FIBA EuroBasket 1999 qualification
Qualification for the 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999 took place between 22 May 1996[1] and 28 February 1999.[2] A total of fourteen teams qualified for the tournament, joining hosts France and World Champions Yugoslavia.
Format
[edit]A total of 39 teams participated. Competition consisted of three stages:
- A Preliminary Round that consisted of six teams that competed in a round robin tournament that took place in Reykjavík, Iceland between 22 May and 26 May 1996.
- A Qualifying Round where the third, fourth and fifth teams from the Preliminary Round joined another thirteen teams. The sixteen teams where divided in four round robin groups of four teams each and each group competition took place in a different city. This stage was hosted by Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and Slovakia and took place between 23 May and 25 May 1997.
- A Semi-Final Round where the first and second teams from the Preliminary Round and from each of the four groups from the Qualifying Round joined another twenty teams. All thirty teams where then divided in five round robin groups of six teams each. This stage took place between 26 November 1997 and 27 February 1999 and competition consisted of home and away legs, taking place in each of the participating countries. The top two teams from each group plus the best four third-placed teams qualified for EuroBasket 1999.
Preliminary round
[edit]| Qualified for the Semi-Final Round | |
| Qualified for the Qualifying Round |
Times given below are in Western European Time (UTC±00:00).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark | 5 | 4 | 1 | 476 | 365 | +111 | 9 |
 Iceland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 413 | 381 | +32 | 8 |
 Ireland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 434 | 407 | +27 | 8 |
 Cyprus | 5 | 3 | 2 | 358 | 366 | −8 | 8 |
 Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 4 | 352 | 465 | −113 | 6 |
 Albania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 361 | 427 | −66 | 6 |
22 May 1996 16:00 |
| Albania | 65–99 | Denmark |
| Scoring by half: 25–49, 40–50 | ||
| Pts: Meli 19 Rebs: Mançe, Çapaliku 6 Asts: Kuqo 5 | Pts: Jerichow 24 Rebs: Andersen 8 Asts: Baek 9 | |
22 May 1996 18:00 |
| Cyprus | 84–73 | Ireland |
| Scoring by half: 33–36, 51–37 | ||
| Pts: Stylianides 19 Rebs: Soleas, Stylianides 6 Asts: Soleas, Stylianides 5 | Pts: Burke 22 Rebs: O'Connell 12 Asts: Fulton, O'Connell, Powell 3 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík |
22 May 1996 20:00 |
| Iceland | 96–63 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by half: 41–40, 55–23 | ||
| Pts: Örlygsson 31 Rebs: Bragason 15 Asts: Ingvarsson 7 | Pts: Feyder 16 Rebs: Wohl 10 Asts: Wohl 3 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Tony Colgan(IRL) |
23 May 1996 16:00 |
| Albania | 77–96 | Ireland |
| Scoring by half: 40–45, 37–51 | ||
| Pts: Kuqo 29 Rebs: Mema, Kuqo 4 Asts: Kuqo 6 | Pts: Powell 25 Rebs: O'Connell 12 Asts: Fulton 6 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík |
23 May 1996 18:00 |
| Denmark | 105–72 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by half: 44–37, 61–35 | ||
| Pts: Jerichow 18 Rebs: Sinding 11 Asts: Baek 7 | Pts: Feyder 22 Rebs: Wohl 7 Asts: Adam 6 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík |
23 May 1996 20:00 |
| Iceland | 70–61 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by half: 29–29, 41–32 | ||
| Pts: Örlygsson 16 Rebs: Bragason 9 Asts: Örlygsson 5 | Pts: Stylianides 19 Rebs: Soleas, Karayiannis 7 Asts: Kyriacou 4 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Fernand Hengel (LUX), Alexander Faassen (NED) |
24 May 1996 16:00 |
| Luxembourg | 74–71 | Albania |
| Scoring by half: 46–40, 28–31 | ||
| Pts: Feyder 30 Rebs: Gruskovnjak 8 Asts: Gruskovnjak 8 | Pts: Kuqo 24 Rebs: Çapaliku 10 Asts: Selmani 7 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík |
24 May 1996 18:00 |
| Denmark | 98–63 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by half: 39–35, 59–28 | ||
| Pts: Hjorth 23 Rebs: Jerichow 10 Asts: T. Pedersen 7 | Pts: Soleas, Antoniou 10 Rebs: Stylianides, Ashikalis, Antoniou 4 Asts: Stylianides 4 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík |
24 May 1996 20:00 |
| Iceland | 89–74 | Ireland |
| Scoring by half: 46–46, 43–28 | ||
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Alexander Faassen (NED), Jan Gjettermann (DEN) |
25 May 1996 16:00 |
| Luxembourg | 62–78 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by half: 32–36, 30–42 | ||
| Pts: Feyder 16 Rebs: Boever 8 Asts: Boever 3 | Pts: Karayiannis 17 Rebs: Kyriacou 9 Asts: Stylianides 8 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík |
25 May 1996 18:00 |
| Albania | 85–71 | Iceland |
| Scoring by half: 44–33, 41–38 | ||
| Pts: Kuqo 19 Rebs: Kuqo 9 Asts: Mema 5 | Pts: Örlygsson 16 Rebs: Bragason 13 Asts: Bragason, Hardarson, Skúlason 3 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Alexander Faassen (NED), Tony Colgan (IRL) |
25 May 1996 20:00 |
| Ireland | 78–76 | Denmark |
| Scoring by half: 39–39, 39–37 | ||
| Pts: Powell 27 Rebs: Tomidy 6 Asts: Donnelly, O'Connell 2 | Pts: Jerichow 27 Rebs: Andersen 10 Asts: Baek, Hjorth 3 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík |
26 May 1996 14:00 |
| Cyprus | 72–63 | Albania |
| Scoring by half: 50–30, 22–33 | ||
| Pts: Kyriacou 20 Rebs: Zachariou 7 Asts: Stylianides 9 | Pts: Selmani 12 Rebs: Mema 7 Asts: Selmani, Kuqo 4 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík |
26 May 1996 16:00 |
| Iceland | 87–98 | Denmark |
| Scoring by half: 40–51, 47–47 | ||
| Pts: Örlygsson 25 Rebs: Birgisson 9 Asts: Hardarson, Örlygsson, Arnarson 3 | Pts: Jerichow 23 Rebs: Jerichow 11 Asts: T. Pedersen 4 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Alexander Fassen (NED) |
26 May 1996 18:00 |
| Luxembourg | 81–115 | Ireland |
| Scoring by half: 41–66, 40–49 | ||
| Pts: Feyder 31 Rebs: Boever 6 Asts: Adam 7 | Pts: Lacey 20 Rebs: Callahan 11 Asts: Callahan 6 | |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík |
Qualifying round
[edit]| Qualified for the Semi-Final Round |
Group A (Nicosia, Cyprus)
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 154 | +76 | 6 |
 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 210 | 208 | +2 | 5 |
 Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 192 | −25 | 4 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 222 | −60 | 3 |
23 May 1997 |
| Cyprus | 57–61 | Austria |
| Scoring by half: 18–29, 39–32 | ||
| Pts: Stylianides 28 Rebs: Soleas 8 Asts: Stylianides, Michail 1 | Pts: Ašćerić 16 Rebs: Ašćerić 18 Asts: Fritz 2 | |
23 May 1997 |
| Czech Republic | 79–71 | Georgia |
| Scoring by half: 51–29, 28–42 | ||
| Pts: Vahala 16 Rebs: Trnka 10 Asts: Okáč 3 | Pts: Natsvlishvili 24 Rebs: Natsvlishvili 12 Asts: Chkheidze 2 | |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
24 May 1997 |
| Cyprus | 69–72 | Georgia |
| Scoring by half: 25–38, 44–34 | ||
| Pts: Stylianides 17 Rebs: Soleas 9 Asts: Stylianides 3 | Pts: Natsvlishvili 28 Rebs: Natsvlishvili 10 Asts: Khoshtaria 2 | |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
24 May 1997 |
| Austria | 46–68 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by half: 20–32, 26–36 | ||
| Pts: Ašćerić 12 Rebs: Ašćerić 6 Asts: Lovrek 2 | Pts: Okáč 22 Rebs: Okáč, Klapetek 7 Asts: Czudek 4 | |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
25 May 1997 |
| Cyprus | 37–89 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by half: 22–44, 15–45 | ||
| Pts: Zachariou 10 Rebs: Zachariou 6 Asts: Zachariou 1 | Pts: Trnka 16 Rebs: Okáč 14 Asts: Okáč 3 | |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
25 May 1997 |
| Georgia | 67–60 (OT) | Austria |
| Scoring by half: 34–31, 22–25 Overtime: 11–4 | ||
| Pts: Natsvlishvili 22 Rebs: Natsvlishvili 15 Asts: Tortladze 4 | Pts: Fritz 16 Rebs: Ašćerić, Moschik 7 Asts: Lovrek, Nusterer, Volcic, Ašćerić 2 | |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
Group B (Dublin, Ireland)
[edit]Times given below are in Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 208 | +31 | 6 |
 Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 235 | +31 | 5 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 225 | +1 | 4 |
 Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 265 | −62 | 3 |
23 May 1997 18:00 |
| Netherlands | 79–63 | Norway |
| Scoring by half: 41–25, 38–38 | ||
| Pts: Hammink 19 Rebs: Hammink 11 Asts: Hammink 3 | Pts: Bryn 14 Rebs: Bryn 9 Asts: Gjerde 5 | |
23 May 1997 20:00 |
| Ireland | 79–82 | Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 50–44, 29–38 | ||
| Pts: Tomidy 24 Rebs: Tomidy 11 Asts: O'Connell, Callahan 2 | Pts: Sappenberghs 15 Rebs: Struelens 9 Asts: Jaumin 4 | |
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
24 May 1997 18:00 |
| Belgium | 76–82 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 40–43, 36–39 | ||
| Pts: Struelens 23 Rebs: Struelens 13 Asts: Desaever 1 | Pts: Huijbens 25 Rebs: Huijbens 8 Asts: Faijdherbe 3 | |
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
24 May 1997 20:00 |
| Ireland | 78–65 | Norway |
| Scoring by half: 36–34, 42–31 | ||
| Pts: Tomidy 22 Rebs: O'Connell 11 Asts: Fulton, Maguire, O'Connell 1 | Pts: Bryn 17 Rebs: Sønsteby 7 Asts: Bryn 2 | |
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
25 May 1997 15:00 |
| Belgium | 108–75 | Norway |
| Scoring by half: 54–33, 54–42 | ||
| Pts: Stas 25 Rebs: Struelens 16 Asts: Jaumin, Bayer 3 | Pts: Bryn 27 Rebs: Sønsteby 10 Asts: Sønsteby 4 | |
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
25 May 1997 17:00 |
| Ireland | 69–78 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 29–35, 40–43 | ||
| Pts: Conlan 13 Rebs: Lacey, Tomidy 9 Asts: Conlan, Tomidy 1 | Pts: Hammink 23 Rebs: Huijbens 11 Asts: de Waard 4 | |
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Group C (Pezinok, Slovakia)
[edit]Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 185 | +44 | 6 |
 England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 267 | 208 | +59 | 5 |
 Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 223 | −24 | 4 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 266 | −79 | 3 |
23 May 1997 17:00 |
| Luxembourg | 64–108 | England |
| Scoring by half: 32–51, 32–57 | ||
| Pts: Horsmans 21 Rebs: Wohl 8 Asts: Adam, Schroeder, Wolter, Feyder 2 | Pts: Whyte 18 Rebs: Huggins 7 Asts: Bucknall 7 | |
23 May 1997 19:00 |
| Slovakia | 68–58 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by half: 30–30, 38–28 | ||
| Pts: Wimmer 19 Rebs: Petruška 12 Asts: Jakabovič 5 | Pts: Gojanovic 15 Rebs: Valis 6 Asts: Valis 2 | |
Hala Pezinok, Pezinok, Slovakia |
24 May 1997 17:00 |
| England | 85–63 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by half: 41–28, 44–35 | ||
| Pts: Bucknall 25 Rebs: Amaechi 8 Asts: Bucknall 2 | Pts: Gojanovic 15 Rebs: Gojanovic 6 Asts: Lamka 3 | |
Hala Pezinok, Pezinok, Slovakia |
24 May 1997 19:00 |
| Luxembourg | 53–80 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by half: 31–43, 22–37 | ||
| Pts: Feyder 23 Rebs: Boever 5 Asts: Adam 3 | Pts: Jakabovič 16 Rebs: Petruška 8 Asts: Jakabovič 6 | |
Hala Pezinok, Pezinok, Slovakia |
25 May 1997 16:00 |
| Switzerland | 78–70 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by half: 38–36, 40–34 | ||
| Pts: Gojanovic 21 Rebs: Thévenoz 8 Asts: Koller 4 | Pts: Feyder 31 Rebs: Horsmans 5 Asts: Adam 2 | |
Hala Pezinok, Pezinok, Slovakia |
25 May 1997 18:00 |
| Slovakia | 81–74 (OT) | England |
| Scoring by half: 27–35, 40–32 Overtime: 14–7 | ||
| Pts: Michail 30 Rebs: Petruška 11 Asts: Petruška 4 | Pts: Amaechi 17 Rebs: Amaechi 12 Asts: Baker, Bucknall 2 | |
Hala Pezinok, Pezinok, Slovakia Attendance: 1,000 |
Group D (Dej, Romania)
[edit]Times given below are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 293 | 229 | +64 | 5 |
 Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 264 | 217 | +47 | 5 |
 Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 223 | +16 | 5 |
 Wales | 3 | 0 | 3 | 192 | 223 | −31 | 3 |
23 May 1997 15:30 |
| Portugal | 101–75 | Finland |
| Scoring by half: 43–30, 58–45 | ||
| Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 30 Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 5 Asts: A. Selores Ramos, Rodrigues Neves, Oliveira Marçal 1 | Pts: Pehkonen 13 Rebs: Möttölä 2 Asts: Riihelä 1 | |
23 May 1997 18:00 |
| Romania | 113–68 | Wales |
| Scoring by half: 47–21, 66–47 | ||
| Pts: Popescu 22 Rebs: Popescu 11 Asts: Alexe 4 | Pts: Horrocks 22 Rebs: Stone 9 Asts: Hall 4 | |
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania |
24 May 1997 16:00 |
| Wales | 64–107 | Portugal |
| Scoring by half: 33–58, 31–49 | ||
| Pts: Walker 16 Rebs: Robbins 14 Asts: Horrocks 3 | Pts: Machado Gomes 17 Rebs: Oliveira Marçal 16 Asts: Dias da Silva 7 | |
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania |
24 May 1997 18:00 |
| Finland | 64–62 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 32–28 | ||
| Pts: Lehtonen 17 Rebs: Luhtanen 9 Asts: Luhtanen 5 | Pts: Palii 14 Rebs: Palii 13 Asts: Alecu 4 | |
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania |
25 May 1997 16:00 |
| Finland | 100–60 | Wales |
| Scoring by half: 51–25, 49–35 | ||
| Pts: Möttölä 22 Rebs: Riihelä 13 Asts: Lehtonen 4 | Pts: Stone 11 Rebs: Stone 5 | |
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania |
25 May 1997 18:00 |
| Romania | 89–85 | Portugal |
| Scoring by half: 50–36, 39–49 | ||
| Pts: Voinescu 23 Rebs: Ardelean 8 Asts: Stefan, Alexe 1 | Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 25 Rebs: Dias da Silva, Rodrigues Neves 3 Asts: Amorim dos Santos, Rodrigues Neves, Machado Gomes 1 | |
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania |
Semi-final round
[edit]| Qualified for EuroBasket 1999 |
Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovenia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 810 | 695 | +115 | 19 | |
 Greece | 10 | 7 | 3 | 853 | 704 | +149 | 17 | 1–1, +2 |
 Germany | 10 | 7 | 3 | 731 | 688 | +43 | 17 | 1–1, -2 |
 Bulgaria | 10 | 3 | 7 | 744 | 831 | −87 | 13 | |
| Slovakia | 10 | 2 | 8 | 690 | 792 | −102 | 12 | 1–1, +5 |
| Belgium | 10 | 2 | 8 | 728 | 775 | −47 | 12 | 1–1, -5 |
26 November 1997 18:45 |
| Greece | 76–79 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by half: 39–35, 37–44 | ||
| Pts: Alvertis 21 Rebs: Alvertis 8 Asts: Sigalas, Kalaitzis, Koronios, Oikonomou 2 | Pts: Tovornik 32 Rebs: Tušek 10 Asts: Gorenc 3 | |
26 November 1997 19:30 |
| Germany | 76–73 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 36–33, 40–40 | ||
| Pts: Rödl 21 Rebs: Welp 15 Asts: Rödl 4 | Pts: Natov, Minchev 19 Rebs: Petrov 9 Asts: Ravutsov 9 | |
26 November 1997 20:00 |
| Belgium | 75–68 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by half: 36–34, 39–34 | ||
| Pts: Desaever 27 Rebs: Struelens 14 Asts: Struelens 5 | Pts: Michalík 20 Rebs: Melus 9 Asts: Micuda 1 | |
29 November 1997 17:30 |
| Slovakia | 73–76 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 33–43, 40–33 | ||
| Pts: Toya 24 Rebs: Andruska 7 Asts: Wimmer, Timko 3 | Pts: Alvertis 21 Rebs: Alvertis 11 Asts: Koronios, Sigalas, Alvertis, Oikonomou 1 | |
29 November 1997 17:30 |
| Bulgaria | 86–82 (OT) | Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 37–32, 26–31 Overtime: 23-19 | ||
| Pts: Minchev 24 Rebs: Natov, Minchev 9 Asts: Ravutsov, Minchev 2 | Pts: Ibens 21 Rebs: Struelens 9 Asts: Desaever 3 | |
29 November 1997 18:00 |
| Slovenia | 75–71 | Germany |
| Scoring by half: 35–38, 40–33 | ||
| Pts: Tušek 23 Rebs: Tušek 10 Asts: Daneu, Alibegović, Tušek, Jagodnik, Gorenc 1 | Pts: Harnisch 16 Rebs: Harnisch, Rödl, Welp 5 Asts: Nürnberger, Rödl, Wucherer, Nees 1 | |
3 Dec 1997 18:00 |
| Slovakia | 70–101 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by half: 35–51, 35–50 | ||
| Pts: Andruska 24 Rebs: Andruska, Timko 6 Asts: Micuda 4 | Pts: Tovornik 28 Rebs: Tušek 11 Asts: Gorenc 3 | |
3 Dec 1997 18:45 |
| Greece | 92–62 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 45–24, 47–38 | ||
| Pts: Alvertis 23 Rebs: Rentzias 10 Asts: Chatzis 4 | Pts: Stoyanov 13 Rebs: Natov 7 Asts: Natov 4 | |
3 Dec 1997 20:00 |
| Belgium | 70–72 | Germany |
| Scoring by half: 37–29, 33–43 | ||
| Pts: Struelens 21 Rebs: Struelens 12 Asts: Desaever 4 | Pts: Harnisch 19 Rebs: Rödl 6 Asts: Rödl 3 | |
25 February 1998 17:00 |
| Bulgaria | 86–70 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by half: 39–30, 47–40 | ||
| Pts: Stoykov 21 Rebs: Natov 14 Asts: Ravutsov 6 | Pts: Micuda 18 Rebs: Micuda 6 Asts: Toya 3 | |
25 February 1998 19:30 |
| Germany | 74–71 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 29–37, 45–34 | ||
| Pts: Koch, Nees 12 Rebs: Rödl 8 Asts: Rödl, Koch 6 | Pts: Oikonomou, Koronios 14 Rebs: Oikonomou 5 Asts: Koronios 6 | |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Miguel Betancor (ESP), Pierre-Yves Bichon (FRA) |
25 February 1998 20:00 |
| Slovenia | 72–61 | Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 39–27, 33–34 | ||
| Pts: Tovornik 20 Rebs: Jurković 11 Asts: Gorenc 4 | Pts: Cleymans, Desy 14 Rebs: Cleymans 14 Asts: Desaever 6 | |
28 February 1998 16:00 |
| Slovakia | 66–68 | Germany |
| Scoring by half: 42–38, 24–30 | ||
| Pts: Petruška 22 Rebs: Petruška 10 Asts: Wimmer 3 | Pts: Rödl 25 Rebs: Gnad, Nees 4 Asts: Terdenge 4 | |
28 February 1998 17:30 |
| Bulgaria | 79–71 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by half: 34–41, 45–30 | ||
| Pts: Stoykov 30 Rebs: Natov 8 Asts: Natov, Stoykov 4 | Pts: Tušek 14 Rebs: Tovornik 9 Asts: Kraljević, Horvat, Daneu, Tovornik, Duščak 1 | |
28 February 1998 21:00 |
| Greece | 77–56 | Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 50–25, 27–31 | ||
| Pts: Oikonomou 14 Rebs: Sigalas 8 Asts: Oikonomou 6 | Pts: Cleymans 15 Rebs: Cleymans 6 Asts: Cleymans 2 | |
25 November 1998 17:30 |
| Slovenia | 79–66 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 35–32, 44–34 | ||
| Pts: Nesterović 20 Rebs: Tušek, Jurković 5 Asts: Daneu 3 | Pts: Alvertis 18 Rebs: Alvertis, Tsakalidis, Rentzias 3 Asts: Bountouris, Sigalas, Oikonomou 1 | |
25 November 1998 17:30 |
| Bulgaria | 61–83 | Germany |
| Scoring by half: 28–39, 33–44 | ||
| Pts: Stoykov 24 Rebs: Natov 10 Asts: Natov, Ravutsov 4 | Pts: Nowitzki 21 Rebs: Nowitzki 5 Asts: Nürnberger4 | |
25 November 1998 17:30 |
| Slovakia | 88–76 | Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 41–33, 47–43 | ||
| Pts: Petruška 29 Rebs: Petruška 14 Asts: Lovik 4 | Pts: Struelens 16 Rebs: Goethals 8 Asts: Jaumin 6 | |
28 November 1998 14:00 |
| Germany | 76–91 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by half: 35–44, 41–47 | ||
| Pts: Rödl, Femerling 13 Rebs: Musch 6 Asts: Machowski 3 | Pts: Daneu, Jurković 19 Rebs: Nesterović, Jurković 6 Asts: Duščak 3 | |
28 November 1998 18:15 |
| Greece | 79–72 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by half: 37–21, 42–51 | ||
| Pts: Papanikolaou 23 Rebs: Sigalas 5 Asts: Oikonomou 4 | Pts: Lovik 28 Rebs: Petruška 9 Asts: Michalík 3 | |
29 November 1998 15:30 |
| Belgium | 93–75 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 48–36, 45–39 | ||
| Pts: Struelens 27 Rebs: Struelens 14 Asts: Struelens, Cleymans 5 | Pts: Koeshinov 22 Rebs: Balev 9 Asts: Ravutsov, Veltchev 1 | |
2 Dec 1998 19:00 |
| Bulgaria | 83–105 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 43–56, 40–49 | ||
| Pts: Stoykov 18 Rebs: Balev 7 Asts: Dimitrov, Minchev, Ravutsov, Balev, Stoykov 2 | Pts: Alvertis 25 Rebs: Papanikolaou 8 Asts: Alvertis 4 | |
2 Dec 1998 19:30 |
| Germany | 79–70 | Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 37–37, 42–33 | ||
| Pts: Nowitzki 18 Rebs: Femerling 8 Asts: Rödl 5 | Pts: Goethals 15 Rebs: Struelens 5 Asts: Jaumin 5 | |
2 Dec 1998 20:00 |
| Slovenia | 80–57 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by half: 45–31, 35–26 | ||
| Pts: Zdovc 14 Rebs: Tušek 6 Asts: Zdovc, Nesterović 3 | Pts: Michalík, Micuda 18 Rebs: Michalík 9 Asts: Michalík, Micuda 2 | |
Murska Sobota Sports Hall, Murska Sobota Attendance: 1,600 Referees: György Varadi (HUN), Andreas Roth (AUT) |
24 February 1999 17:30 |
| Slovakia | 73–72 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 41–29, 32–43 | ||
| Pts: Jakabovic 17 Rebs: Micuda 6 Asts: Toya 3 | Pts: Droumev 21 Rebs: Natov 12 Asts: Petrov, Veltchev 3 | |
24 February 1999 20:00 |
| Belgium | 72–76 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by half: 39–39, 33–37 | ||
| Pts: Struelens 16 Rebs: Struelens 14 Asts: Stas 6 | Pts: Smodiš 21 Rebs: Jagodnik 9 Asts: Trifunović, Jagodnik, Jeklin 2 | |
24 February 1999 21:00 |
| Greece | 58–53 | Germany |
| Scoring by half: 29–26, 29–27 | ||
| Pts: Papanikolaou 14 Rebs: Papanikolaou 10 Asts: Alvertis, Bountouris, Papanikolaou, Sigalas 2 | Pts: Rödl 19 Rebs: Femerling 11 Asts: Pešić 3 | |
27 February 1999 14:00 |
| Germany | 79–53 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by half: 37–24, 42–29 | ||
| Pts: Femerling 16 Rebs: Nees 7 Asts: Rödl 4 | Pts: Micuda, Toya 13 Rebs: Micuda 11 Asts: Wimmer, Toya 2 | |
27 February 1999 17:15 |
| Belgium | 73–82 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 35–39, 38–43 | ||
| Pts: Cleymans 18 Rebs: Struelens 7 Asts: Stas 6 | Pts: Alvertis 24 Rebs: Papanikolaou 8 Asts: Alvertis, Nikolaidis 2 | |
27 February 1999 20:00 |
| Slovenia | 86–67 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 41–38, 45–29 | ||
| Pts: Smodiš 26 Rebs: Smodiš 9 Asts: Tovornik, Trifunović 4 | Pts: Stoykov 28 Rebs: Stoykov 5 Asts: Veltchev 2 | |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 942 | 723 | +219 | 19 |
 Macedonia | 10 | 8 | 2 | 747 | 677 | +70 | 18 |
 Hungary | 10 | 6 | 4 | 693 | 664 | +29 | 16 |
 Poland | 10 | 4 | 6 | 758 | 768 | −10 | 14 |
| Portugal | 10 | 3 | 7 | 709 | 813 | −104 | 13 |
| Romania | 10 | 0 | 10 | 615 | 846 | −231 | 10 |
26 November 1997 17:00 |
| Russia | 116–73 | Macedonia |
| Scoring by half: 56–36, 60–37 | ||
| Pts: Morgunov 20 Rebs: Morgunov 10 Asts: Karasev, Pashutin 7 | Pts: Jovanovski 25 Rebs: Stankovik 7 Asts: Stefanov 6 | |
26 November 1997 17:30 |
| Poland | 60–69 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 30–26, 30–43 | ||
| Pts: Bacik, Tomczyk 11 Rebs: Dryja 10 Asts: Tomczyk 3 | Pts: Boros 18 Rebs: Gulyas 7 Asts: Boros 7 | |
26 November 1997 18:00 |
| Romania | 70–71 | Portugal |
| Scoring by half: 34–39, 36–32 | ||
| Pts: Palii 18 Rebs: Stefan 10 Asts: Alexe, Voinescu 3 | Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 19 Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 12 Asts: Rodrigues Neves 5 | |
29 November 1997 14:35 |
| Portugal | 76–91 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 40–47, 36–44 | ||
| Pts: Oliveira Marçal 31 Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 8 Asts: Rodrigues Neves, Oliveira Marçal 2 | Pts: Karasev 22 Rebs: Panov 10 Asts: Karasev 4 | |
29 November 1997 17:15 |
| Hungary | 86–56 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 41–30, 45–26 | ||
| Pts: Gulyas 16 Rebs: Czigler 6 Asts: Mészáros 5 | Pts: Alexe, Stanescu 15 Rebs: Alexe 6 Asts: Alexe 3 | |
Arena of Albacomp-UPC, Székesfehérvar Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Andrej Lovsin (SLO), Miodrag Licina (SRB) |
29 November 1997 20:30 |
| Macedonia | 79–72 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 37–30, 42–42 | ||
| Pts: Naumoski 49 Rebs: Naumoski, Blazevski 4 Asts: Naumoski 4 | Pts: Zielinski 25 Rebs: Szybilski, Jankowski, Bacik 4 Asts: Zielinski 6 | |
3 Dec 1997 17:00 |
| Russia | 87–78 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 52–41, 35–37 | ||
| Pts: Karasev 30 Rebs: Mikhailov 15 Asts: Karasev 7 | Pts: Gulyas 23 Rebs: Gulyas 10 Asts: Mészáros, Boros 6 | |
3 Dec 1997 18:00 |
| Romania | 70–81 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 34–44, 36–37 | ||
| Pts: Stefan 17 Rebs: Alexe, Carutasu 6 Asts: Alexe 7 | Pts: Tomczyk 23 Rebs: Szybilski 10 Asts: Bacik 5 | |
3 Dec 1997 19:30 |
| Portugal | 64–87 | Macedonia |
| Scoring by half: 27–41, 37–46 | ||
| Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 23 Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 7 Asts: Rodrigues Neves 4 | Pts: Naumoski 32 Rebs: Gečevski 7 Asts: Bocevski 3 | |
25 February 1998 17:50 |
| Poland | 75–82 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 44–45, 31–37 | ||
| Pts: Tomczyk 16 Rebs: Szybilski 10 Asts: Zielinski 3 | Pts: Karasev 20 Rebs: Nosov 8 Asts: Panov, Babkov 2 | |
25 February 1998 18:00 |
| Hungary | 85–69 | Portugal |
| Scoring by half: 51–42, 34–27 | ||
| Pts: Gulyas 18 Rebs: Gulyas 7 Asts: Bencze, Halm 5 | Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 22 Rebs: Dias da Silva, Gómez Marques Pinto 7 Asts: Rodrigues Neves 6 | |
25 February 1998 20:30 |
| Macedonia | 80–52 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 39–18, 41–34 | ||
| Pts: Naumoski 23 Rebs: Bocevski, Blazevski 6 Asts: Blazevski 5 | Pts: Stanescu 20 Rebs: Stanescu 10 Asts: Constantinescu 2 | |
28 February 1998 16:30 |
| Portugal | 81–86 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 48–55, 33–31 | ||
| Pts: A. Selores Ramos 17 Rebs: Rodrigues Neves 5 Asts: Rodrigues Neves 5 | Pts: Zielinski 24 Rebs: Szybilski, Tomczyk 6 Asts: Kosciuk 4 | |
28 February 1998 17:00 |
| Hungary | 49–68 | Macedonia |
| Scoring by half: 26–38, 23–30 | ||
| Pts: Sitku 13 Rebs: Czigler 6 Asts: Bencze 4 | Pts: Naumoski 23 Rebs: Mihajlovski, Bocevski 5 Asts: Mihajlovski, Gechevski 4 | |
28 February 1998 18:00 |
| Russia | 115–45 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 52–30, 63–15 | ||
| Pts: Babkov 33 Rebs: Kurashov 15 Asts: Pashutin 20 | Pts: Palii 12 Rebs: Mircea 9 Asts: Palii, Păun 3 | |
24 November 1998 19:30 |
| Portugal | 81–64 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 43–32, 38–32 | ||
| Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 16 Rebs: Dias da Silva, Gómez Marques Pinto 9 Asts: Tavares, A. Selores Ramos, Azevedo de Seixas 2 | Pts: Tenter, Lapuste 20 Rebs: Lapuste 6 Asts: Tenter 3 | |
25 November 1998 18:00 |
| Hungary | 78–68 (OT) | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 32–35, 33–30 Overtime: 13-3 | ||
| Pts: Gulyas 24 Rebs: Sitku 7 Asts: Boros 5 | Pts: Dryja 12 Rebs: Jankowski 5 Asts: Wojcik 3 | |
25 November 1998 20:00 |
| Macedonia | 89–94 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 34–50, 55–44 | ||
| Pts: Naumoski 36 Rebs: Stankovik 7 Asts: Stefanov 5 | Pts: Karasev 24 Rebs: Nosov 13 Asts: Panov 5 | |
28 November 1998 16:25 |
| Poland | 50–61 | Macedonia |
| Scoring by half: 28–32, 22–29 | ||
| Pts: Zielinski 12 Rebs: Zielinski 11 Asts: Suski 5 | Pts: Naumoski 29 Rebs: Stankovik 7 Asts: Blazevski, Stefanov 2 | |
28 November 1998 17:00 |
| Russia | 108–60 | Portugal |
| Scoring by half: 54–25, 54–35 | ||
| Pts: Petrenko 18 Rebs: Petrenko 14 Asts: Pashutin 8 | Pts: Gouveia Simão 11 Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 4 Asts: Oliveira Marçal 4 | |
28 November 1998 18:00 |
| Romania | 54–72 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 24–37, 30–35 | ||
| Pts: Bicov 14 Rebs: Apostol, Lapuste 5 Asts: Tenter 5 | Pts: Sitku 22 Rebs: Gulyas 6 Asts: Kálmán, Boros 4 | |
2 Dec 1998 17:20 |
| Poland | 91–64 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 44–30, 47–34 | ||
| Pts: Jankowski 30 Rebs: Jankowski 11 Asts: Zielinski 7 | Pts: Lapuste 22 Rebs: Lapuste 10 Asts: Apostol 4 | |
2 Dec 1998 18:00 |
| Hungary | 60–59 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 32–25, 28–34 | ||
| Pts: Dávid 24 Rebs: Dávid 9 Asts: Halm 5 | Pts: Mikhailov 11 Rebs: Goutorov 6 Asts: Domani, Petrenko 2 | |
2 Dec 1998 20:00 |
| Macedonia | 75–63 | Portugal |
| Scoring by half: 42–26, 33–37 | ||
| Pts: Naumoski 20 Rebs: Bocevski 6 Asts: Naumoski 5 | Pts: Oliveira Marçal 11 Rebs: Bento dos Reis Pires, Dias da Silva, Oliveira Marçal 4 Asts: Bento dos Reis Pires, Azevedo de Seixas 3 | |
24 February 1999 18:00 |
| Romania | 59–71 | Macedonia |
| Scoring by half: 34–29, 25–42 | ||
| Pts: Torday 18 Rebs: Torday, Alecu 9 Asts: Alecu, Bicov, Fometescu, Popa 1 | Pts: Stefanov 25 Rebs: Stankovik 8 Asts: Stefanov, Ilievski 2 | |
24 February 1999 19:00 |
| Russia | 92–86 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 48–40, 44–46 | ||
| Pts: Z. Pashutin 27 Rebs: E. Pashutin, Yudin, Sevastianov 3 Asts: E. Pashutin 6 | Pts: Zielinski 17 Rebs: Tomczyk 7 Asts: Tomczyk 4 | |
Tula Referees: Tihomir Bubalo (SRB), Pavel Volejnik (CZE) |
24 February 1999 19:30 |
| Portugal | 79–58 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 39–23, 40–35 | ||
| Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 14 Rebs: Oliveira Marçal 9 Asts: Machado Gomes 4 | Pts: Sitku 17 Rebs: Sitku 8 Asts: Mészáros, Sitku 2 | |
Santo André Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Juan Mitjana (ESP), Serge De Coster (BEL) |
27 February 1999 17:30 |
| Macedonia | 64–58 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 43–29, 21–29 | ||
| Pts: Naumoski 32 Rebs: Bocevski 8 Asts: Naumoski, Bocevski 2 | Pts: Sitku 15 Rebs: Mészáros 5 Asts: Halm 4 | |
27 February 1999 17:30 |
| Poland | 89–65 | Portugal |
| Scoring by half: 47–31, 42–34 | ||
| Pts: Zielinski 18 Rebs: Jankowski, Tomczyk 7 Asts: Zielinski, Kosciuk 3 | Pts: A. Selores Ramos 14 Rebs: De Sousa Moreira N.S. 6 Asts: Machado Gomes, Costa, A. Selores Ramos 2 | |
27 February 1999 18:00 |
| Romania | 81–98 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 43–53, 38–45 | ||
| Pts: Torday 23 Rebs: Alecu, Lapuste 5 Asts: Lapuste 4 | Pts: Petrenko 25 Rebs: Pashutin 12 Asts: Pashutin 9 | |
Group C
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 10 | 10 | 0 | 827 | 643 | +184 | 20 |
 Israel | 10 | 7 | 3 | 749 | 688 | +61 | 17 |
 Ukraine | 10 | 5 | 5 | 733 | 692 | +41 | 15 |
| England | 10 | 4 | 6 | 679 | 726 | −47 | 14 |
 Belarus | 10 | 3 | 7 | 652 | 774 | −122 | 13 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1 | 9 | 639 | 771 | −132 | 11 |
26 November 1997 19:00 |
| Ukraine | 66–83 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 38–36, 28–47 | ||
| Pts: Iailo 19 Rebs: Iailo 9 Asts: Zhuravlov, Pudzyrey 3 | Pts: Paraiso Gonzalez 22 Rebs: Paraiso Gonzalez 10 Asts: Azofra de la Cuesta 4 | |
26 November 1997 19:00 |
| Denmark | 64–72 | England |
| Scoring by half: 36–35, 28–37 | ||
| Pts: Jerichow 23 Rebs: Andersen 8 Asts: Hansen 9 | Pts: Amaechi 15 Rebs: Amaechi 6 Asts: Baker 4 | |
26 November 1997 20:45 |
| Israel | 95–64 | Belarus |
| Scoring by half: 51–27, 44–37 | ||
| Pts: Katz 15 Rebs: Steinhauer 5 Asts: Sheffer 8 | Pts: Pyntsikau 20 Rebs: Pyntsikau 4 Asts: Buzliakou 6 | |
29 November 1997 18:00 |
| Ukraine | 62–65 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 33–33, 29–32 | ||
| Pts: Okunskyy, Kholopov 12 Rebs: Okunskyy, Molchanov, Iailo, Bazelevskyy 4 Asts: Bazelevskyy, Iailo 2 | Pts: Henefeld 15 Rebs: Henefeld 6 Asts: Kattache, Goodes, Shelef, Shteinhaur 3 | |
29 November 1997 18:00 |
| Belarus | 66–60 | Denmark |
| Scoring by half: 24–26, 42–34 | ||
| Pts: Baidakou 21 Rebs: Jeloudok 8 Asts: Buzliakou 5 | Pts: Jerichow 16 Rebs: Larsen 15 Asts: Hauge 3 | |
29 November 1997 19:30 |
| England | 76–92 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 38–51, 38–41 | ||
| Pts: Bucknall 23 Rebs: Amaechi, Huggins 8 Asts: Amoo-Gottfried 3 | Pts: Herreros Ros 21 Rebs: Reyes Cabanas 7 Asts: Rodriguez Marín 9 | |
3 Dec 1997 19:00 |
| Denmark | 76–95 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 36–48, 40–47 | ||
| Pts: Hjorth, H. Pedersen 19 Rebs: Bjerregaard 8 Asts: Hansen 9 | Pts: Sheffer, Shteinhaur 16 Rebs: Steinhauer 6 Asts: Goodes 11 | |
3 Dec 1997 20:00 |
| England | 61–88 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by half: 24–40, 37–48 | ||
| Pts: Amaechi 17 Rebs: Amaechi 8 Asts: Baker 4 | Pts: Okunskyy 18 Rebs: Okunskyy 14 Asts: Prikhodko 6 | |
3 Dec 1997 20:30 |
| Spain | 101–53 | Belarus |
| Scoring by half: 52–22, 49–31 | ||
| Pts: Reyes Cabanas, Paraiso Gonzalez 19 Rebs: Reyes Cabanas 9 Asts: Paraiso Gonzalez, Rodilla Gil 4 | Pts: Pyntsikau, Bykau 14 Rebs: Baidakou 5 Asts: Baidakou 2 | |
25 February 1998 19:00 |
| Ukraine | 66–67 | Denmark |
| Scoring by half: 42–32, 24–35 | ||
| Pts: Bazelevskyy 15 Rebs: Molchanov, Iailo 4 Asts: Okunskyy 4 | Pts: Larsen 18 Rebs: Larsen 8 Asts: Hansen 4 | |
25 February 1998 19:00 |
| Belarus | 55–60 | England |
| Scoring by half: 25–29, 30–31 | ||
| Pts: Jeloudok, Klemez 10 Rebs: Baidakou 9 Asts: Jeloudok 4 | Pts: Bucknall 19 Rebs: Amaechi 12 Asts: Cheung 2 | |
25 February 1998 20:55 |
| Israel | 61–67 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 29–33, 32–34 | ||
| Pts: Steinhauer 13 Rebs: Steinhauer 6 Asts: Henefeld 6 | Pts: Angulo Espinosa 15 Rebs: De Miguel 7 Asts: Herreros Ros, Rodriguez Marín 3 | |
28 February 1998 13:00 |
| Spain | 86–57 | Denmark |
| Scoring by half: 45–26, 41–31 | ||
| Pts: Angulo Espinosa 15 Rebs: Reyes Cabanas 8 Asts: Rodilla Gil 3 | Pts: Jerichow 14 Rebs: Andersen 9 Asts: Hjorth 3 | |
28 February 1998 18:00 |
| Belarus | 72–102 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by half: 30–52, 42–50 | ||
| Pts: Baidakou 24 Rebs: Jeloudok, Bykau 7 Asts: Kuzmin 7 | Pts: Okunskyy 23 Rebs: Okunskyy 12 Asts: Ievstratenko 4 | |
28 February 1998 20:00 |
| England | 68–82 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 36–37, 32–45 | ||
| Pts: Amaechi 18 Rebs: Bucknall 8 Asts: Bucknall, Baker 4 | Pts: Katz 25 Rebs: Steinhauer 8 Asts: Sheffer, Henefeld, Kattache 2 | |
Arena of Exide Manchester, Manchester Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Michel Zegwaard (NED) |
25 November 1998 18:00 |
| Belarus | 71–65 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 36–41, 35–24 | ||
| Pts: Meshcharakou 23 Rebs: Baidakou 8 Asts: Meshcharakou 2 | Pts: Steinhauer 23 Rebs: Sheffer, Shteinhaur 9 Asts: Henefeld, Turgeman 3 | |
25 November 1998 19:30 |
| Spain | 80–51 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 48–17 | ||
| Pts: Reyes Cabanas 20 Rebs: De La Fuente 7 Asts: Corrales Gordo 5 |
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