Lithuania beat Bosnia & Herzegovina, 78-73, in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 second round. Played at Active Vilnius Arena with tip-off scheduled for , the home side secured a win that lifts their qualifying record to 4-4 in Europe · Group J.
The quarter scores (20-23, 22-23, 19-12, 17-15) show a game Bosnia controlled through the first half before Lithuania broke it open in the third. The visitors reached halftime up four (46-42), but a 19-12 third quarter swung momentum back to Lithuania (61-58) and paved the way to the final margin.
Azuolas Tubelis led the home attack with 23 points on 10-for-18 shooting, while A. Marciulionis added 16 points and five assists with a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line.
On the visiting side, Jusuf Nurkić answered with 20 points —12-for-12 from the line despite 4-for-13 from the field— and Luka Garza contributed 14 points and seven rebounds.
Rebounding clearly favored Bosnia (40-29), but turnovers undermined their offense: 13 to Lithuania's eight. Lithuania were also steadier at the free-throw line (24-for-29, 82.8%) than Bosnia (22-for-28, 78.6%) in a game where neither team found much from deep —16.0% on threes for Lithuania and 21.7% for Bosnia—.
The result strengthens Lithuania's path in the fight for qualifying places in a Europe · Group J where they sat fifth at 3-4 before tip-off. Bosnia & Herzegovina drop to 3-5 and face a tougher outlook in a group still led by Turkey, Italy and Serbia.
