Overview
- Germany beat Sweden 105:83 in Tampere for a second straight group win, with Dennis Schröder scoring 23 and Franz Wagner 21.
- The team posted a DBB-record 59 first-half points at a EuroBasket game and led 59:42 at halftime.
- A late-night fire alarm at the shared team hotel prompted a brief evacuation that was later confirmed as a false alarm.
- Acting coach Alan Ibrahimagic directed the team while head coach Àlex Mumbrú remains hospitalized with an acute abdominal issue.
- Elsewhere in group play, Poland defeated Slovenia 105:95 despite Luka Dončić’s 34 points, and defending champion Spain fell 69:83 to Georgia.