3rd Place Game: France v Belgium | Full Basketball Game | FIBA U18 Women’s EuroBasket 2025

3rd Place Game: France v Belgium | Full Basketball Game | FIBA U18 Women’s EuroBasket 2025

Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Heat. Heat. Welcome to La Palma in Spain and welcome to the battle for the bronze medal at the 2025 under8 women’s Euro basket. basket. Both these teams determined to leave on a high as Belgium and France about to go head-to-head for that bronze medal. Both of them fell obviously in tough semi-finals yesterday. Belgium going down by eight to Finland. France by six to Spain. Classification games earlier today with Turkey beating Greece and Poland taking a win against Italy. Biggest game of the night by far coming up later today, the final, Spain against Finland. Make sure you are ready to tune in for that one. Here is the playoffs. This is how we got to our finals and our third place game with big semifinals yesterday. Belgium now being introduced here in the arena. They’ve looked strong this tournament. Some really great composure and they led for much of their semifinal yesterday, including an eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter. However, they struggled when Finland increased the on ball pressure. Ultimately giving up their possessions too easily. They’ll need to make sure that they lock back in today. And if they are able to get a lead in this game, I’m sure that coach is asking them to push on. Now for France, well, they look near unstoppable earlier on in the tournament, just brushing opponents to the side with relative ease. However, they were just not at the races from the opening tip in yesterday’s semi-final. France opening up a seven-point lead from that opening tip. And it was really catch up all the way. However, big credit to France. They did keep pushing. They got back to within a single point early in that fourth quarter, but you felt that coach Bordeaux’s team maybe just ran out of a little gas. Um, as they prepare, we will have a break in commentary for the national anthems of both Belgium and France. Let’s go, guys. Let’s go, ladies. Foreign The father was forever. different. Don’t Amen. Both teams ready to rock and roll here in La Palma as the coaches exchange gifts on the half. The players go to exchange handshakes as well. Both teams now looking to overcome the disappointment of yesterday and leave this tournament with a medal around their necks. Belgium haven’t won a medal since 2017 and will be looking to pick up their third ever medal in this tournament. Here are your officials for tonight’s game. Duhan Kuichi as well as Esparanza Mendoza and Voyer Cavar from Spain, Turkey and Hertoina. As I say, Belgium looking to pick up their third ever medal in this tournament. France, well, reigning champions for a few more hours. They have 16 medals in total across the history of this tournament, including five previous bronze. But let’s dive in and have a look at the Belgian starting five. Little bit of a different look today. They’ll start with pals vertics and expect bar to have a big impact coming off the bench today. Picked up an injury in that semi-final. That might be one of the reasons why she’s dropped down to the bench. But let’s turn our attention across to France now who probably do enter today’s game as slight favorites. But this one is going to be close and every single second on the floor for these 12 will be vital. Here’s the starting five. Brolar moves up from the bench to a starting position to Lubans Oto and Zunier. Zouri had a big game in that semiinal alongside Broleron. really led the offense for France. Be interesting to see how quickly this French team get out of the blocks today cuz they had an exceptionally slow start that cost them dearly in that semiinal. If you’re enjoying our coverage of this tournament, please do hit the subscribe button for Fever’s YouTube channel. Thousands of games across the year just like this one. Our third place game of the under 18’s women’s Euro basket here in La Palma in Spain. Later this evening, Finland will go up against Spain for the gold medal and the trophy to crown the title. But right now we are locked in on Belgium and France. Many of the plaudits heading the way of Alicia Tornabes averaging almost 12 points and eight and a half rebounds a game in this tournament including 15 points against Italy in the quarterfinal. Everyone has the French big tipped as having an exceptionally bright future ahead of her and nothing we’ve seen in this tournament suggests otherwise. other end of the floor. Another big is the focal point as we look at Lara Velchinskus averaging almost double double 9.8 points and 10 rebounds a game. Had a dominant phase in the semi-final against Finland where she did end up with the double or double of 11 points and 12 rebounds. A big that is very quick, agile and versatile and will certainly be important on both ends of the floor for Belgium today. If you have your phones to hand and you want to follow the live stats as we go through this, head over to Feb’s website. If you’re onto your socials, please do duck into those. It’s Euro Basket Women on Facebook, Insta, X, and Tik Tok. I’m sure Coach Fonis is following all of those accounts as we get moments away from the opening tip off here. Also, if you do want to head on to the socials and post anything, use # U8 Euro Basket and that will get you where you need to be. We are moments away from our opening tip off here as we see coach Bordeaux nervously standing on the sidelines. He’ll be disappointed they’re not in later today in the final. But he’ll also be very keen for his team who have worked hard and looked good in this tournament to leave with a medal today. So the starting fives come to the floor. Belgium had a strong start to their semi-final yesterday. France had a nightmare start to theirs. Will it replicate out today or have France learned their lesson? Moments away from our opening tip off and we’re underway here in La Palma in 2025 under 18 Euro Basket women third place game and Groon picks up where she left off from the semifinal. drains a long two. Gets her account underway. Oh, rejected. Oto. Bats it out of bounds. In fact, was it Tornabes? My mistake. If it was, it was Tornabes. Pals now. Hands it away. for Burke trying to spin. Shot clock running down. Gets it away, but that will be a shot clock violation. Good defensive stand in the way from France eventually. Lubaz to skip to the weak side. Zunier little spin move tries to duck under the defense. Makes it a difficult shot though, but it will remain. French ball on the baseline. France will be glad to take the seal off the basket in that opening play. It took them a long time to get their offense up and running yesterday. Oto rolls it off the glass for two and France with an early four-point lead here. Oto with those long arms almost knocks it away. Ver comes up short. was a little bit too far out. France look a lot more energetic and motivated here early on. Broleron comes up short. Otto scrambles and loose ball back to France. Lubans that will remain France ball as Belgium right now struggling to defend their own glass. France have three offensive rebounds. Not even 2 minutes into the game. Broler on short corner two. High arcing but a little short now. Belgium will pour down the floor. VerK once again a little heavy-handed almost stolen away. Bodies fly to the floor. Tough play from Vilchinskus. Sacrificing the bones to the hardwood. That one went to a a jump ball and the possession arrow points in favor of Belgium. Pal almost loses the handle. Vilchinsky scoops up the loose ball. Catch and shoot on the wing. In and out. Tornabes with the loose ball rebound. Zunier Otto goes to the right hand off the glass. No good. Gets her own rebound as Belgium continue to struggle to defend their boards. Roller off target. Vilchinskus rips it down this time. Pal leaks it out and an easy breakaway to Melix with the score gets Belgium scoring up and running Zunier both teams looking early here pals comes up pulls up short that’s a difficult skill well exec Executed by Kart Pals to tie the ball game up. Three minutes gone, four a piece here in La Palma. Belgium now dropping into this two-3 zone, trying to defend their boards a little bit better, but France just cut through it like a hot knife through butter. Pal sees the lane open up. Defense closes out. Unbelievably, she gets her own offensive rebound, gets it out, and the three is good. Belgium have their first lead of the game out of the hands of Adah Mangellink. Otto now looking to go to work. Back door cut by Zunier. High tempo, fluid game so far here in this bronze medal game. Back door cut whipped all the way around. Ver goes to that right hand. Won’t get the roll. Rebound pulled down by Tornabes and she’ll lead the charge down the floor. Zunier feeds her back inside. Tornabes with the score. Four early points alongside three rebounds for Alicia Tornabes. She was a bit quiet yesterday. looking to make some noise today as Pal steps in with a score off the glass. Second field goal of the game for Kart Pals. Tornaby’s free throw line jumper is in and out. Vchinskus with the rebound. Break neck speed is how you would describe this game so far. Pals for three. Torname with another rebound. Hopefully things will settle down and we can all take a little bit of a breath. Otto looks to attack the basket. Zunier off target with the jumper and Jellink looking to go coast to coast against Brolar. Takes her to the bucket for two. Brolar maybe a little bit wary getting whistled for the foul. Got herself in a little bit of foul trouble in the semiinal. doesn’t want the same to happen again. Ooto tries to split the defense with the pass, but it’s intercepted. Beautiful vision. Lanch gets it way ahead, but the finish isn’t there. Melink blows her lines on the layup. Lubans will get the score for France and Leela will retake the lead and Jellinks for three off right and short. Scramble for the rebound. Foul will be called on Melink as I think both teams are feeling already the tempo of this game. It is break neck speed and after a long tournament that will have its toll. Double change back back into the game after picking up an injury in yesterday’s semifinal. France will make three changes as well. Samplo started yesterday comes in off the bench today. The first pass is almost deflected to Bentumi. In fact, sorry, it was Ketti with the injury and it looks like she’s not suited up today. Shot goes up. Doesn’t come down though. And Bat tries to grab the rebound, but France once again scramble another offensive board. and the zone defense isn’t necessarily helping Belgium protect their own glass right now. Tornabes third field goal of the game for her is a big loss for the Belgian team not to have Cabetti suited up today. She’s averaging almost 12 points and nine rebounds a game. This is the intensity from that French team. Jump ball’s going to be called and Tumi manages to tie it up. Out of the game comes Lubaz. Both coaches making changes. Probably initiated a little bit by the frenetic nature of the tempo of this game so far. Ba now little step back for Burke. won’t get that one to roll. But good hustle on the glass by Thiako Thiako and ren Belgium possession for Burke. Catch and shoot on the wing. That’s an air ball. It will be French ball on the baseline as Deport could not quite keep it in. Samplo. Good spacing by France to try and pull that Belgium zone defense apart. Bentumi comes away with the points. France out to a five-point lead now. Baseline cut is good. Well timed W Stratton for the two. Two minutes left in this opening quarter. Both teams clearly showing their determination if not desperation to get the bronze. Dupon now will draw the foul from Benumi. Easy one for the officials to call. Sideline ball for Belgium. Ba now gets it back, but it’s actually a traveling violation. Another turnover for Belgium. their second of the game and it’s a scramble but Dupon will scoop up the loose ball after some great on ball pressure. Belgium back to within a single point now. He did trail by five. Lay for three off left. Bar just towers and reaches up above players far taller than her. Belgium need to get it over the half. Foul’s going to be called. Samplo did not need to apply that level of pressure. There was going to be an 8second violation. She just needed to really shadow and jockey her player away. La will come out of the game. 1 minute and 1 second left. ball down low. Big strong battle. Jaco Chako loses out to Pentumi this time. lobbed inside. Dalstra will have to come out though as she can’t establish deep in the paint and it will be Belgium with 25.5 seconds left in the first quarter and a chance for them to take the lead going into that interquarter break. Belgium ball. Dupont to inbound. About a second and a half difference between the shot clock and game clock. Dupont hands it away on the pick and roll and one. Beautiful execution of the PNR and Wander Stratton with a chance of a three-point play. Doesn’t get much smoother than that. Weak side help a step too late and that’s why the foul is whistled. Just couldn’t quite get into position quick enough. Rico throws missed. 7 seconds for France to try and reclaim the lead here. Ben Tumi hands it inside to Lubans and Ben Tumi I think has earned the foul or drawn the foul from Chako Chako. Let’s have a look at the replay. Here’s the rebound and Tumi working hard ending up on the floor. Chance for her to tie the game or even give France the lead. A 60% free throw shooter. First is good, which ties it up at 17 points a piece. 3 seconds left in this first quarter. And the second is good as well. So France take the lead and that is the end of the first quarter. As expected, another close battle here in La Palma. France did have a five-point lead. That is now just a single point. At the end of 10, it’s France 18, Belgium 17. Heat up here. Welcome back to La Palma. We are one quarter down here in the bronze medal game and it could not be closer. France 18, Belgium 17. France with the brightest start to the game, but then Belgium finding a way back in. Second quarter action underway. Samplo brings it up over the half. Belgium still sitting in this two-3 zone defense. Thrown out of bounds by Benumi. Baseline ball for Belgium. They certainly have looked more aggressive since dropping into that zone defense. Belgium Man looking to get it across. Oh, millimeter perfect pass. Great helpside defense and it’ll be French ball on the baseline. Lubz Donov drains another mid-range jumper and that’s why she is a lethal threat offensively. has that mid-range game as Pals just blasts away in but the finish isn’t there. K Pals all the moves but the finish just letting her down at the moment and that’s thrown away by Samplo Bentomy. Oh what a play Bentomy gets it back in bounds. She’ll grab another rebound all over the game. Lana Bentome Tornabes goes for the layup. That’ll be Belgium ball as France struggle offensively to get it to go right now. Nine from 24 from the field France so far. Couple of changes for the French team. Zunier comes back into the game. B skips it to the weak side corner. Three ball goes up. High rebound. The scramble ensues. Blanch with the rebound to B. Belgium again attacked the glass. Tornabes though with the rebound. Seventh rebound of the game. Unbelievably just three rebounds and two points off a double double already. Alicia Tornabes. There she is. Pass inside to Oto. Otto goes strong off the glass for two. And France’s lead is back out to three. Second field goal of the game for Oto. Belgium with a quick release three, but they will gain regain possession on their own baseline. Sorry, on France’s baseline as Vber comes back in. Quick interchanging of players by both coaches. At this stage of a tournament, it’s important Fatigue will play its part. Ba will drop it out of bounds. Another turnover for Belgium. Their fourth of the game as Samplo comes out and Brolaron comes back in. Emma Broler on just 16 years of age but plays with ultimate confidence in her own abilities. Burke finds a way in. It’s batted out of bounds and will remain Belgium ball on the baseline with 13 seconds on the shot clock. Baseline drive. Fouls called on Odo as she catches the arm of Jada Lanch. Strong drive, good move. Earns herself a trip to the free throw line. 71% prior to today’s game. And that is her first points of the game. Averaging almost 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists a game across this tournament. Has really broken out. Had 14 in that semiinal loss to Finland yesterday. France’s lead will stay at five. No, it won’t. Tornabes takes it out to a game high six-point lead now. And doubledigit points for Alicia Tornabes. dumped inside. Velchinskus will draw a lot of attention and Broleron. Oh, what a pass. Broler on inside. Foul’s going to be called on. VerK will head to the line for two free throws. Look at Brolar whipping it down the lane. B will come out of the game. In fact, we’ll have a timeout here in La Palma. Heat. Heat. What a start to this bronze medal match for Alicia Tornabes. 10 points, seven rebounds already. an assist and a block alongside that phenomenal as has become the expectation and Guanab misses her first of her two didn’t play in yesterday’s final did have 10 points against Portugal in the round of 16 game though and gets the second to go. France continue to extend their lead and that is only going to make things worse for Belgium right now. Tornabes to Oto Oto and one big play Katy Emma Oto with the three-point play opportunity. Six points already as that pairing between Tornabes and Oto is running riot right now. Completes the three-point play and France’s lead is out to double digits for the first time today. Lash goes inside off the glass. Can’t quite get the spin right but regains possession for Belgium. VerKur way downtown. It doesn’t matter. Zenber drains a huge three ball. Beautiful timing for Burke to step up. Belgium needed that. Jabies throws it away. Pass misplaced. Ba leads the charge down the floor. Burke trying to shape up for another jumper. Not this time. She’ll go to the right hand off target and I think it’s going to be French ball on the baseline as Jako Chako is deemed to have stepped out of bounds. Oto inside to Tornabes who is knocked to the floor by Chako Chiako. So Tornabes heading to the free throw line. To be doesn’t look comfortable just putting a shoe back on. Strolls to the free throw line. That will see Jo come out of the game. Back into the action comes Vchinskus. Tornabes with the first of her two free throws. What a game she is having already. Unbelievable. She is making waves and headlines around the world of basketball. And another steelto using that wings span to full effect. Zunier won’t get the roll this time. Lanch goes inside in and out. Rebound falls to Otto. Dalstra now will bring it up over the half as France look to settle it down. Dalstra with the mismatch in the low block. She’s going to go to work. She’ll need a a double team to stop her. Surely needs to put it up. That’ll be a 3second violation. No, a travel called. She just needed to be a little bit more aggressive and direct. Foul will be called on Gabber ends up on the floor. First foul of the game for her. Second team foul of the quarter. Bat out of the game for Belgium as Powels comes back in. Foul’s going to be called as Oto clatters into Mchinskus. Oto acknowledges the foul. Vilchinska’s heads to the line. just 47% this tournament. The first is good. Her first points of the game, averaging nearly a double double in this tournament. Goes two from two from the line. And Belgium just trying to stay around in this one as Melings heads out of the action. leading scorer for Belgium right now with seven. Oto tries to difficult interior pass and maybe overcooks it but it’s off a Belgian hand. So it’ll be French ball on the baseline. Pentumi and La will come into the action. Brolar Zunier open for three. Comes up short. Scramble won by Laor. Dolstra establishes down low and that is money in the bank for Cla Dalstra. VerK crossover trying to draw Zunier into the paint and Tumi with the rebound but gets tied up. That will be a jump ball and possession arrow points in favor of Belgium. Burke heads to the bench. Into the game comes Fontaine. Pal’s to Vilchinskis. Fontaine drives the baseline. Throws it away. Bentumi with the rebound. Brolar skips it all the way to the weak side. Good spacing here by France. Ben Tumi off the glass for two. Really stepping up in a big way. Ben Tumi. Six points, four rebounds, and two steals. It’ll be a turnover as well. So France will have possession on the baseline. Right now France are easing themselves into full control of this game. Dalra another beautiful bigs play. That is just repetition in the gym. Pals whips it through as France’s lead is ballooning out to 13 right now as they start to march towards that bronze medal. 3 minutes and 13 left in this first half. Pal’s beautiful move. Goes strong off the glass of two and Tumi drives inside. Dalstra soft right hand. Claire Dalstra entering her phase of the game right now. Six points in quick succession. Little over two and a half minutes left in this first half. Will remain Belgium ball though as it’s knocked out of bounds by Telmar. Chakocho coming in for Vilchinskis for Belgium. Broleron will come out as Samplo comes back in. Foul’s going to be called as Fontaine ends up on the floor. Pal attacks the baseline, throws it out of bounds, but I think it’s deflected off a French hand. So, I think Belgium will hold on to possession. Nine on the shot clock for them to work with. Pal puts up the long two. That one’s a little heavy. And Dalstra pulls down the rebound. Third board of the night for her. Samplo trying to beat the shot clock away, but it slaps off the glass and the long rebound falls to Belgium. Dupon drives inside, whips the pass around. Beautiful interchange. Cho. Chako won’t get the relatively easy opportunity to roll. Dalstra now down low against Jacko. Jacko. Dalstra for another two. What a quarter of basketball. Cla Dalstra is having four from five from the field for her. Eight points. She is the biggest reason right now why France’s lead has ballooned out to 15. And coach Frontois has to call a timeout here in La Palma. A critical final well just shy of a minute and a half left in this first half for Belgium. Right now, France are fully in control of the tempo and style of game that’s being played here in this bronze medal match. It’s down to Belgium to change that. Most Stratton running right hand is too heavy. Benumi with the rebound and draws the foul. Sixth rebound of the game. for Alana Beni. Oh, and thrown out of bounds. A rare mistake as Laorray has a little miscommunication and turns the ball over. And uh a return of the favor from Belgium as they just throw it out of bounds. Jada with the turnover as we see Mangelink come back in as Dupon sits down. Under a minute left in this first half. Hesitation. Samplo kicks it out. La for three. That’s short. Jacko Jacko with the rebound. Long out the pass batted out of bounds by Rousilier. More changes for France as Lubans comes back in and Laorray heads out. Ver will also return to the action as Joako comes out. Wash has it blocked. Great play by Dalra and it will be French ball. I think it came off the foot of Melink. French fans all smiles right now as the game is definitely going their way. Good quick ball movement. Oh, behind the back corner. Pocket three. Needed a roll. It doesn’t. Dalstra with another rebound. Dalstra with another score. That takes her to double digits. What a way to close out the first half. The heave is no good. And that is the final action here in the first half of the bronze medal game. And France right now dominating this one at the halfway stage. It’s France 42, Belgium 25. Second half action coming up very shortly. Don’t go anywhere. What a night of basketball ahead of us, folks. This is what it’s all about. has been all about thriving under pressure. You have to prove that you can finish the high arc. Marcelonus driving in the lane and it off the bonus. What a rejection. It is undeniable. They win the Euro basketball title. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, I got Hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey everyone. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. I’m What a night of basketball ahead of us, folks. This is what it’s all about. It’s been all about thriving under pressure. You have to prove that you can finish high three. Marcelonus driving in the lane and off the bonus. What a rejection. It is undeniable. They win the Euro basketball title. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Welcome back to La Palma. We’re at the halfway stage of the bronze medal game and France right now in the driving seat. Ada Mangalink doing what she can leads Belgium scoring with seven points including a triple in that first half. But right now France lead this one 42-25 as the French team come back to the floor. their leading scorer, Alicia Tornabes, 12 points, seven rebounds, has had a very, very impressive first half of basketball. Second half action underway here in La Palma. France 42, Belgium 25 here in the bronze medal game for the 2025 under 18 Euro basket women for Burke throws it away. Tornabes scoops it up. Broleron with the lead out pass. Just a little bit too much on that one from Broleron. Zunier could not quite catch up with it. Pal hands it off. Chinskis can only throw it back into the hands of Zunier. Roller on for three in the corner. That’s short. Ver gets caught in coughing corner. No double team though. Pounces on her. Pals. Lovely show and go from Vchinskus on the pick and roll but Oto helped down. Brolar. Awkward looking shot. Massively off target for Brolar. Stolen away though. Oto leads out to Zunier for two. A game high. 19-point lead for France as they look to slip this game into cruise control here early in the third. What do Belgium have left in the tank? Inside to Vilchinskus. Good ball movement. VerK for three. Rebound pulled down by Tornabes. Just one rebound away from her double double now. Zunier in for another easy two. Six points for Zunier and Belgium looking a little bit lost here. Not been able to really reset and find a plan B in the halftime locker room as of yet. Oto comes back out. Six on the shot clock. Otto for three. That’s short. Scramble for the rebound. Zunier with the rebound as she’ll draw the foul. And France really picking up where they left off. And that will see coach Francois have to call a timeout very early in this third quarter. His team trail by 21. It’s now or ever. Well, France really coming out of the blocks at a rate of knots here in this third quarter. They look strong in that second quarter. They’ve kept their foot on the gas here early and that has enabled them to open up this 21point lead. Not quite insurmountable, but certainly a big ask now for Belgium. Zunier way short with her first free throw of the evening. 100% in all her previous games. Gets a second to go. Lanch can’t hold on to it. It’s dropped out of bounds. Oto feeds Tornabes inside and Tornabes up to 14 points now as France continue to pile on the pain for Belgium. Stolen away. Broleron will launch herself down the floor and an easy two off the glass for the 16year-old. her second field goal of the game. Has five assists and three steals though. Another steal for France as they pour down the floor once more. Oto looking to go to work. Ba will be called for the foul. Zunier will come out of the game. Strong phase here in the third quarter for Zunier. L replaces her on the floor. Tornabes in and out with that shot and a scramble. And this is the sign of a strong team. They lead by 26, but they are still chasing every possession as if it’s a one-point ball game. Bentumi comes into the game for O. Baseline ball for France. hands it back. That will be a double dribble from La. knocked out of bounds off the hands of Vond Stratton. So it will be French ball on the baseline. Now Lubans will come into the action for France. Roller into the corner. La for three. That’s short. Jacko Jacko with a strong rebound. Bat blasts away inside. Kicks it out wide open. That’s very heavy from Dupont. Lupans all the way to the glass. It’s good stand by Czecho Chako. Off the glass. No good. Knocked out of bounds though. And the game has become a little fragmented, a little disjointed as Belgium are left scrambling to try and find a way back in. Tornese heads to the bench. She has her double double. 14 points and 11 rebounds as well as three assists, a steal and a block. Another killer statline for the French superstar. Benumi adds to her tally now as well. Eight points personal for Benumi as well as seven rebounds. on track for a double double. Foul’s going to be called here I think on Dupon uh sorry on Ben Tumi. Dup heading to the line makes her first free throw of the tournament. Lai Dupon goes two from two takes her personal tally to four. France still hold an impressive 26point lead as Belgium drop into this 2-3 zone. Brolar loses her footing and throws it away. Chase the full length of the floor for Perez to get her first point of the game. Brolar wide open on the wing, comes up short. Dolster will pick up the loose ball. Offensive foul will be called as she throws an elbow. As Ba comes in, there’s the elbow. Fortunate it hits Bat in the chest and not the chin. Brolar comes out of the action, heads to the bench with four points and five assists as well as three steals as coach Bordeaux keeps rotating his team, keeps them fresh, keeps them locked in on closing this game out. Shot clock down to seven. Batted away. Luban says, “Do not bring that in here.” Belgium will have possession on the baseline. It’s a quick first step, but Luban stays with the play, swats it away. Jo heavyhanded. Samplo comes back out and resets the offense for France. Baseline cut is well read by Dupont. She steals it away and Slo will be called for the blocking foul. Wrong place, wrong time really for the French guard. off the glass for two. Strong play by Perez. Haven’t seen a huge amount of her in this tournament. Averaging less than 6 minutes a game, but that is a smart play by Kalia Perez. Timeout’s going to be called here as coach Bordeaux just wants to talk things over. 2 minutes 45 left in the third quarter. France lead this one 53-31 over Belgium. Heading back to the floor. Perez with a chance to complete the three-point play as Belgian try and scrape and scrap their way back into this bronze medal game. Can’t get the third the uh free throw to go. It remains a 22point lead for France. They were up by 28 earlier in this quarter. That’s why coach Bordeaux called the time out. Big rebound by Chako Jacko. BS it out. Looks to attack. Hands it off to Perez. Perez goes again. won’t roll this time. Benumi with the rebound and draws the foul. Dupont called for that foul. Little over two minutes left in this third quarter. Belgium still sitting in that 2-3 zone. Samplo pulls up at the elbow. Little flat but rebound by Galstra. Jackojako is going to be called for the foul. Overly aggressive against Dalra. Third personal foul for Jo. And that is both France and Belgium into the penalty now. Samplo down to Dalra. Shot clock down to three. Foul’s going to be called if it’s on Jacko. Jacko. That will be her fourth. I think it is. And that is a problem for coach Francois now. He’ll have to surely make the change. He will. Lchinskus will come back in as Jackoch will have to head to the bench. Galstra now at the line for two. The first is good. Won’t get the second to go though. France will knock it out of bounds off the knee of the Burke. So it’ll be French ball hands it back to Slo. illegal screen from Dalstra as really Samplo didn’t really help her out. Just kept crossing over, crossing over and Dalra no chance there kind of threw away that foul for her. That will see her head to the bench now with her third personal foul as Alicia Tornabes comes back in. 14 points, 11 rebounds. looking to build on that stat line as well as try and lead her team to the bronze medal. Ba nice little crossover. Vilchinska short corner comes up short. Bentumi looks to hand it away. He does so to Samplo. Drive inside. La soft touch not soft enough but draws the foul. 55 seconds left in this third quarter. La heading to the line for two as she blasts along the baseline. First trip to the free throw line this evening for Tel Mole as Gusar comes in for Lubaz baseline. impound. Catch and shoot in the slot. In and out. Vchinskus chases the rebound down. Belgium look to build again. Very cool for the travel. as this without doubt has been a quarter to forget for Belgium. They’ve only scored six points in this third quarter after scoring only eight in the second. Credit to France’s tenacious highlevel defense. Samplo steps through off the glass for two. Wonderful play Manor Samplo. Second field goal of the game for her. Vchinska swatted Tornabes. Ah, she’ll get it away. No, it’s been waved away after the buzzer. Big defensive play to close out the third quarter from Tornabes. Look at her. Meets her at the rim and bats it away. And that will be the end of the third quarter here. She hasn’t let go. You can see she’s not even really jumped and the red lights come on. Great call by the official. End of the third quarter. It’s France 58, Belgium 31. France marching their way to the bronze medal here in La Palma. What a night of basketball ahead of us. This is what it’s all about. It’s been all about thriving under pressure. You have to prove that you can finish. High arc. Marcelonus driving in. Enter the lane. And it off the bonus. What a rejection. It is undeniable. They win the Euro basketball title. Welcome back to the final quarter of this bronze medal game in La Palma and France really have shown us in really the last 20 minutes of basketball. Why they are considered one of the best teams in this tournament really does show you how good Spain had to be yesterday to take that win. France lead by 27 points. A miracle needed for Belgium now for them to leave the tournament with the third place medal. Linskus down low. Whips it through to the weak side for Burke will attack the basket. Not this time. Tornabes with the 12th rebound of the game. Ball thrown away by Lunch. Samplo kicks it out. Gusar tries to feed Tornabes. It’s deflected out of bounds by Vilchinskus. Samplo uses the screen has to come back out. Tornabes long two. That’s heavy-handed. Pal’s ends up on the floor, but Oto ends up with the ball. Guanabi will draw the foul from Pal’s. Foul will be on the floor though, so it’ll be a sideline for France. In fact, sorry, my mistake. Here we go. 30-point lead now for France. Lunch. Ball in hand, stolen away. Oto with good quick hands. The long wingspan. Jon steals it away. Clear the runway. Oh, a twohanded throw down. Alicia Torby is putting some sauce on this game. What a play. That’s what we’ve been waiting for. That’s what the fans have been waiting for. That is why they are raving around the world. Look at her clear the way. Throws it down with two hands. Big play in the bronze medal game. Look how pumped Samplo was. Broler on now Lanch tries to thread the eye of the needle. It’s deflected out of bounds I think off a a French leg. So it will be Belgium ball on the baseline. Fontaine fades away. No good this time. Broler into the low block. Gets it back but drops it out of bounds. Wasn’t a best pass out from Oto. Cornabes will come out of the game 19 points, 12 rebounds, and even more smiles after this huge breakaway jam. That is the future of women’s basketball right there. Lanch trying to find a way through, but the French defense has been relentless in this game. Foul’s going to be called as Inguanab will head to the line for two. Ver called for the foul. Belgium will make some changes. and at the line for free throws. Gets the first to go. One from two on her first trip. How will she fare this time? Goes one from two again. And Ver almost has it stolen away. She does as Dalstra picks up the loose ball. A 33point lead now for France as they are cruising their way to the bronze medal. And Broler with the score this time. Another steal and another breakaway. and Guanabi is blocked this time for for Burk and O will be called for the foul. And timeout’s been called here in La Palma. France lead this one 66-31. A bronze medal looks like it’s heading the way of Leblau. 6 minutes 15 seconds left in this bronze medal game. France with a commanding 35point lead. A little shovel shot. No good. Brolar hands it away. Grous. Broleron for three in the slot. Heavily contested though. That will end up as a scramble. Gar comes away with it. Zunier a little heavy with that one. Dupont now hands it to a gliding Vilchinskus as she slices through the lane. Six points in today’s game for Lara Vilchinskus. That one off the foot. So a fresh 14 for France. Fontaine kicks it away. Brother on off the glass. Dalstra. Another offensive rebound. Fifth of the night. And Guav misses the three. hit a twoon-one break, but Bat slows it down. Fontaine won’t take the three, instead goes inside. Vilchinskis will attack the basket and get the score. Eight points, eight rebounds now for the Belgium. Big Zun comes up short. That one’s off Dalstra and will be Belgium ball on the sideline in front of their own bench. France still with a commanding 31-point lead under four and a half minutes to play. Grous and Junier will come out of the game. One of the players to come back in as is Lor. Fontaine for three. High rebound pulled down by Dupon. Smart play as La will be called for the foul. dumped inside. Great take by Vchinskus. Another good finish for her. Rodon tries to feed a pass down into the low block. Manages it but ultimately the ball is lost. Dupont goes straight to the bucket. Strong move. Looks to grab her own rebound but knocks it off French hand for a Belgium ball. Vchinskus turns the corner, draws the foul from Dalstra. Fourth foul on Cla Dalstra now. Just a little quick first step off the fake of the handoff. Enough to create that separation. Vilchinska sat the line for two. Second trip of the night for her. First is good. Won’t get the second to go though. Brolar back out to Inguanab. She battles away to the glass, draws another foul. Another trip to the free throw line for Enuab. Her third trip of the night. She’s two from four so far this evening. First is off target. 3 minutes and 25 left in this game as France are cruising their way at the moment towards that bronze medal. The second is good. B it to the weak side and has to come back out. Shot clock down to five. Dupont trying to find a way through. It’s not there. Unbelievably, she gets the shot away and it catches the rim and she gets her own offensive rebound. Foul’s going to be called on Dalstra. That will be the end of Cla Dalstra’s game. Foul number five. She heads out of the tournament with 11 points, seven rebounds, a steal, and a block. receives appreciation from her teammates and the French fans here courtside. Ochinskus at the line for two. hits the first and the second is good. That means she’ll definitely finish the tournament averaging double double points as she has 11 points today as well as eight rebounds. A couple more rebounds and she’ll be averaging a double double across the tournament. Lara Kilchinskus, but that might be the last we see of her. Broleron now brings it up over the half. France’s lead has been trimmed somewhat. It is now 27. It was 35, but understandably France have taken their foot off the gas a little bit here in the fourth quarter. Guanab great move, but the finish not quite delicate enough. Dupont drives inside. doesn’t get her angles right and doesn’t reestablish herself. So, it’ll be French ball on the baseline. Samplo Benumi for three. Big three ball. Alana Benumi hit 50% prior to today’s game is 50% in today’s game and now has 11 points but explosive drive to the basket draws the foul off Samplo himself a trip to the free throw line for the bonus. won’t convert the bonus. Big rebound. Jo gets the put back too. First points of the game for Chako Chiako. And the roll is good. Gets the score. And right now only Grusar is without points for the French team. Every other player has registered points in today’s game. Similar for the Belgian team to be fair. It’s only Fontaine who hasn’t troubled the box score. Perez almost gets it to go. Pentumi once again sacrifices herself to the hardwood as Samplo bursts down the floor. A little not quite on target with that little soft right hander. Final minute now of this third place game as France are marching their way to their sixth ever bronze medal in this competition. and it will be their 17th medal in total having three golds, eight silvers, and what will now be six bronze medals. The French legacy continues to impress. They’re just going to be two medals behind Spain in the alltime medal chart. Jacko Jacko with the loose ball rebound. Dumps it inside. B trying to find a scene to attack. Catch and shoot. Fontaine off right. Perez backs it out. Belgium will go again. Perez with a soft right hand. I’ve been very impressed. Talia Perez a limited minutes but has certainly made the most of them. Six points in this bronze medal game and that’s dropped out of bounds. So it’ll be a Belgium ball on the baseline. French fans enjoying themselves as they cheer on the last few seconds of their team walking towards this year’s bronze medal. It’s been a hell of a tournament for this French team blasted their way through the group stage and the round of 16 and the quarterfinal. It was only the semi-final where they came unstuck, but a huge game from coach Bordeaux and his team as France secured the bronze medal of the 2025 under 18 women’s Euro basket. A huge comeback performance here today and the fifth, sorry, sixth bronze medal in this tournament for France as they will leave the tournament on a high. Plenty of smiles as the players exchange high fives. A tournament from Belgium that they could be proud of as well. Managed to get to their semi-final unbeaten yesterday, but came unstuck and faced a an angry French team tonight. And France walk away with a bronze medal, winning this one 7247 over Belgium. And France now will celebrate a positive ending to this tournament. Heartbreak yesterday, losing out to Spain after a slow start, but joy today as they come away with a bronze medal. And that wraps up our game. France 72, Belgium 47. Our final is less than an hour away. Make sure you don’t go anywhere. as Finland will look to complete the fairy tale against the powerhouse favorites that is Spain. The final coming up very very shortly. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat. Thank you. Heat. Hey, Heat. Hey, hey, hey.

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00:11:421st quarter
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