Turkey started their way, thanks to a good game on the rebounds and a large number of missed attempts by the Lithuanian defenders. After the dunk of Sinan Guler his team lead 14:6. "Three" performed by Renaldas Seibutis allowed to catch up with three "eyes" (11:14).

In another ten minutes Darjus Lavrinovic made all three of his three-pointers and finally put Lithuania up 24:23 for their first lead of the game.

In the third quarter representatives of Baltic nation controlled the pace of the game, as if waiting for the last part. As a result, Lithuania enjoyed a deserved victory.