Overview

• Serbia edged co-host Latvia 84-80 to reach 3-0 and clinch a Round-of-16 berth, powered by Nikola Jokić’s 39 points and 10 rebounds with captain Bogdan Bogdanović sidelined by a hamstring injury.
• World champion Germany became the first team to qualify for the knockout phase with a 107-88 win over Lithuania, as Dennis Schröder scored 26, Franz Wagner had 24, and Daniel Theis went 9-for-9 for 23 points.
• France moved to 2-0 by beating Slovenia 103-95 despite Luka Dončić’s 39-point near triple-double, with Sylvain Francisco scoring 32 off the bench as France’s reserves outscored Slovenia’s 78-26.
• Slovenia fell to 0-2 after losses to Poland and France despite back-to-back 30-plus outings from Dončić, underscoring the team’s struggle to find consistent secondary scoring.
• Notable early results also include Turkey’s 93-73 opening win over host Latvia and Poland’s 105-95 upset of Slovenia in Katowice, shaping early seeding dynamics across the groups.