After several errant attacks, Andreas Obst brought the world champions closer with a long-range shot (74:76), but three minutes and 38 seconds before the final whistle, Bonga's long-range shot gave the German team the lead - 77:76. Kenan Sipahi, who was unexpectedly a sniper in the first game of the tournament against Latvia, was also accurate from behind the long-range line. The Turks regained the lead, and in the sequel, Wagner had an offensive warning.

A Bong shot from above tied the scoreboard, Shane Larkin made it 81:79 in favor of the Turks with"penalties", but less than two minutes before the end of regulation, Daniel Thais was accurate from distance - 82:81 in favor of Germany. Larkin and Schroeder then exchanged passes, 75 seconds before the final whistle of regulation the scoreboard read 84:83 in favor of Germany.

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.