France defeated Russia by a final score of 79-71 to advance to the finals of the 2011 EuroBasket, where they will meet Spain.
Tony Parker had 22 points and four steals to lead France, while Nicolas Batum scored 19 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists.
Joakim Noah had seven points and eight rebounds.
Russia was led again by Andrei Kirilenko, who scored 21 points.