Poland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Game Player Stats and Box Score for Sept. 7 | EuroBasket 2025 Round of 16

Poland booked their place in the EuroBasket 2025 quarterfinals with a commanding win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. It marks their first consecutive top-eight finishes since 1971.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by Jusuf Nurkić, secured third place in Group C behind Greece and Italy, picking up wins over Cyprus, Georgia and Greece to advance to the knockouts. Poland, on the other hand, finished second in Group D behind France, earning victories against Slovenia, Israel and Iceland to book their Round of 16 spot.

The game started with early baskets from Jusuf Nurkić and Aleksander Balcerowski, but Bosnia soon took charge with a dominant 10-0 run. Poland managed to stop the slide with a bucket, though Bosnia still held a 15-4 advantage midway through the quarter. The Poles tried to rally in the final minutes, but Bosnia kept piling on and finished the first quarter firmly in front, 23-14.

In the second quarter, Poland struck first with a Jordan Lloyd 3-pointer and kept adding points, cutting the deficit to five. Bosnia answered with baskets of their own but couldn’t build a big lead like in the first, holding a five-point edge midway through.

Poland trimmed it to just one with over a minute left, but back-to-back threes from John Roberson restored Bosnia’s cushion. Michal Sokolowski responded to bring it down to three, while a Nurkić free throw closed the half with Bosnia up 44-40.

The second half of the game truly ignited. Amar Gegic opened the scoring for Bosnia with a two-pointer, quickly answered by Michal Sokolowski’s three for Poland. Back-to-back baskets from Lloyd then cut the deficit to just one.

Bosnia, led by Nurkić, continued to maintain a slight edge, but their defense eventually gave way as Poland’s offense found its rhythm. With under two minutes left in the quarter, Poland tied the game, and Ponitka’s free throw gave them the lead for the first time. After more trading of baskets, Poland closed the third quarter ahead 62-61.

The fourth quarter began much like the third, with Gegic scoring two points under the basket before Pluta put Poland back in front with another basket. With under eight minutes remaining, Nurkić’s two-pointer gave Bosnia the lead for the final time. From there, Poland’s tightened defense limited Bosnia to just six more points, while consistent scoring from the Poles carried them to an 80-72 victory.

Poland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina player stats and box score for Sept. 7

Poland

Players	PTS	FG	3PT FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	+/-
Andrzej Pluta	9	0/1	2/5	1/1	2	3	1	0	0	0	15
Aleksander Balcerowski	7	2/3	0/0	3/6	5	1	3	0	0	0	3
Michal Sokolowski	10	4/9	2/5	0/0	1	1	4	1	1	0	7
Jordan Loyd	28	8/7	3/7	9/9	3	1	2	4	1	1	1
Mateusz Ponitka	19	4/13	3/7	8/10	11	2	3	4	3	2	12
Kamil Laczynski	0	0/1	0/0	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	-8
Dominik Olejniczak	7	2/9	0/0	3/3	9	0	4	1	0	1	5
Michal Michalak	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-3
Przemyslaw Zolnierewicz	0	0/3	0/2	-	6	0	1	0	0	0	8

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Players	PTS	FG	3PT FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	+/-
Jusuf Nurkić	20	7/14	1/4	5/10	7	3	4	2	2	2	-1
John Roberson	19	7/10	5/7	0	4	1	2	3	0	0	-7
Amar Alibegovic	3	1/4	1/2	0	2	1	3	2	1	0	6
Edin Atić	8	3/6	1/3	1/2	3	5	4	2	3	0	7
Amar Gegic	8	3/9	0/4	2/4	6	2	1	2	0	0	-20
Ajdin Penava	0	-	-	-	1	0	2	0	0	0	-5
Aleksandar Lazić	9	2/10	2/7	2/2	5	2	4	0	0	1	5
Adin Vrabac	3	1/3	1/2	0/0	0	3	3	0	0	0	-14
Kenan Kamenjaš	3	1/1	0/0	1/2	2	0	0	1	1	0	-11