by Germany defeated Türkiye’s national basketball team with 83-88 in the Eurobasket 2025 final in Riga on Sunday, a tension-sacrificed match.
The victory is the second European title in Germany and its first since 1993 when the men’s team last won the Eurobasket, which is also generally referred to as the European Basketball Championship.
In a contribution to X, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz praised the team for the “sensational performance”. “We are proud of you, you are an inspiration for young athletes,” wrote Merz.
Germany with captain Dennis Schröder scored the last six points after Turkey had run most of the game in the Latvian capital.
Shane Larkin, Şehmus Hazer, Cedi Osman, Ercan Osmani and Alperen Şengün started as turkey cadres in the arena riga in Latvia against Schröder, Halt, Bonga, Theis and Wagner.
The Turkish trainer Ergo Ataman and his students started the game very quickly and had a 13-2 run before Germany balanced with points from Bonga and Schröder and closes the first quarter with 22:24 lead in front of the Turks.
The Turkish trainer Ergo Ataman can be seen during the Eurobasket final in the Riga Arena in Riga, Latvia, on September 14, 2025. – AP Photo
The first half of the last game, in which the two undefeated teams were facing each other for the first time since 2003, ended with 46: 40, with the Turkish national team dominated.
The third quarter started with aggressive crimes from both teams.
After 5 minutes in the quarter, Houston Rockets’ Turkish Star Alperen Şengün was fouled for a basket foul, and the “12 huge men” gained the lead against Germany.
Turkey increased the difference with Cedi Osman’s three-pointer to 6 points and brought the score to 61-55.
A minute before the end of the third quarter, Germany, the tournament’s top scorer with 101 points, brought the score with consecutive points to 63-65, but the “12 giant men” once again combined the score with a basket by Adem Bona, a Turkish power striker of Nigerian origin.
The quarter ended with a lead of 67-66 for the red and white.
On September 14, 2025, Dennis Schröder Germany moved the jersey of Alperen Şengün during the Eurobasket final in the Riga Arena in Riga, Latvia,. – AP Photo
The fourth quarter of the game, which was characterized by Cedi Osman’s three-converter, also started quickly.
The last quarter, which was characterized by Shane Larkin’s double-double performance, was very competitive and 3:48 in the game, Turkey entered the last quarter with a lead of 76: 74.
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However, Bonga’s three-pointer put Germany in the lead and brought the score to 76-77.
Two minutes before the end of the game, Turkey reached a lead of 81-79 against Germany with Shane Larkin’s free throws.
In the last seconds of the game, Germany took the upper hand in the game and won over Turkey with a decisive score of 83-88.
