France

Ronny Turiaf: "We knew that Poland were a good team, perhaps the people here didn't but we definitely knew what we were up against. It was a tough game for us, it was a very interesting game for us, it was a learning experience. Poland are not here for nothing. They have 12 guys that play very hard for each other, that can shoot the ball very well and play tough on defense. When you have guys that play like that they are going to be successful."

Yakhouba Diawara: "We didn't have a good first half but we did some thinking and stepped up our defense in the third quarter. From then on we were able to attack their basket more comfortably."

Poland

Adam Wojcik: "We did our job which was to remain in the game for as long as possible. It was a pity that we missed wide open shots to allow France to keep their noses in front. It was a very tough game for us, France have very good players but I think we gave our best. Hopefully we can continue to play the same in our next games."

Coach Andreej Urlep: "I am very proud of players, I think they gave their all today and I would like to thank them. We didn't allow France to pull away until the fourth quarter, when they made the right decisions and we missed open shots."