Finland produced the biggest shock of EuroBasket 2025, perhaps even the century, by knocking out tournament favorites Serbia 92-86 in the Round of 16 at Arena Riga on Saturday. The loss cut short Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s run , sending the three-time NBA MVP home early for the second tournament in a row.

This was Finland’s first win over Serbia since 2009, snapping an eight-game losing streak, and securing back-to-back quarterfinal appearances for the first time in their history. For Serbia, it was deja vu after also falling in the Round of 16 in 2022 against Italy.

Finland came out firing, racing to an 11-1 lead and finishing the first quarter up 16-5. Serbia clawed back to tie the game at 28-28 in the second quarter and went into halftime ahead 48-44, with Jokic scoring

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