France, Spain, Italy and Latvia advance into semifinal stage

Quarterfinals

France - Slovenia 80-58
France outgunned Slovenia to enter the semifinal stage. les Bleus recorded a 47-27 halftime lead. France maintained the advantage throughout the second half and eased to the win. Maxence Lemoine (187-G-2007) posted 17 points to pace France. Mark Mahmutovic (196-SG-2007) answered with 19 points for Slovenia.

Turkey - Spain 54-77
Spain eased past Turkey to reach semis in Belgrade. Guillermo Del Pino (193-PG-2007), Ian Platteeuw (210-C-2007) and Raul Villa scored 12 points each to pace the winners. Spain accounted for a 34-21 halftime lead. They sank 25 points in the third term to clear off for good. Yucel Basaran (202-F-2007) netted 14 points for Turkey.

Italy - Serbia 95-66
Italy stormed past Serbia to secure the semifinal berth. Italy led by six points at halftime. They followed with a massive 51-28 second half run to ice the win. Diego Garavaglia (201-F/G-2007) notched 24 points, while Achille Lonati (196-G-2007) added 23 points for Italy. Pavle Backo (211-C-2007) replied with 19 points for Serbia.

Germany - Latvia 79-80
Latvia nipped Germany to enter the semifinal stage in Belgrade. Latvia led by 7 points at the first break but Germany went on a 26-12 run in the second period to surge ahead. But Latvia poured in 43 points in the second half to snatch the victory. Valdis Valters (190-G-2007) and Jaroslavs Pihtovs (206-F -2007) netted 18 points each for Latvia. Mathieu Grujicic (196-G-2007) answered with 31 points for Germany.