ALLAN THE MAN

The race to the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup is over in Europe. France have led a parade of six teams into next year's tournament as winners of the EuroBasket for the first time.

Les Bleus beat Lithuania 80-66 in the Final on Sunday night in Ljubljana, and Tony Parker was announced as the MVP of the competition.

Enjoy the top 5 plays from the final day of action at EuroBasket 2013. 

France finally captured their elusive first continental crown by beating Lithuania 80-66 to win EuroBasket 2013 and will head to the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup as European champions.

Nicolas Batum led the way for the French with 17 points, six rebounds and two steals while Boris Diaw added 15 points, six rebounds and four assists and Tony Parker finished with 12 points.

Will France and Tony Parker finally capture their first European title or will Lithuania be celebrating their fourth EuroBasket crown ten years after winning their last gold medal?

GAME SCHEDULE: (PHL Time) 

11:30 PM - September 22 - BATTLE FOR THIRD PLACE: Spain vs Croatia

3:00 AM - September 23 - FINALS: France vs Lithuania

Lithuania are in the EuroBasket final for the fifth time - and first since the 2003 title - knocking off Croatia 77-62 to set up a date with either France to decide ultimate EuroBasket 2013 glory.

Croatia will fight for their third bronze medal after 1993 and 1995.

There's no such thing as a sure-bet in international hoops this summer as teams try to qualify for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Time and time again, national sides have sprung upsets. It's happened in Asia, Africa, the Americas and on Friday, another major surprise happened in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at EuroBasket 2013.

Latvia, Serbia and Lithuania opened the second phase of EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia with victories on Wednesday as teams tried to step up their bids to reach the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

LATVIA vs UKRAINE Game Highlights (VIDEO)

The Latvians lowered the boom on Ukraine in the first Group E game of the day, 85-51. The Baltic side, who finished third in Group B and carried no victories into the Second Round since none of the teams they beat advanced, got into a shooting rhythm early and opened a 24-11 lead.