Miodrag Veskovic, Head Coach, Serbia and Montenegro

"We are very happy to have beaten the European Champions, and this was a special victory. France is a good team and you can learn a lot from the way they play basketball."

"The only way for us to win was to play good defense and rebound, and that is exactly what we did. We also had some luck in the final moments of the game."

"This win will give us strength for the rest of the competition."

Slobodanka Tuvic, Serbia and Montenegro

"We had a tough game yesterday against Poland and we are happy to win. We also have another hard game tomorrow against the Czech Republic."

Alain Jardel, Head Coach, France

"I think that Serbia and Montenegro have a better team than us. When you shoot so badly it is impossible to win. We made things compliacated and forgot the basics and this match proved that is the basics that allow you to win."

"The game against Poland is another day, another match."

Cathy Melain, France

"We lost this game but not because of the last moments. It's not over yet and we still have another 3 games in the group."

"We spent a lot of energy getting back into the game against a good team. You have to remember that they were better than us. We tried to get over the first quarter of the game which was a catastrophe."

"To blame the final moments of the match would be too easy of an excuse."