{"id":459402,"date":"2025-09-10T18:18:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=459402"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:21:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:21:25","slug":"finland-keeps-dreaming-georgia-knocked-out-93-79-and-reaches-the-eurobasket-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/finland-keeps-dreaming-georgia-knocked-out-93-79-and-reaches-the-eurobasket-semifinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland keeps dreaming, Georgia knocked out 93-79, and reaches the EuroBasket semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"301\"><strong data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"141\">The Finnish dream lives on!<\/strong><br data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"144\" \/>At the Riga Arena, Coach Tuovi\u2019s men punched their ticket to the semifinals\u2014<strong data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"257\">the first in the nation&#8217;s history<\/strong>\u2014with a convincing 93\u201379 win over Georgia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"516\">Finland built a solid lead with a near-perfect first half and managed to protect it until the final buzzer, against a tense Georgian side that lost both Bitadze and Shengelia to ejections in the closing minutes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"765\">It was a true <strong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"552\">team performance<\/strong> from Finland: 26 assists and four players in double figures, highlighted by a remarkable <strong data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"674\">17-of-31 from beyond the arc<\/strong> (tying the record for most three-pointers made in the knockout stage of the tournament).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"941\">For Georgia, Baldwin\u2019s <strong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"816\">0-for-8 shooting night<\/strong> proved costly. 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