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Defeating Poland 95-54 in the semi-finals of the 2022 European Basketball Championship, France became the first finalist of the tournament.
In the match played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, the capital of Germany, 2013 champion France faced Poland, who wanted to continue their "fairy tale".
Leading the EuroBasket by 15-9 in the first quarter, leading 34-18 at the half time and 64-36 in the third quarter, France won the match 95-54, which they dominated from start to finish, and made their mark in the finals.
After getting the final ticket for the fourth time in the history of the championship after 1949, 2011 and 2013, France will face the winner of the Germany-Spain match on Sunday.
Guerschon Yabusele had 22 points, 4 rebounds, Evan Fournier and Elie Okobo each had 10 points for France.
A.J. In Poland, where Slaughter and Michal Michalak each scored 9 points, there was no player in double digits.