RIGA, Latvia — Finland held off a Georgia fightback to win 93-79 and reach the semifinals of EuroBasket for the first time in its history Wednesday.

Mikael Jantunen led Finland with 19 points and Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen contributed 17 points and six rebounds.

The Finns also showcased their depth by scoring 44 points from the bench to Georgia’s four.

Finland led by 20 points in the third quarter before Georgia cut the deficit to six with just under eight minutes left in the fourth.

Toronto Raptors forward Sandro Mamukelashvili led Georgia with 22 points.

Coming off an upset of Nikola Jokic and Serbia, Finland surged into an early lead on strong three-point shooting and doubled up Georgia 30-15 early in the second quarter.

Highly-rated 18-year-old forward Miikka Muurinen, who

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