +26 | 9 | 0–1 |
| Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 371 | −27 | 7 | 2–0 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 360 | 396 | −36 | 7 | 1–1 |
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 390 | 396 | −6 | 7 | 0–2 |
| Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 364 | 380 | −16 | 6 | |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 371 | 366 | +5 | 8 | 3–0 |
| Latvia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 365 | 360 | +5 | 8 | 1–2, 1–1, 1.021 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 347 | 337 | +10 | 8 | 1–2, 1–1, 1.015 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 358 | 359 | −1 | 8 | 1–2, 1–1, 0.968 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 376 | 382 | −6 | 7 | |
| Macedonia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 356 | 369 | −13 | 6 | |
| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |||||
| Lithuania | 62–76 | Game 1 | France | 76–62 | ||||
| Latvia | 102–91 | Game 2 | Belgium | 86–67 | ||||
| Serbia | 65–77 | Game 3 | Ukraine | 70–63 | ||||
| Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie Serbia 5 4 1 371 343+28 9 1–0 Lithuania 5 4 1 355 314+41 9 0–1 France 5 3 2 388 380+8 8 Ukraine 5 2 3 325 364−39 7 Belgium 5 1 4 318 358−40 6 1–0 Latvia 5 1 4 362 360+2 6 0–1 | Second round | Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie Serbia 5 4 1 371 343+28 9 1–0 Lithuania 5 4 1 355 314+41 9 0–1 France 5 3 2 388 380+8 8 Ukraine 5 2 3 325 364−39 7 Belgium 5 1 4 318 358−40 6 1–0 Latvia 5 1 4 362 360+2 6 0–1 | ||||||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
| Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 371 | 343 | +28 | 9 | 1–0 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 355 | 314 | +41 | 9 | 0–1 |
| France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 388 | 380 | +8 | 8 | |
| Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 325 | 364 | −39 | 7 | |
| Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 318 | 358 | −40 | 6 | 1–0 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 362 | 360 | +2 | 6 | 0–1 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
| Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 371 | 343 | +28 | 9 | 1–0 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 355 | 314 | +41 | 9 | 0–1 |
| France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 388 | 380 | +8 | 8 | |
| Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 325 | 364 | −39 | 7 | |
| Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 318 | 358 | −40 | 6 | 1–0 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 362 | 360 | +2 | 6 | 0–1 |
| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |||||
| Slovenia | 72–62 | Quarterfinals | Italy | 81–77 | ||||
| Spain | 75–72 (OT) | Semifinals | Croatia | 77–62 |
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
| 22 September 2013 21:00 |
| France | 80–66 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 31–12, 18–16, 12–16 | ||
| Pts: Batum 17 Rebs: Ajinça 10 Asts: Diaw 4 | Pts: Kleiza 20 Rebs: Mačiulis 6 Asts: three players 2 |
| Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Juan Arteaga (ESP), Ilija Belošević (SRB) |
| France | Lithuania |