Overview

• Lauri Markkanen led Finland with 29 points as the Susijengi advanced from the Round of 16 in Riga to make back-to-back EuroBasket quarterfinals for the first time.
• Elias Valtonen scored eight points in the final two minutes, hitting two threes and a tip-in to seal the victory.
• Finland collected 20 offensive rebounds, a gap Serbia coach Svetislav Pesic cited as the key reason for the defeat.
• Nikola Jokic posted a game-high 33 points and Nikola Jovic added 20, but Serbia was knocked out in the Round of 16 for the second consecutive EuroBasket.
• It was Finland’s first win over Serbia since 2009, and they now await the France–Georgia winner; Serbia played without captain Bogdan Bogdanovic, who was ruled out with a hamstring injury.