Overview
- Tip-off is at 20:00 in Arena Riga with live coverage on RTL and streams via MagentaSport/MagentaTV and RTL+.
- Assistant coach Alan Ibrahimagic leads on the sideline as head coach Àlex Mumbrú remains medically limited following pancreatitis.
- Franz Wagner underscored a collective defensive plan against Dončić, who has driven Slovenia’s run with elite scoring and playmaking.
- Turkey defeated Poland 91:77 behind an Alperen Şengün triple-double, and Greece beat Lithuania 87:76; they meet in Friday’s semifinal.
- The winner of Germany–Slovenia will face Finland or Georgia; Germany advanced by beating Portugal 85:58, while Slovenia ousted Italy 84:77 with 42 points from Dončić.