France secures first Eurobasket title; Spurs' Tony Parker among champs

France won its first Eurobasket title with an 80-66 victory over Lithuania in Ljubljana on Sunday.

Having finished in the top four 13 times in the competition's history, France finally took the gold medal although it had to come from behind to secure its title.

Lithuania took a three-point lead in the first quarter, but Vincent Collett's men fought their way back into the game Cheap 2014mkoutlet Handbags

Both teams continued to score well but Lithuania were unable to stop Nicolas Batum, Boris Diaw and Tony Parker driving France forward Lebron On Sale Online.

Batum had 17 points, Diaw 15 and Parker 12 as they sealed victory.

Lithuania's Linas Kleiza finished as top scorer in the final with 20 points 2013 Hyperdunk Low Sale Online. Teammate Mantas Kalnietis added 19 points.

Meanwhile, defending champions Spain won third place, defeating Croatia 92-66 Wholesale Buy Lebron 11 Shoes.

The opening two quarters were tight, but Spain went in ahead at halftime after scoring 20 quick-fire points to lead 47-36.