LITHUANIA – FRANCE. Badly embarked on this start to the match, France overcame Lithuania (77-73) after an unbreathable end to the match! Perfectly carried by Evan Fournier, author of 27 points, the Blues are reviving in this Euro de Basket.
Lithuania
73:77
France
Live
20:05 – End of live
Thank you all for following with us this first victory for France in this Euro basketball. See you tomorrow for the game against Hungary at 8:30 p.m.
20:00 – See you tomorrow
The Blues will have 24 hours to rest before facing Hungary, the weakest team in Group B, tomorrow evening at 8:30 p.m. in Cologne.
19:55 – transparent Gobert
Little in sight against Lithuania, Rudy Gobert scored only eight points and grabbed only 4 rebounds at his stat line. In comparison, Moustapha Fall was decisive especially in the first period, finishing with 6 points to his credit.
7:50 p.m. – France is relaunching
Thanks to this success against Lithuania, France is back in the Group B standings, taking third place for the moment while waiting for the last match of the day between Slovenia and Hungary.
19:45 – Fournier boss match
Missed out on his first meeting against Germany, Evan Fournier was transformed in particular in the first period, scoring 18 points in a weak French time. In the end, he finished the match with 27 points and finally launched his basketball Euro.
19:39 – End of the game!
The Blues are relaunching in this Euro Basket, thanks to this success against Lithuania who cracked at the very end of the match!
19:36 – Rudy Gobert on the free throw line
On the rebound, the pivot will offer himself the opportunity to consolidate the victory of the France team.
19:34 – Fournier misses a free throw in turn
3″ from the end of the match, the Blues lead by three points while Lithuania arrives on the free-throw line.
19:31 – Only 2 points left!
Thomas Heurtel scored one out of two free throws, while on the following action Lithuania reduced the score on a winning shot.
19:29 – Timeout 25″ from the end
Vincent Collet knocks down his penultimate time out of the game while France still leads by 4 points.
19:23 – +7 for France!
Lithuania completely cracked at the end of the match, chaining errors. Thomas Heurtel has just scored his first four points of the game in quick succession.
19:21 – Imperial Fournier!
Tied in this fourth quarter, France took the lead thanks to a magnificent three-point shot from Evan Fournier. Dead time for Lithuania.