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Germany First to Reach EuroBasket Knockouts as FIBA Bans Fan for Racist Abuse of Schröder

Point-differential stakes fueled late-game tensions after France beat Slovenia.

Overview

  • Germany beat Lithuania 107-88 in Tampere behind Dennis Schröder’s 26 points, Franz Wagner’s 24 and Daniel Theis’s 23 on 9-of-9 shooting, sinking 19 threes at 54%.
  • The victory moved Germany to 3-0 and made it the first team to clinch a round-of-16 berth at EuroBasket 2025.
  • Schröder said he heard racist monkey noises at halftime, and security used video to identify a Lithuanian spectator who was removed from the arena.
  • FIBA said the individual is banned from the remainder of the tournament and that evidence was sent to local police, reiterating its stance against discriminatory behavior.
  • In Katowice, France defeated Slovenia 103-95 as Sylvain Francisco scored 32, and his uncontested final layup after a handshake with Luka Dončić prompted protests, technicals and debate over sportsmanship versus point-differential incentives.