Overview

• The world champions won 85:58 in Riga after trailing 31:32 at halftime and making just one of their first 18 three-point attempts.
• Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner led Germany with 16 points each, Maodo Lô’s late threes broke the game open, and a quarterfinal against Italy or Slovenia awaits on Wednesday.
• Mumbrú resumed coaching duties following an acute abdominal illness, after assistant Alan Ibrahimagic steered five group-stage victories.
• Following a 0:2 World Cup-qualifying loss in Slovakia, Julian Nagelsmann signaled lineup changes for Sunday’s game against Northern Ireland in Cologne, confirmed Oliver Baumann as starter, and UEFA assigned Espen Eskaas as referee.
• Füchse Berlin ousted sporting director Stefan Kretzschmar and title-winning coach Jaron Siewert and appointed Nicolej Krickau, who reportedly sought release from SG Flensburg, while Eintracht Frankfurt’s women opened with a 5:0 win over SGS Essen.