Following a day off, a couple of the top teams will be back on the court with six EuroBasket games scheduled on Saturday. Spain and Greece, two of the top teams in the competition, will be in action after not playing on Friday.
EuroBasket schedule 2013: Spain and Greece among the team in action on Saturday
EuroBasket continues on Saturday with a six-game schedule.
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Spain, led by Marc Gasol and Ricky Rubio, will face Czech Republic in a battle of two 1-1 teams in Group C. Spain is coming off a 78-69 loss to Slovenia on Thursday. The Czech Republic also lost to Slovenia, before notching a 69-68 win against Poland. Saturday's game will be a battle of big men with Gasol and Jan Vesely matched up inside. Vesely has played well thus far, averaging 20 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.
Slovenia, which leads Group C with a perfect 2-0 record, will face 1-1 Georgia on Saturday. Greece is also 2-0 and has been one of the most impressive teams in the early going. It will attempt to remain undefeated when it takes on 0-2 Turkey. Turkey is led by Hedo Turkoglu. He’s averaging a team-high 10 points-per through two games.
Saturday’s games will be the first of three straight as all 12 teams will also play on Sunday and Monday. Here is a complete look at Saturday’s schedule. All six games can be watched online at ESPN 3.
Spain vs. Czech Republic, Group C, 8:30 a.m. ET
Russia vs. Sweden, Group D, 8:30 a.m.
Croatia vs. Poland, Group C, 11:45 a.m.
Italy vs. Finland, Group D, 11:45 a.m.
Georgia vs. Slovenia, Group C, 3 p.m.
Turkey vs. Greece, Group D, 3 p.m.
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