Lithuania defeated Great Britain by a final score of 80-69 to open the 2011 EuroBasket.

Rimantas Kaukenas had 16 points on eight shots to lead Lithuania.

Jonas Valanciunas played in just four minutes while collecting two rebounds and failing to attempt a shot.

Luol Deng had 25 points and 10 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes for Great Britain. Joel Freeland had 14 points.

Enes Kanter had 14 points on nine shots and seven rebounds in Turkey's 79-56 win over Portugal in their first game of 2011 EuroBasket.

Hedo Turkoglu had 14 points.

Despite 22 points and nine rebounds from Andrea Bargnani, Serbia defeated Italy by a final score of 80-68 in their first game of the 2011 EuroBasket.

Milos Tedosic and Milenko Tepic each scored 15 points for Serbia, who had a +14 assist margin.

Danilo Gallinari scored 15 points on nine shots.

Tony Parker scored 31 points and logged seven assists in France's 89-78 win over Latvia in their first game of the 2011 EuroBasket.

Boris Diaw, Mickael Gelable, Nicolas Batum and Joakim Noah each finished in double-figures.

Janis Blums had 32 points and six assists for Latvia.

Nick Calathes had 13 points and seven rebounds to help lead Greece to a 76-67 win over Bosnia in their first game of 2011 EuroBasket.

Kosta Koufos had 10 points and 10 rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench.

Zaza Pachulia led Georgia to an 81-59 win over Belgium in their first game of the 2011 EuroBasket.

Pachulia had 16 points, while Viktor Sanikidze and Tornike Shengelia each had 13 points.

With a dominant performance on the glass where they outrebounded Ukraine by a +13 margin, Russia pulled out a 73-64 win in their first game of the 2011 EuroBasket.

Andrei Kirilenko had 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points on just 14 shots as Germany defeated Israel by a final score of 91-64.

Chris Kaman pitched in 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Robin Benzing had 12 points. Germany outrebounded Israel by a margin of +14.

Guy Pnini led Israel with 20 points.

Spain defeated Poland by a final score of 83-78 in their first game of the 2011 EuroBasket.

The game was far closer than most expected as Spain is the tournament's heavy favorite.

Pau Gasol scored 29 points on just 12 shots from the floor, while Juan Carlos Navarro had 23 points. Marc Gasol had 16 points and seven rebounds.

Ricky Rubio was 0-for-5 from the floor and failed to record an assist in 16 minutes.

Poland was led by 18 points and seven assists from Thomas Kelati, who was an All-Pac-10 First Team selection from Washington State in 2005.

Rodney Purvis has eliminated Louisville altogether from his list of school he's considering just a few months after he pulled his verbal commitment from the school.

Purvis is now considering Connecticut, Memphis, Missouri, N.C. Central, N.C. State, Ohio State, Virginia Commonwealth and Virginia.

Purvis is one of the top shooting guards in the country.

“Instead of rushing into another decision,” Purvis said. “I get to sit down and talk with the coaches more. Gain relationships with every coach on the staff. Just get a good feel for the campuses ... and see what fits my style of play the best.”