This victory did not save the British either - they needed to win by at least 33 points and also wait for a Lithuanian victory over the Swedes.

In this way, the Swedes, the opponents of the Lithuanian national team on Wednesday afternoon (from 4:30 p.m.), can already rejoice - they have made it among the 16 best teams on the continent for the first time in history.

At that time, neither Nikola Vučević's monstrous performance - 31 points (10/14 two-pointers, 2/4 three-pointers, 5/7 free throws), 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 40 efficiency points - nor the efforts of naturalized American Kyle Allman - 14 points and 4 assists - saved the Montenegrins.

The British were led to a rare victory in a tournament of this rank by the duo of Myles Hesson with 25 points and Akwasi Yeboah with 23 points.

The Montenegrins, who had been chasing their opponents for a long time, ran 10:0 at the end of the fourth quarter and even briefly took the lead (81:80), but former Klaipėda Neptūnas star M. Hesson immediately hit a three-pointer and the British finished victoriously.

We remind you that the playoff matches will start this weekend - the first four pairs will compete on Saturday, and the remaining four on Sunday.

Lithuanian men will also find out their opponent in the round of 16 on Wednesday evening, practically unmovable from the second position in Group B. Most likely, Rimas Kurtinaitis's team will face the hosts, the Latvian ball masters, for a place in the quarterfinals in Riga.

True, there is still a threat that the Lithuanian national team, if Finland (3-1) defeats the hitherto unbeaten Germany (4-0) in the last round, will have to compete with representatives of Turkey or Serbia in the round of 16, who will decide the winners of Group A in a head-to-head match.

For R. Kurtinaitis' troops, the last group meeting is essentially meaningless, so it will likely become just a testing ground.

What may be a little worrying is that the Germans are also relatively calm. Since their match is in the evening (from 8:30 p.m.), they will already know how Lithuania played against Sweden. If the Lithuanians win, the Germans will theoretically be able to afford to lose to the Finns by up to 11 points and still retain first place in the group.

The Lithuanian national team will remain second in Group B if:

• Germany will defeat Finland. Then the top three will line up as follows: 1. Germany 2. Lithuania 3. Finland.
• Finland will beat Germany by at least 36 points, and Lithuania will beat Sweden. Then: 1. Finland. 2. Lithuania. 3. Germany.