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Date | 18 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||
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Attendance | 13,042 | ||||||||||||||||||
The EuroBasket 2022 Final was the championship game of the EuroBasket 2022 tournament. The game took place on 18 September 2022 in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin. [1] [2]
The game featured Spain and France and was a re-match of the EuroBasket 2011 Final in Kaunas, when Spain won convincingly.
Spain won the game, achieving their fourth Eurobasket title in the last six tournaments. [3]
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![]() | 114–87 | Game 1 | ![]() | 63–76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 90–64 | Game 2 | ![]() | 77–73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 73–83 | Game 3 | ![]() | 78–74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 82–65 | Game 4 | ![]() | 81–68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 72–69 | Game 5 | ![]() | 82–88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 102–94 (OT) | Round of 16 | ![]() | 87–86 (OT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 100–90 | Quarterfinals | ![]() | 93–85 (OT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 96–91 | Semifinals | ![]() | 95–54 |
18 September 2022 | Spain ![]() | 88–76 | ![]() | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin |
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20:30 | Scoring by quarter:23–14, 24–23, 19–20, 22–19 | |||
Pts: J. Hernangómez 27 Rebs: W. Hernangómez 8 Asts: Brown 11 | Boxscore | Pts: Fournier 23 Rebs: Tarpey 9 Asts: Heurtel 7 | Attendance: 13,042 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Boris Krejić (SLO), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
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The squad was announced on 30 August 2022. [4]
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The squad was announced on 31 August 2022. [6]
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