EuroBasket 2015 TV schedule, teams & scores updates

Germany superstar Dirk Nowitzki among the NBA players participating in EuroBasket 2015. (Photo of FIBA.com)

The Eurobasket 2015 tournament has begun! The basketball competition cuts down the candidates for the 2016 Olympics next month in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Thus far, four teams has scure a spot: Brazil, the host nation; the United States, who won the 2014 FIBA world cup; Australia, who topped New Zealand for FIBA Oceania's bid; and Nigeria, who won AfroBasket 2015.

EuroBasket preliminary group plays are divided between Berlin, Germany; Zagreb, Croatia; Riga, Latvia; and Montpellier, France.

Group play schedule

All times Eastern

Saturday, Sept. 5

Czech Republic 80, Estonia 57
Poland 68, Bosnia-Herzegovina 64
Germany 71, Iceland 65
Netherlands 73, Georgia 72
Israel 76, Russia, 73
Latvia 78, Belgium 63
Serbia 80, Spain 70
Greece 85, Macedonia 65

Lithuania vs. Ukraine, 2:30 p.m.
France vs. Finland, 3 p.m.
Italy vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
Croatia vs. Slovenia, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 6

Estonia vs. Belgium, 8:30 a.m.
Netherlands vs. Macedonia, 9 a.m.
Serbia vs. Germany, 9 a.m.
Russia vs. Poland, 9 a.m.
Latvia vs. Lithuania, 11:30 a.m.
Finland vs. Israel, 11:30 a.m.
Iceland vs. Italy, noon
Slovenia vs. Georgia, noon
Ukraine vs. Czech Republic, 2:30 p.m.
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. France, 3 p.m.
Turkey vs. Spain, 3 p.m.
Greece vs. Croatia, 3 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 7

Lithuania vs. Belgium, 8:30 a.m.
Finland vs. Russia, 9 a.m.
Israel vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, 11:30 a.m.
Czech Republic vs. Latvia, 11:30 a.m.
Ukraine vs. Estonia, 2:30 p.m.
France vs. Poland, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 8

Serbia vs. Iceland, 8:30 a.m.
Slovenia vs. Netherlands, 9 a.m.
Germany vs. Turkey, 11:45 a.m.
Georgia vs. Greece, noon
Spain vs. Italy, 3 p.m.
Croatia vs. Macedonia, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 9

Belgium vs. Czech Republic, 8:30 a.m.
Turkey vs. Serbia, 8:30 a.m.
Greece vs. Slovenia, 9 a.m.
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Finland, 9 a.m.
Latvia vs. Ukraine, 11:30 a.m.
Poland vs. Israel, 11:30 a.m.
Italy vs. Germany, 11:45 a.m.
Macedonia vs. Georgia, noon
Estonia vs. Lithuania, 2:30 p.m.
Netherlands vs. Croatia, 3 p.m.
Iceland vs. Spain, 3 p.m.
Russia vs. France, 3 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 10

Ukraine vs. Belgium, 8:30 a.m.
Serbia vs. Italy, 8:30 a.m.
Finland vs. Poland, 9 a.m.
Slovenia vs. Macedonia, 9 a.m.
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Russia, 11:30 a.m.
Latvia vs. Estonia, 11:30 a.m.
Germany vs. Spain, 11:45 a.m.
Georgia vs. Croatia, noon
Czech Republic vs. Lithuania, 2:30 p.m.
Turkey vs. Iceland, 3 p.m.
Israel vs. France, 3 p.m.
Greece vs. Netherlands, 3 p.m.

Round of 16

Saturday, Sept. 12

Game 1, second seed in Group B vs. third seed in Group A, 6 a.m.
Game 2, first seed in Group C vs. fourth seed in Group D, 8:30 a.m.
Game 3, first seed in Group A vs. fourth seed in Group B, 12:30 p.m.
Game 4, second seed in Group D vs. third seed in Group C, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 13

Game 5, first seed in Group B vs. fourth seed in Group A, 6 a.m.
Game 6, second seed in Group C vs. third seed in Group D, 8:30 a.m.
Game 7, second seed in Group A vs. third seed in Group B, 12:30 p.m.
Game 8, first seed in Group D vs. fourth seed in Group C, 3 p.m.

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, Sept. 15

Game 1, winner of semifinals Game 1 vs. winner of Game 2, 12:30 p.m.
Game 2, winner of Game 3 vs. winner of Game 4, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 16

Game 3, winner of Game 5 vs. winner of Game 6, 12:30 p.m.
Game 4, winner of Game 7 vs. winner of Game 8, 3 p.m.

Semifinals

Thursday, Sept. 17

Consolation game 1, loser of quarterfinals Game 1 vs. loser of Game 2, 10 a.m.
Consolation game 2, loser of Game 3 vs. loser of Game 4, 12:30 p.m.
Game 1, winner of Game 1 vs. winner of Game 2, 3 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 18

Fifth-place game, loser of Consolation Game 1 vs. loser of Consolation Game 2, 12:30 p.m.
Game 2, winner of quarterfinals Game 3 vs. winner of Game 4, 3 p.m.

Finals

Sunday, Sept. 20
Third-place game, loser of semifinals Game 1 vs. loser of Game 2, 8 a.m.
Championship game, winner of semifinals Game 1 vs. winner of Game 2, 1 p.m.