2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Season2019
Dates15–17 February 2019
Teams4
Regular season
Season MVPNorth Macedonia Jordan Theodore (AEK)
Finals
ChampionsGreece AEK (1st title)
  Runners-upBrazil Flamengo
Records
Highest scoringJordan Dar Tucker (San Lorenzo) 37
(final four)
North Macedonia Jordan Theodore (ΑΕΚ) 22 (in the final)
2017
2020

The 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 28th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament took place from 15 to 17 February 2019. The tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Carioca Arena 1.[1][2]

Format

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The tournament was held under a Final Four format, played by four teams, and included a third-place game.[3]

Teams

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The tournament was contested by four teams. The NBA opted to send the G League champions, rather than send the NBA champions.[4]

Team Qualification Qualified date Participation
(bold indicates winners)
Argentina San Lorenzo Winners of the 2018 FIBA Americas League 25 March 2018 Debut
Greece AEK Winners of the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League 6 May 2018 Debut
United States Austin Spurs Winners of the 2017–18 NBA G League 10 April 2018 Debut
Brazil Flamengo Host team 1 (2014)

Venue

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When the event was announced, it was also announced that the game would be played at the Carioca Arena 1, the home arena of the tournament's host club, Flamengo. Carioca Arena 1 is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The arena was opened in 2016, and it has a seating capacity of 6,000 people for basketball games.

Rio de Janeiro
2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Brazil)
Carioca Arena 1
Capacity: 6,000

Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 February
 
 
Argentina San Lorenzo64
 
17 February
 
Greece AEK86
 
Greece AEK86
 
15 February
 
Brazil Flamengo70
 
Brazil Flamengo90
 
 
United States Austin Spurs58
 
Third place game
 
 
17 February
 
 
Argentina San Lorenzo77
 
 
United States Austin Spurs59

Semifinals

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15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
Semifinal
San Lorenzo Argentina 64–86 Greece AEK Athens Rio de Janeiro
18:00 (UTC-3) Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 13–27, 28–23, 10–18
Pts: Tucker 17
Rebs: Anthony 9
Asts: Calfani 5
Steals: Aguirre & Calfani 2
Blocks: Anthony 6
PIR: Anthony 25
Box Score Pts: James & Šakota 15
Rebs: James 8
Asts: Xanthopoulos 5
Steals: Griffin 3
Blocks: James 1
PIR: James 22
Arena: Carioca Arena 1
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (Puerto Rico), Boris Krejič (Slovenia), Omar Bermúdez Mariscal (Mexico)
15 February 2019 Flamengo Brazil 90–58 United States Austin Spurs Carioca Arena 1
21:00 (UTC-3) Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 24–14, 23–11, 23–18
Pts: Balbi 19
Rebs: Nesbitt 10
Asts: Balbi 6
Box Score Pts: 10 Huestis
Rebs: 7 Bader & Brimah
Asts: 3 McCamey, Rundles, & Green
Referees: Michael Weiland (Canada), Yohan Rosso (France), Carsten Straube (Germany)

Third place game

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17 February 2019 San Lorenzo Argentina 77–59 United States Austin Spurs Carioca Arena 1
15:00 (UTC-3) Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 14–15, 31–18, 16–14
Pts: Tucker 20
Rebs: Calfani 10
Asts: Aguirre 7
Box Score Pts: 18 Green
Rebs: 10 Brimah
Asts: 4 Green
Referees: Omar Bermúdez Mariscal (Mexico), Boris Krejic (Slovenia),Carsten Straube (Germany)

Final

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17 February 2019 (2019-02-17)
Final
AEK Athens Greece 86–70 Brazil Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
18:00 (UTC-3) Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 22–14, 21–22, 23–15
Pts: Theodore 22
Rebs: James 7
Asts: Theodore 5
Steals: Theodore & Sant-Roos 3
Blocks: Hunter, James & Mačiulis 1
PIR: Theodore 25
Box Score Pts: Varejão 21
Rebs: Varejão11
Asts: Balbi 8
Steals: Mineiro 2
Blocks: Varejão 2
PIR: Varejão28
Arena: Carioca Arena 1
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (Puerto Rico), Michael Weiland (Canada), Yohan Rosso (France)


2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup champions
Greece
AEK Athens

(1st title)

Final standings

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Team
Greece AEK
Brazil Flamengo
Argentina San Lorenzo
4 United States Austin Spurs

Final Four MVP

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References

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  1. ^ La FIBA Intercontinental Cup ritorna al formato Final Four (in Italian).
  2. ^ FIBA Intercontinental Cup to reportedly go back to a Final Four format.
  3. ^ New FIBA Intercontinental Cup trophy unveiled ahead of showcase event in Rio.
  4. ^ "NBA G League champions Austin Spurs highlight revamped four-team FIBA Intercontinental Cup". FIBA. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ AEK beat Flamengo in Final to win FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
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