After Spanish defeat, Finch vows to learn lessons against Serbia

GREAT Britain coach Chris Finch believes his side are taking momentum into a crunch final EuroBasket group match with Serbia.

YES WE CAN: Great Britain coach Chris Finch admitted his was proud of his team - and claimed they had nothing to fear from final group opponents Serbia

Finch was upbeat despite seeing his side come within just a few points of shocking world champions Spain in Warsaw.

But despite the 84-76 defeat - Great Britain were ahead by five points in the closing stages of the final quarter - he insists all is still good.

And a win over Serbia on Wednesday - who beat Spain but lost to Slovenia in their other group games - would be enough to progress to quarter-finals.

"We played with a lot of heart and determination but again we just kind of ran out of gas at the wrong time," said Finch.

"One thing I know about our guys is that we're going to compete every time we step out on the floor.

"Everything is new for us at this level but we are learning fast and I thought we did a much better job competing at every single play than we did against Slovenia.

"Nobody else in the gym would give us a chance to win, so we had to do it ourselves.

"But at the end of the day it's about getting wins and we need a victory to get to the next round, so it's disappointing in that sense.

"However, I'm proud of the way we played and the way we represent the jersey that we wear."

Finch also believes Serbia will represent a major physical test but claims his inexperienced side have nothing to fear - and nothing to lose.

"I always said this level in particular would be a big learning curve and we are learning a lot quickly," he added.

"The key now is how quick we put into play what we've learnt. We are going to use every lesson we have learnt as it's going to be an unbelievably physical battle.

"I told our guys it could come down to one game. It's right there for us to take."