Staying perfect: France, Germany, Serbia and Spain advance to Semi-Finals

NIS (Serbia) - The group winners continue to play flawless basketball as the FIBA U18 European Championship 2023 Semi-Finals participants were decided on Thursday.

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Key Storylines

- Spain defeat Turkey to remain in contention for a three-peat;

- Hosts Serbia dismantle previously high-scoring Israel;

- Germany hold off Greece in a tense fourth quarter;

- France blow out Slovenia for a Semi-Final with old rivals Spain.

Top Performers

Toni Bilic has signed up for the highest single-game efficiency (36) of this tournament with his effort of 28 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks helping Croatia take care of business against Denmark.

Spain's Hugo Gonzalez was just behind in efficiency by putting up 22 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks in a huge performance in the Quarter-Finals.

Another player who played a part in securing a Division A spot was Francesco Ferrari, who excelled with 20 points, 13 rebounds and an efficiency rating of 30 in Italy's 10-point win over Poland.

Despite suffering a painful loss to Germany in the Quarter-Finals, Greece's Alexandros Samodurov was brilliant once again and almost reached a very rare five-by-five. The forward stuffed the statsheet with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 4 blocks for an efficiency of 26.

Lastly, it's the third time in a row for Bogoljub Markovic to appear among the Top Performers with the Serbian notching a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds in their Quarter-Finals victory.

Results of the Day

Quarter-Finals

Turkey 67-75 Spain
Germany 78-70 Greece
France 81-62 Slovenia
Israel 65-83 Serbia

Classification Games 9-16

Lithuania 95-59 Czech Republic
Sweden 72-58 Finland
Poland 83-93 Italy
Croatia 90-66 Denmark

Semi-Finals Pairings

France vs Spain
Serbia vs Germany

Classification 5-8 Pairings

Slovenia vs Turkey
Israel vs Greece

Classification 9-12 Pairings

Italy vs Lithuania
Croatia vs Sweden

Classification 13-16 Pairings

Poland vs Czech Republic
Denmark vs Finland

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