France vs Georgia Game Player Stats and Box Score For Sept. 7 | EuroBasket 2025 Round of 16

Guerschon Yabusele and France faced Goga Bitadze and Georgia in their round of 16 matchup at EuroBasket 2025. France had been close to perfect in the group stage, losing one game while winning four to book their ticket to the round of 16.

Meanwhile, Georgia had barely scraped by in Group C, advancing to the round of 16 thanks to their win over Spain. The team had a 2-3 record in the group stage, losing to Italy, Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sunday’s game opened with Georgia and France exchanging points in the paint. Kamar Baldwin and Tornike Shengelia led the charge for their team, combining for 16 points. New York Knicks forward Guerschon Yabusele and Isaia Cordinier opened the scoring for France, combining for 13 points in the first quarter.

Despite Georgia’s strong start, France’s pressure in the paint kept the game close during the opening minutes. The French looked to take the lead but kept missing the mark from 3-point range. Meanwhile, Georgia continued to be efficient from the perimeter, ending the first quarter with a four-point advantage (24-20).

The second quarter saw Georgia maintain its lead with excellent offense in the paint. The team also did well to keep the French at bay with their tight defense. A tough 3-pointer from Alexander Mamukelashvili saw the team's lead balloon to seven points with six minutes left in the second quarter (33-26).

France tightened up on the interior and made life hard for Georgia, while it converted on the other end, making it a two-point game with three minutes left in the second quarter (33-31). Georgia's cold streak only got worse, as France took the lead with two minutes left in the second (35-33).

Georgia broke its scoreless streak in the closing minutes of the first half, as Kamar Baldwin hit a 3-pointer to give his team a three-point lead. France answered back on the other end, making it a one-point game ahead of halftime (38-37).

France opened the second half of play with a 7-2 run, quickly taking a four-point lead. Georgia responded with free throws from Shengelia and Bitadze, and a 3-pointer from Mamukelashvili put the team back up by two midway through the third quarter (46-44).

France turned to attacking the paint to cut into its opponent's lead, but couldn't convert inside. Meanwhile, Bitadze added six points, as Baldwin, Mamukelashvili and Shengelia also contributed, keeping Georgia in the lead by four points ahead of the fourth quarter (58-54).

The Georgians opened the scoring in the fourth quarter with Beka Burjanadze's second 3-pointer of the night to extend his team's lead to seven points. France answered with an outside shot of their own, bringing the score to 63-57 with seven minutes left in the game.

Zaccharie Risacher also hit a 3-pointer to cut Georgia's lead to three (63-60). The exchange continued as Shengelia also hit a 3-pointer with Sylvian Franciso getting one back for his team, bringing the score to 66-64 with 4:30 left in the game.

The 3-point barrage ended for both teams and was replaced by interior offense. Both France and Georgia did well to convert their shots down the stretch as the game stood level with three minutes to go (68-68).

Shengelia took over during the final minutes, hitting his second straight 3-pointer to give his team the lead again. Kamar Baldwin also picked up three free throws, making it a six-point game with 1:15 left to go (74-68). France only scored two more points as Georgia converted free throws and won the game.

Georgia pulled off the upset against all odds, defeating France 80-70, and booking its place in the EuroBasket's quarterfinals.

Tornike Shengelia was key in the win, finishing with 24 points and eight rebounds. Kamar Baldwin was also solid, recording 24 points and four rebounds. Meanwhile, France relied on Yabusele, who recorded 12 points and three rebounds. Sylvian Francisco also put up a strong effort for France, recording 14 points and four rebounds.

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France vs Georgia player stats and box score for Sept. 7

France

Players	PTS	FG	3PT FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	BOX SCORE
Sylvain FRANCISCO	14	3/13 (23%)	3/11 (27%)	5/5 (100%)	4	3	1	1			0
Elie OKOBO	9	4/12 (33%)	1/5 (20%)	/ (%)	2	3			4		-8
Nadir HIFI		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)
Timothe LUWAWU-CABARROT	2	1/3 (33%)	0/2 (0%)	/ (%)	1		2				-2
Guerschon YABUSELE *	12	4/10 (40%)	1/7 (14%)	3/5 (60%)	3	3	3	1			-8
Isaia CORDINIER *	4	2/3 (67%)	0/1 (0%)	/ (%)	2	1	2	1			-10
Theo MALEDON *	4	1/6 (17%)	0/3 (0%)	2/4 (50%)	1	1	2	1	1		-6
Mouhammadou JAITEH *	10	4/8 (50%)	/ (%)	2/3 (67%)	7	4	1	1		3	2
Zaccharie RISACHER	7	2/8 (25%)	1/6 (17%)	2/2 (100%)	6		4	1	1		0
Jaylen HOARD	8	4/5 (80%)	/ (%)	/ (%)	2	1	5				-8
Bilal COULIBALY *	0	0/3 (0%)	0/1 (0%)	/ (%)	3		4				-10

Georgia

Players	PTS	FG	3PT FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	BOX SCORE
Rati ANDRONIKASHVILI	0	0/2 (0%)	0/1 (0%)	/ (%)	1	3	3	2			8
Alexander MAMUKELASHVILI *	14	5/13 (38%)	2/5 (40%)	2/3 (67%)	11	2	2	2	1		11
Kakhaber JINTCHARADZE	0	/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)	1						0
Beka BURJANADZE	6	2/2 (100%)	2/2 (100%)	/ (%)	3		1				0
Giorgi SHERMADINI	4	1/4 (25%)	/ (%)	2/2 (100%)	2		3	1		1	-4
Duda SANADZE *	0	0/2 (0%)	0/1 (0%)	/ (%)		1	2	1			-7
George KORSANTIA		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)
Aleksandre PHEVADZE		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)
Tornike SHENGELIA *	24	7/10 (70%)	3/4 (75%)	7/10 (70%)	8	2	3	2	1		11
Goga BITADZE *	8	2/5 (40%)	0/1 (0%)	4/4 (100%)	2	4	2	2		1	14
Kamar BALDWIN *	24	8/10 (80%)	3/4 (75%)	5/5 (100%)	4	2	2		2		11
Giorgi OCHKHIKIDZE	0	/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)		1	4	1	1		6