EuroBasket 2022 playoffs live: Italy eliminates Nikola Jokic, Serbia from EuroBasket / News - Basketnews.com

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

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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.

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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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