Belgium finally earned its first pre-tournament victory, while Portugal also barged into the win column at the expense of the still-winless Iceland in preparation for the EuroBasket 2025.
Unbeaten and unbothered, Serbia, Germany, and Lithuania continue to set the tone in their EuroBasket 2025 preparations.
The reigning Olympic bronze medalists improved to 5-0 start following a 113-84 demolition of Czechia.
Bogdan Bogdanovic dropped 20 points in just 22 minutes while three-time MVP Nikola Jokic finished with 12 markers, six dimes, and four rebounds in 18 minutes. Martin Kriz, meanwhile, had 12 points to topscore Czechia.
It marked the third time that Serbia topped the 100-point mark in their ongoing tournament build-up after pouring 126 points against Bosnia and Herzegovina and 122 over Cyprus.
Not to be outdone, Lithuania capitalized on the absence of Luka Doncic to pummel Slovenia, 94-72.
Gytis Radzevicius led a balanced attack for the world no. 10 squad, dropping 15 points while Kristupas Zemaitis ended up with 13 markers and six assists for the 5-0 Lithuanians.
Gregor Hrovat paced Slovenia with 18 points, who now dropped to 0-3 in their own preparations.
Meanwhile, reigning world champion Germany rallied from a 10-point second half deficit to edge Türkiye, 73-71, to make it a 3-0 start in their EuroBasket 2025 build-up.
2023 FIBA World Cup MVP Dennis Schroder starred for Die Mannschaft, unloading an all-around game of 22 points, six assists, and five assists while Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner contributed 17 markers.
On the other hand, Houston Rockets big man Alperen Sengun had a near double-double outing of 25 points and nine rebounds on top of four assists as Turkey dropped to 0-2.
Elsewhere, Belgium finally earned their first victory ahead of the EuroBasket 2025 after a 84-72 triumph against Great Britain.
Emmanuel Lecomte and Ismael Bako scored a combined 32 points as the Lions rode a strong 29-15 third frame to improve to 1-3.
Finally, Portugal denied Iceland, 83-79, and padded their pre-tournament record to 2-2. Travante Williams netted team-highs 21 points with six steals as Diogo Brito and Neemias Queta both added 12 points each.
Tryggvi Hlinason tallied 16 points and eight rebounds in the loss for Iceland, who fell to 1-3.