The Georgian national team defeated the European vice-champions, France, in the Round of 16 at EuroBasket.
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The French basketball team lost to Georgia in the Round of 16 match of the European Championship.
The game in Riga ended with a score of 80:70 (24:20, 14:17, 20:17, 22:16). For the winners, Tornike Shengelia and Kamar Baldwin each scored 24 points, while Alexander Mamukelashvili recorded a double-double (14 points and 11 rebounds). For the losing side, Sylvain Francisco was the top scorer with 14 points.
In the quarterfinals of the tournament, Georgia will face Finland, which knocked Serbia out of the competition.
In the previous European Championship, France reached the final, where they lost to Spain.
