Overview

• Germany defeated Lithuania 107:88 in Tampere to secure early passage to the EuroBasket round of 16 in Riga, led by Dennis Schröder (26 points), Franz Wagner (24) and Daniel Theis (23).
• Dennis Schröder said he heard monkey noises during the game; two individuals were identified and removed, and DBB president Ingo Weiss denounced the incident as unacceptable.
• FC Bayern won 3:2 at Augsburg to keep a perfect start through four competitive matches, with goals from Serge Gnabry, Luis Díaz and Michael Olise after Augsburg replies by Kristijan Jakic and Mert Kömür.
• Reports shortly before kickoff indicated Chelsea may pull out of the planned loan of Nicolas Jackson to Bayern, and sporting director Max Eberl noted the transfer was not finalized.
• Nick Woltemade completed a move from VfB Stuttgart to Newcastle United for a fee reported up to €90 million, and Stuttgart then edged Borussia Mönchengladbach 1:0.