By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Finland didn’t have problems heading to today’s matchup against the Serbian national team, being already qualified for EuroBasket 2025 as co-hosts of the competition.
Neither had the bronze medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as Svetislav Pesic’s national team had already booked their ticket for this summer’s EuroBasket in last November’s window.
However, Serbia had a statement 105-95 victory on the road in Espoo with a 34-point performance by Filip Petrusev, who also added 8 rebounds and 4 assists for his country.
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Aleksa Avramovic followed his countrymen with 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists.
On Finland’s side, Paris Basketball’s Mikael Jantunen had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists; Sasu Salin had yet again another good shooting night, converting 15 points all from three-pointers.
Waiting for the other game between Georgia and Denmark, Serbia is now unbeaten at 5-0 in Group G.
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