In the seventh match-up of the EuroBasket 2022 playoffs, Italy provided the most surprising result in the continental championship so far.

Credit: FIBA
Credit FIBA

These European powerhouses have only faced each other eight times in major competitions, including Serbia's 83-67 quarter-finals win at FIBA EuroBasket 2017.

Player of the Game
Marco  Spissu
EFF
27
Marco Spissu
Points 22
Accuracy 7-11
Rebounds 4
Assists 6

The Italians won for the first time at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2020 in Serbia, surprising the OQT hosts 102-95 in the final to reach the Tokyo Olympics.

Serbia rolled through the group phase in Prague with a perfect 5-0 record with wins over the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Finland, Israel, and Poland - by an average winning margin of 20 points.

The group hosts, Italy, won their opener versus Estonia but then lost to Greece and Ukraine before regaining their form with victories over Croatia and Great Britain.

The winner of this Round of 16 game will play France in the next round.

The Serbia-Italy match starts at 18:00 CEST, at Mercedes-Benz Arena, in Berlin.

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Serbia
Italy
43%
26/61
Field goals
46%
31/67
39
Rebounds
33
17
Assists
22
4
Steals
11
34%
10/29
3-pointers
42%
16/38
86%
24/28
Free throws
76%
16/21

Best players

Nikola  Jokic
32 PTS
8/14 FG
14/15 FT
Marco  Spissu
22 PTS
7/11 FG
2/3 FT
Nikola  Jokic
13 REB
7 DREB
6 OREB
Achille  Polonara
8 REB
7 DREB
1 OREB
Vasilije  Micic
8 As
3 TO
33 MIN
Marco  Spissu
6 As
0 TO
32 MIN
Nikola  Jokic
38 EFF
55% 2P%
67% 3P%
Marco  Spissu
27 EFF
50% 2P%
67% 3P%