In the last minute, Tais and Bonga's defensive play prevented the Turks from regaining the lead, and 19 seconds before the final whistle, Schroeder made it 86:83. In the Turkish national team's attack, Shengin made a difficult and inaccurate long-range shot, followed by a foul on Schroeder, who was flawless in his"penalties" - 88:83.

Before that, in the third-place game, the Greeks defeated Finland, which has reached the European top four for the first time, with a score of 92:89.

In the semifinals on Friday, Germany defeated Finland 98:86, while Turkey defeated Greece 94:68.

The Latvian national team finished the European Championship in 12th place after losing in the round of 16.

The European Championship final tournament featured 24 teams divided into four groups in Riga, Tampere, Katowice and Limassol. The top four teams from each group qualified for the play-off tournament in Riga, where the medal winners were determined on Sunday.