Overview
- Lauri Markkanen paced Finland with 29 points as four Finns scored in double figures.
- Nikola Jokic finished with a game-high 33 points, while Nikola Jovic added 20 as no other Serbian reached double digits.
- Finland collected 20 offensive rebounds, a decisive edge Serbia coach Svetislav Pesic acknowledged his team failed to solve.
- The defeat sends Serbia out in the round of 16 for the second straight EuroBasket, with injuries such as Bogdan Bogdanovic’s hamstring absence compounding depth issues.
- Finland advances to face the winner of France vs. Georgia, securing back-to-back EuroBasket quarterfinal appearances for the first time and its first win over Serbia since 2009.