Georgia beats Spain 82:76 in 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers

In the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers match in Tbilisi, Georgia’s national basketball team beat the current champion Spain 82:76 in overtime.

Tbilisi was jumping as Georgia took down reigning world champs Spain in their brand new arena! 😱🇬🇪

📺 Watch live games + extended highlights
➡️ https://t.co/EZ6XZQjrxP#FIBAWC | #WinForGeorgia pic.twitter.com/W22KBk0NOs

— FIBA Basketball World Cup (@FIBAWC) July 4, 2022

The main period finished in drew 67:67, while overtime ended with a historic victory for Georgia. The Georgian guard Rati Andronikashvili scored a layup and made a crucial three-pointer in the next possession to push the Georgian team’s lead. Spain lost for the first time in the World Cup Qualifiers.

GPB First Channel live-broadcasted the game.