The EuroBasket 2013 Final was the championship game of EuroBasket 2013. The game was played at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 22 September between France and Lithuania. France won their first ever European title by winning the match 80–66.
Road to the Final
All results
FranceRoundLithuaniaOpponentResultOpponentResult74–80Game 156–6388–65Game 275–6782–63Game 367–5977–71Game 477–70 (OT)82–65Game 572–78First roundOpponentResultOpponentResult62–76Game 176–62102–91Game 286–6765–77Game 370–63Second roundOpponentResultOpponentResult72–62Quarterfinals81–7775–72 (OT)Semifinals77–62
France
France ended in first place in Group A, after it only lost to Germany in its first game. In the Top 16, France finished third in Group E behind Serbia and Lithuania.
In the quarterfinals, France beat Slovenia 72–62. In the semi-finals, the French upset title favorite Spain by winning 72–75 in overtime.
Lithuania
Lithuania ended in third place in Group B, just making it to the second round due to an advantage in a tie-breaker with Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the top 16, the team went 4–1 and finished second.
In the quarterfinals, Lithuania beat Italy 81–77. In the semi-finals, the Lithuanians beat Croatia 62–77.
Match details
Game rules Game was played under FIBA rules.
Stožice Arena
2013 European champions France1st title
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