Slovenia

Guard Domen Lorbek: "This was another crazy game for us. We were down 15 points and we lost our captain Rasho Nesterovic. We knew we had to play for him and we showed character. The key was our defense although we were lucky in the end."

Coach Ales Pipan: "I have to congratulate my players, they put their hearts on the court tonight. Tonight's win is the biggest gift we could give to our fans here in Alicante. I now hope that we don't stop there."

France

Coach Claude Bergeaud: "This was a tough game but it's good for us because we will learn from it. We started well and controlled the game early on but we lost our focus when Rasho Nesterovic was thrown out and in the crucial minutes we had little energy on both offense and defense."