FIBA EuroBasket 1997 qualification

Qualification for the 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997 took place between 24 May 1995[1] and 26 February 1997.[2] A total of fourteen teams qualified for the tournament, joining hosts Spain and European Champions Yugoslavia.

Format

A total of 43 teams participated. Competition consisted of two stages:

  • A qualifying round that consisted of nineteen teams divided in three round-robin tournament that took place in Birmingham-England, Kavadarci-Republic of Macedonia and Lugano Switzerland between 22 May and 28 May 1995.
  • A Semi-Final round where the first and second teams from each of the three groups from the qualifying round joined another twenty-four teams. All thirty teams where then divided in five round-robin groups of six teams each. This stage took place between 8 October 1995 and 26 February 1997 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 1997.

Qualifying round

Qualified for the semi-final round

Group A (Birmingham, England)

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Poland 5 5 0 487 351 +136 10
 England 5 4 1 441 361 +80 9
 Georgia 5 3 2 421 398 +23 8
 Denmark 5 2 3 421 392 +29 7
 Luxembourg 5 1 4 363 473 −110 6
 Wales 5 0 5 331 489 −158 5
24 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Denmark 95–75  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 46–34, 49–41
Pts: Hjorth 15
Rebs: Danielsen, Hauge, Bjerregaard 5
Asts: Edelman 4		 Pts: Feyder 21
Rebs: Wolter 7
Asts: Adam 5
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
Referees: Juan Carlos Mitjana (ESP), Richard Stokes (ENG)
24 May 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Georgia 68–91  Poland
Scoring by half: 27–46, 41–45
Pts: Natsvlishvili 21
Rebs: Stepania 9
Asts: Guraspauli 2		 Pts: Wójcik 19
Rebs: Tomczyk, Wójcik 7
Asts: Kościuk 5
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
24 May 1995
20:15
Boxscore
 England 96–57  Wales
Scoring by half: 58–26, 38–31
Pts: Scantlebury 22
Rebs: Austin 8
Asts: Baker 5		 Pts: Horrocks 17
Rebs: Lewis 7
Asts: Horrocks, Porter 2
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
25 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Georgia 97–86  Denmark
Scoring by half: 41–32, 56–54
Pts: Sanadze, Derjugin 20
Rebs: Vashakidze 7
Asts: Derjugin 5		 Pts: Danielsen 22
Rebs: Danielsen, Bjerregaard 8
Asts: Hansen, Hjorth 3
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
Referees: Gérard Gretsch (LUX), Richard Stokes (ENG)
25 May 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Wales 71–111  Poland
Scoring by half: 31–53, 40–58
Pts: Lewis 21
Rebs: Thomas, Weedall 6
Asts: Horrocks, Porter 2		 Pts: Tomczyk, Bacik 16
Rebs: Parzeński 8
Asts: Wójcik 4
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
25 May 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 England 102–72  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 58–35, 44–37
Pts: Dunkley 23
Rebs: Austin, Gordon 10
Asts: Bucknall 7		 Pts: M. Schiltz 19
Rebs: Gruskovnjak 5
Asts: Adam 2
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
26 May 1995
14:00
Boxscore
 Denmark 65–75  Poland
Scoring by half: 36–43, 29–32
Pts: Jerichow 17
Rebs: Bjerregaard 8
Asts: Larsen 4		 Pts: Wójcik 25
Rebs: Wójcik 9
Asts: Kościuk, Kabala 3
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
Referees: William Jones (WAL), Richard Stokes (ENG)
26 May 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Wales 73–76  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 31–51, 42–25
Pts: Horrocks 29
Rebs: Thomas 7
Asts: Horrocks 2		 Pts: Feyder 30
Rebs: Wohl 7
Asts: Adam 4
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
26 May 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 England 84–74  Georgia
Scoring by half: 48–37, 36–37
Pts: Bucknall 21
Rebs: Dunkley 7
Asts: Samuels, Bucknall 2		 Pts: Stepania 19
Rebs: Derjugin 5
Asts: Natsvlishvili 3
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
27 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Poland 122–76  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 63–35, 59–41
Pts: Wójcik 26
Rebs: Bacik 13
Asts: Gołąb 5		 Pts: Feyder 17
Rebs: Adam 5
Asts: M. Schiltz, Maas, Feyder, P. Schiltz 2
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
27 May 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Georgia 101–73  Wales
Scoring by half: 49–33, 52–40
Pts: Natsvlishvili 15
Rebs: Natsvlishvili 10
Asts: Vashakidze, Guraspauli, Sanadze 2		 Pts: Horrocks 19
Rebs: Seeley, Longman 5
Asts: Horrocks 3
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
27 May 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 England 88–70  Denmark
Scoring by half: 36–42, 52–28
Pts: Bucknall 20
Rebs: Austin 10
Asts: Baker 4		 Pts: Larsen 21
Rebs: Danielsen 9
Asts: Larsen 1
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
28 May 1995
12:00
Boxscore
 Georgia 81–64  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 37–35, 44–29
Pts: Derjugin 18
Rebs: Derjugin, Stepania 8
Asts: Guraspauli 3		 Pts: Feyder 21
Rebs: M. Schiltz 5
Asts: M. Schiltz 3
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Richard Stokes (ENG)
28 May 1995
14:00
Boxscore
 Denmark 105–57  Wales
Scoring by half: 60–33, 45–24
Pts: Danielsen 26
Rebs: Larsen 8
Asts: Edelman 4		 Pts: Lewis 17
Rebs: Lewis 10
Asts: Porter 2
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
28 May 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 England 71–88  Poland
Scoring by half: 33–51, 38–37
Pts: Samuels, Bucknall 16
Rebs: Huggins, Gordon 4
Asts: Baker, Dunkley 2		 Pts: Wójcik 23
Rebs: Jankowski 14
Asts: Kościuk 4
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England

Group B (Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia)

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Belarus 5 4 1 505 371 +134 9 1–1, +21
 Netherlands 5 4 1 431 351 +80 9 1–1, -2
 Macedonia 5 4 1 472 409 +63 9 1–1, -19
 Ireland 5 2 3 366 421 −55 7  
 Albania 5 1 4 375 474 −99 6  
 Norway 5 0 5 336 459 −123 5  

Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

24 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Albania 74–100  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 33–52, 41–48
Pts: Kurtoğlu 23
Rebs: Mema 6
Asts: Gjeçaj 2		 Pts: Naumoski 33
Rebs: Bocevski 5
Asts: Naumoski 5
Jasmin Sports Hall – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
24 May 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Ireland 62–108  Belarus
Scoring by half: 25–53, 37–55
Pts: Powell 16
Rebs: Tomidy 4
Asts: Powell 2		 Pts: Baidakou 20
Rebs: Svetnik, Pyntsikau 3
Asts: Pyntsikau, Krivonos, Griszczuk 1
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Dashamir Bardhi (ALB)
24 May 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 Netherlands 93–47  Norway
Scoring by half: 44–23, 49–24
Pts: Huijbens 17
Rebs: Huijbens 8
Asts: Franke, te Velde 2		 Pts: Bryn 19
Rebs: Dyrkolbotn 12
Asts: Bryn, Dyrkolbotn 2
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD), David Dagan (ISR)
25 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Macedonia 110–74  Ireland
Scoring by half: 56–30, 54–44
Pts: Naumoski 37
Rebs: Bocevski 13
Asts: Vojnovik 3		 Pts: Tomidy 20
Rebs: O'Connell, Powell 8
Asts: O'Connell 5
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Stein Moe (NOR)
25 May 1997
18:00
Boxscore
 Norway 77–81  Albania
Scoring by half: 46–52, 31–29
Pts: Dyrkolbotn 27
Rebs: Dyrkolbotn 14
Asts: Larsen 2		 Pts: Kurtoğlu 27
Rebs: Çapaliku 9
Asts: Selmani 3
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD), Tony Colgan (IRL)
25 May 1997
20:00
Boxscore
 Belarus 87–88  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 41–45, 46–43
Pts: Griszczuk 21
Rebs: Dayneko 6
Asts: Krivonos 4		 Pts: te Velde 24
Rebs: Lieverst 11
Asts: Franke 4
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
26 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Norway 79–99  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 36–56, 43–43
Pts: Bryn 26
Rebs: Dyrkolbotn 8
Asts: Heggen, Sjøtun 3		 Pts: Davitkov 25
Rebs: Bocevski 10
Asts: Naumoski 6
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Dashamir Bardhi (ALB), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
26 May 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Netherlands 68–57  Ireland
Scoring by half: 36–26, 32–31
Pts: Huijbens, van Poelgeest 13
Rebs: Lieverst 8
Asts: Franke 6		 Pts: Tomidy 20
Rebs: Burke 9
Asts: Tomidy 3
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD)
26 May 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 Albania 73–108  Belarus
Scoring by half: 43–42, 30–66
Pts: Kurtoğlu 18
Rebs: Çapaliku 8
Asts: Mema 2		 Pts: Griszczuk 21
Rebs: Koul 12
Asts: Koul 3
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Tony Colgan (IRL)
27 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Macedonia 83–80  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 41–41, 42–39
Pts: Naumoski 35
Rebs: Bocevski 18
Asts: Davitkov 8		 Pts: Huijbens 20
Rebs: Huijbens 11
Asts: Krieger, Van Rootselaar, Melis 2
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Tony Colgan (IRL)
27 May 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Belarus 100–68  Norway
Scoring by half: 42–34, 58–34
Pts: Griszczuk 24
Rebs: Dayneko 12
Asts: Baidakou 5		 Pts: Bryn 26
Rebs: Bryn, Dyrkolbotn 9
Asts: Sjøtun, Dyrkolbotn 2
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Dashamir Bardhi (ALB)
27 May 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 Ireland 87–70  Albania
Scoring by half: 37–35, 50–35
Pts: O'Connell 22
Rebs: O'Connell 13
Asts: Tomidy , Donnelly, O'Connell 2		 Pts: Kurtoglu 19
Rebs: Mema, Kurtoğlu, Gjeçaj 5
Asts: Palko 3
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR)
28 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Belarus 102–80  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 49–35, 53–45
Pts: Griszczuk 34
Rebs: Koul 12
Asts: Pyntsikau, Koul, Griszczuk 1		 Pts: Davitkov 20
Rebs: Bocevski 11
Asts: Jovanovski 5
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
28 May 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Albania 77–102  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 38–54, 39–48
Pts: Kurtoğlu 20
Rebs: Çapaliku 7
Asts: Selmani 3		 Pts: Huijbens 21
Rebs: Huijbens 9
Asts: Van Rootselaar 7
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR)
28 May 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 Norway 65–86  Ireland
Scoring by half: 37–43, 28–43
Pts: Sjøtun, Bryn 17
Rebs: Bryn 10
Asts: Sjøtun, Ulfsnes, Sjolund, Bryn, Dyrkolbotn 1		 Pts: Powell 23
Rebs: O'Connell, Powell 6
Asts: Tomidy 2
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD)

Group C (Lugano, Switzerland)

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Portugal 6 6 0 473 378 +95 12
  Switzerland 6 5 1 418 351 +67 11
 Romania 6 4 2 438 396 +42 10
 Iceland 6 3 3 495 466 +29 9
 Cyprus 6 2 4 367 404 −37 8
 Austria 6 1 5 365 420 −55 7
 Scotland 6 0 6 387 528 −141 6
22 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Romania 61–74  Portugal
Scoring by half: 32–42, 29–32
Pts: Alexe 16
Rebs: Ştefan 7
Asts: Țenter, Palii 1		 Pts: A. Selores Ramos 19
Rebs: Wayne Rocha 8
Asts: Das Neves Alves 3
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
22 May 1995
18:15
Boxscore
 Austria 58–74  Iceland
Scoring by half: 27–30, 31–44
Pts: Hajda 19
Rebs: Volcic 9
Asts: Hajda, Popp, Wöber, Bauer 1		 Pts: Arnarson 16
Rebs: Arnarson, Ingimundarson 5
Asts: Örlygsson 3
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
22 May 1995
20:30
Boxscore
  Switzerland 66–58  Cyprus
Scoring by half: 35–30, 31–28
Pts: Déforel 13
Rebs: Valis 10
Asts: Gojanovic 2		 Pts: Stylianides 20
Rebs: Soleas 7
Asts: Stylianides 7
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
23 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Scotland 64–79  Austria
Scoring by half: 34–47, 30–32
Pts: Tait 18
Rebs: Mitchell 6
Asts: Mcdaid, MacLean 1		 Pts: Hajda 29
Rebs: Volcic 10
Asts: Volcic 4
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
23 May 1995
18:15
Boxscore
 Cyprus 41–62  Romania
Scoring by half: 16–33, 25–29
Pts: Konstantinou 8
Rebs: Soleas 6
Asts: S. Kyriakou, Michail 1		 Pts: Ştefan 16
Rebs: Alecu 6
Asts: Alexe, Sinevici, Alecu, Ardelean, Palii 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
23 May 1995
20:30
Boxscore
 Iceland 78–87   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 40–42, 38–45
Pts: Bragason 16
Rebs: Bragason 4
Asts: Arnarson 1		 Pts: Margot 24
Rebs: Valis 5
Asts: Mrazek 3
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
Attendance: 1,000
24 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Portugal 81–60  Cyprus
Scoring by half: 37–31, 44–29
Pts: Dias da Silva 21
Rebs: Dias da Silva 9
Asts: Das Neves Alves 3		 Pts: Karayiannis 21
Rebs: Stylianides 7
Asts: S. Kyriakou 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
24 May 1995
18:15
Boxscore
  Switzerland 85–52  Scotland
Scoring by half: 37–17, 48–35
Pts: Gojanovic 20
Rebs: Valis 7
Asts: Koller, Gojanovic, Margot 2		 Pts: MacLean 26
Rebs: Birch, Tait 4
Asts: Mcdaid, Tait 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
24 May 1995
20:30
Boxscore
 Romania 102–85  Iceland
Scoring by half: 59–38, 43–47
Pts: Ardelean 25
Rebs: Ardelean 5
Asts: Țenter, Păun, Palii 1		 Pts: Hauksson 19
Rebs: Gíslason 3
Asts: Bragason, Skúlason 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
25 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Austria 51–58   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 24–28, 27–30
Pts: Hajda 11
Rebs: Volcic 10
Asts: Hajda 2		 Pts: Gojanovic 16
Rebs: Valis 6
Asts: Déforel 4
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
25 May 1995
18:15
Boxscore
 Iceland 70–88  Portugal
Scoring by half: 37–29, 33–59
Pts: Skúlason 23
Rebs: Bragason 6
Asts: Hardarson, Örlygsson, Gíslason 1		 Pts: Dos Santos Monteiro 27
Rebs: Dias da Silva, Plowden, Wayne Rocha 6
Asts: Dos Santos Monteiro 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
25 May 1995
20:30
Boxscore
 Scotland 70–97  Romania
Scoring by half: 45–43, 25–54
Pts: MacLean 25
Rebs: Brownlie 5
Asts: Forrest, Birch, Norval 1		 Pts: Alexe 24
Rebs: Alexe, Ştefan 6
Asts: Țenter 5
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
Attendance: 1,000
26 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Cyprus 62–77  Iceland
Scoring by half: 33–36, 29–41
Pts: Antoniou 23
Rebs: Antoniou 6
Asts: Kyriacou 1		 Pts: Örlygsson 19
Rebs: Bragason 14
Asts: Gíslason 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
26 May 1995
18:15
Boxscore
 Romania 69–63  Austria
Scoring by half: 34–31, 35–32
Pts: Alexe 15
Rebs: Alecu 4
Asts: Țenter, Alexe, Tordai 1		 Pts: Hajda 14
Rebs: Volcic 10
Asts: Volcic 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
26 May 1995
20:30
Boxscore
 Portugal 86–71  Scotland
Scoring by half: 48–33, 38–38
Pts: Dias da Silva 19
Rebs: Wayne Rocha 6
Asts: Das Neves Alves 6		 Pts: MacLean 19
Rebs: MacLean, Brownlie 3
Asts: Forrest 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
27 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
  Switzerland 63–47  Romania
Scoring by half: 36–25, 27–22
Pts: Maggi 26
Rebs: Valis 8
Asts: Gojanovic, Valis, Maggi 1		 Pts: Ştefan 12
Rebs: Alecu, Ardelean 3
Asts: Alexe, Alecu, Cărutasu 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
27 May 1995
18:15
Boxscore
 Scotland 61–70  Cyprus
Scoring by half: 31–32, 30–38
Pts: Tait 15
Rebs: MacLean, Brownlie 8
Asts: Smith, MacLean 1		 Pts: Karayiannis 24
Rebs: Antoniou 8
Asts: Stylianides, Karayiannis 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
27 May 1995
20:30
Boxscore
 Austria 57–79  Portugal
Scoring by half: 28–39, 29–40
Pts: Weissenböck 14
Rebs: Moschik 6		 Pts: A. Selores Ramos 20
Rebs: Dias da Silva, Plowden 7
Asts: Azevedo de Seixas, Das Neves Alves 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
28 May 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Iceland 111–69  Scotland
Scoring by half: 42–33, 69–36
Pts: Bragason 21
Rebs: Bragason 8
Asts: Gíslason 4		 Pts: MacLean 21
Rebs: MacLean 9
Asts: Mcdaid, Birch, Smith, Mitchell 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
28 May 1995
18:15
Boxscore
 Portugal 65–59   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 39–30, 26–29
Pts: Dias da Silva 19
Rebs: Dias da Silva 5
Asts: Das Neves Alves 1		 Pts: Maggi 22
Rebs: Valis 10
Asts: Extermann 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
28 May 1995
20:30
Boxscore
 Cyprus 76–57  Austria
Scoring by half: 36–27, 40–30
Pts: Antoniou 18
Rebs: Antoniou 9
Asts: Karayiannis 2		 Pts: Hajda 16
Rebs: Volcic 9
Asts: Hajda, Popp 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland

Semi-final round

Qualified for EuroBasket 1997

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Greece 10 9 1 791 665 +126 19
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 7 3 760 712 +48 17
 Israel 10 6 4 811 734 +77 16
 Belarus 10 4 6 747 791 −44 14
 Georgia 10 3 7 753 819 −66 13
 Slovakia 10 1 9 740 881 −141 11
8 October 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Slovakia 82–73  Georgia
Scoring by half: 41–29, 41–44
Pts: Uhnák 26
Rebs: Michalík 10
Asts: Mičuda 3		 Pts: Stepania 29
Rebs: Stepania 15
Asts: Derjugin, Stepania 3
Myjava
Referees: Dubravko Muhvić (CRO), Wiesław Zych (POL)
8 October 1995
19:30
Boxscore
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80–59  Belarus
Scoring by half: 44–45, 36–14
Pts: Bukva 27
Rebs: Bukva 13
Asts: Marković Zorić 4		 Pts: Klemez 21
Rebs: Olszewski 6
Asts: Baidakou, Klemez 4
Berlin
Attendance: 2,126
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
8 October 1995
21:00
Boxscore
 Greece 75–73  Israel
Scoring by half: 28–35, 47–38
Pts: Angelidis 16
Rebs: Fasoulas 11
Asts: Giannakis 5		 Pts: Jamchi 22
Rebs: Fleisher 9
Asts: Henefeld 7
Athens
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Zoran Dimitrijević (SRB), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)
11 October 1995
15:00
Boxscore
 Georgia 77–66  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 30–28, 47–38
Pts: Sanadze 24
Rebs: Stepania 13
Asts: Stepania, Chkheidze 2		 Pts: Bukva 25
Rebs: Bukva 11
Asts: Bećiragić 2
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Ivo Dolinek (CZE)
11 October 1995
20:30
Boxscore
 Israel 86–69  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 39–44, 47–25
Pts: Goodes 21
Rebs: Fleisher 9
Asts: Goodes 9		 Pts: Uhnák 16
Rebs: Michalík 5
Asts: Uhnák, Marko 2
Sport Palace, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Priamos Ioannides (CYP), David Turner (ENG)
11 October 1995
21:00
Boxscore
 Greece 77–82  Belarus
Scoring by half: 48–38, 29–44
Pts: Fassoulas 14
Rebs: Bakatsias 11
Asts: Bakatsias, Oikonomou 6		 Pts: Dayneko 25
Rebs: Dayneko 10
Asts: Kuzmin 7
Athens
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Stefko Stanev (BUL)
12 November 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Georgia 84–89  Israel
Scoring by half: 44–38, 40–51
Pts: Sanadze, Stepania 15
Rebs: Karabaki 8
Asts: Vashakidze, Sanadze, Stepania, Natsvlishvili 1		 Pts: Jamchi 26
Rebs: Fleisher 6
Asts: Turgeman 2
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Karel Bruna (CZE), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL)
12 November 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Belarus 94–85  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 49–41, 45–44
Pts: Dayneko 39
Rebs: Dayneko 10
Asts: Griszczuk 8		 Pts: Faith, Uhnák 24
Rebs: Mičuda 9
Asts: Uhnák, Orgler 5
Minsk
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ion Olaru (ROU), Plamen Simeonov (BUL)
12 November 1995
10:30
Boxscore
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73–76  Greece
Scoring by half: 45–29, 28–47
Pts: Marković Zorić 32
Rebs: Marković Zorić, Lerić, Korlatović, Mutapčić 5
Asts: Mutapčić 5		 Pts: Sigalas 25
Rebs: Fassoulas 7
Asts: Oikonomou 6
Berlin
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
15 November 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Belarus 102–76  Georgia
Scoring by half: 48–37, 54–39
Pts: Dayneko 27
Rebs: Dayneko 9
Asts: Kuzmin, Griszczuk, Dayneko 3		 Pts: Natsvlishvili 23
Rebs: Natsvlishvili 6
Asts: Sanadze 2
Minsk
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Agnis Pērkons (LAT), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)
15 November 1995
19:00
Boxscore
 Israel 67–73  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 34–44, 33–29
Pts: Jamchi 20
Rebs: Henefeld 7
Asts: Daniel 3		 Pts: Marković Zorić 40
Rebs: Mutapčić 8
Asts: Bećiragić 6
Hadar Yosef NSC, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
15 November 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 Slovakia 64–80  Greece
Scoring by half: 36–41, 28–39
Pts: Faith, Matický 17
Rebs: Faith, Matický 7
Asts: Orgler 3		 Pts: Sigalas 26
Rebs: Fassoulas 6
Asts: Giannakis 6
Bratislava
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (SRB), Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU)
28 February 1996
18:45
Boxscore
 Greece 100–66  Georgia
Scoring by half: 54–30, 46–36
Pts: Angelidis 17
Rebs: Fassoulas 10
Asts: Kakiousis 6		 Pts: Derjugin, Stepania 13
Rebs: Stepania 9
Asts: Vashakidze 4
Athens
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (SRB), Pierluigi D'este (ITA)
28 February 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 84–74  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 45–37, 39–37
Pts: Marković Zorić 30
Rebs: Avdić 8
Asts: Bećiragić 5		 Pts: Lovík 19
Rebs: Matický 8
Asts: Matický 4
Berlin
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), Lars Klaar (SWE)
29 February 1996
19:00
Boxscore
 Israel 95–73  Belarus
Scoring by half: 44–33, 51–40
Pts: Steinhauer 19
Rebs: Steinhauer 7
Asts: Turgeman 5		 Pts: Dayneko 17
Rebs: Kuzmin 5
Asts: Svetnik, Kuzmin, Klemez 3
Sport Palace, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Memduh Öget (TUR), Tiziano Zancanella (ITA)
30 October 1996
10:00
Boxscore
 Georgia 91–71  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 48–41, 43–30
Pts: Stepania 22
Rebs: Stepania 9
Asts: Ustashvili 7		 Pts: Uhnák 18
Rebs: Mičuda 5
Asts: Drobný, Mičuda, Orgler, Lovík 2
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), József Harsányi (HUN)
30 October 1996
19:00
Boxscore
 Belarus 61–73 (OT)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 33–31, 25–27 Overtime: 3–15
Pts: Griszczuk 20
Rebs: Svetnik 9
Asts: Baidakou, Jeloudok, Svetnik, Kuzmin, Griszczuk, Klemez 1		 Pts: Bećiragić 27
Rebs: Lerić 7
Asts: Bećiragić 4
Minsk
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL)
30 October 1996
20:30
Boxscore
 Israel 84–86 (OT)  Greece
Scoring by half: 29–39, 42–32 Overtime: 13–15
Pts: Kattash 19
Rebs: Jamchi 5
Asts: Kattash 3		 Pts: Alvertis 24
Rebs: Rentzias 8
Asts: Bakatsias, Patavoukas, Alvertis, Koronios 1
Sport Palace, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Miguel Betancor (ESP), Dubravko Muhvić (CRO)
27 November 1996
19:00
Boxscore
 Belarus 55–79  Greece
Scoring by half: 21–37, 34–42
Pts: Baidakou 23
Rebs: Svetnik 7
Asts: Kuzmin, Klemez 2		 Pts: Kakiouzis 18
Rebs: Rentzias 11
Asts: Sigalas, Kakiousis 2
Minsk
Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Ion Olaru (ROU), Tiziano Zancanella (ITA)
27 November 1996
19:45
Boxscore
 Slovakia 71–99  Israel
Scoring by half: 33–49, 38–50
Pts: Lovík 18
Rebs: Matický 8
Asts: Matický, Drobný, Jakabovič 2		 Pts: Kattash 23
Rebs: Henefeld 9
Asts: Sheffer 4
Prievidza
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Erich Kratschmer (AUT)
27 November 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80–71  Georgia
Scoring by half: 40–34, 40–37
Pts: Marković Zorić 34
Rebs: Bukva 9
Asts: Bećiragić 10		 Pts: Stepania 19
Rebs: Stepania 11
Asts: Stepania 4
Berlin
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Mika Moberg (FIN), Markus Hesse (GER)
18 December 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Slovakia 81–86  Belarus
Scoring by half: 44–48, 37–38
Pts: Matický 18
Rebs: Faith, Matický 5
Asts: Jakabovič, Černický, Michalík, Liska 2		 Pts: Baidakou 29
Rebs: Jeloudok 8
Asts: Kuzmin 7
Pezinok
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stojan Fišer (SLO), Richard Führer (AUT)
18 December 1996
21:00
Boxscore
 Greece 73–51  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 28–20, 45–31
Pts: Rentzias 19
Rebs: Rentzias 12
Asts: Koronios 5		 Pts: Lerić 18
Rebs: Bećiragić 6
Asts: Bećiragić 2
Athens
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)
19 December 1996
20:45
Boxscore
 Israel 86–74  Georgia
Scoring by half: 42–41, 44–33
Pts: Daniel 22
Rebs: Kattash 6
Asts: Gordon 4		 Pts: Stepania 22
Rebs: Stepania 13
Asts: Sanadze, Ustashvili, Chkheidze 2
Sport Palace, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Stefko Stanev (BUL), Aleš Kamnikar (SLO)
29 January 1997
18:00
Boxscore
 Georgia 80–78  Belarus
Scoring by half: 32–36, 48–42
Pts: Karabaki 31
Rebs: Natsvlishvili 10
Asts: Karabaki 2		 Pts: Klemez 28
Rebs: Svetnik, Pyntsikau 4
Asts: Klemez 2
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Andres Tobi (EST)
29 January 1997
20:00
Boxscore
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72–67  Israel
Scoring by half: 39–31, 33–36
Pts: Marković Zorić, Firić 15
Rebs: Alihodžić 7
Asts: Firić 5		 Pts: Kattash 18
Rebs: Fleisher 5
Asts: Kattash 4
Berlin
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Marek Nowicki (POL), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)
29 January 1997
21:00
Boxscore
 Greece 80–56  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 42–36, 38–20
Pts: Giannoulis 18
Rebs: Giannoulis 7
Asts: Sigalas 5		 Pts: Mičuda 13
Rebs: Mičuda 9
Asts: Mičuda 5
Pyrgos
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Davorin Nakić (CRO), Saša Pukl (SLO)
26 February 1997
17:00
Boxscore
 Georgia 61–65  Greece
Scoring by half: 38–32, 23–33
Pts: Stepania 14
Rebs: Stepania 9
Asts: Tortladze, Stepania, Chkheidze 1		 Pts: Oikonomou 16
Rebs: Koronios 11
Asts: Chatzis, Sigalas 2
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL)
26 February 1997
18:00
Boxscore
 Slovakia 87–108  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 44–53, 43–55
Pts: Petruška 21
Rebs: Mičuda 8
Asts: Michalík 4		 Pts: Marković Zorić 28
Rebs: Marković Zorić 8
Asts: Marković Zorić, Bećiragić 5
Malacky
Referees: Peter Poiger (AUT), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
26 February 1997
20:00
Boxscore
 Belarus 57–65  Israel
Scoring by half: 23–34, 34–31
Pts: Klemez 21
Rebs: Baidakou 11
Asts: Kuzmin 3		 Pts: Sheffer 12
Rebs: Fleisher 11
Asts: Turgeman, Sheffer, Arditty 1
Minsk
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (SRB), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Russia 10 10 0 966 727 +239 20  
 Germany 10 7 3 810 793 +17 17 1–1, +5
 Latvia 10 7 3 813 776 +37 17 1–1, -5
 Estonia 10 4 6 823 857 −34 14  
 England 10 1 9 723 875 −152 11 1–1, +1
 Portugal 10 1 9 740 847 −107 11 1–1, -1
8 October 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Russia 98–75  Germany
Scoring by half: 42–38, 56–37
Pts: Kudelin 22
Rebs: Mikhailov, Fetisov 7
Asts: Karasev 12		 Pts: Rödl, Baeck 14
Rebs: Hupmann 5
Asts: Rödl 8
Moscow
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Vladimir Atanasov (BUL)
8 October 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Estonia 105–85  Portugal
Scoring by half: 61–38, 44–47
Pts: Kullamäe 25
Rebs: Metstak 11
Asts: Müürsepp, Pehka 3		 Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 16
Rebs: Dias da Silva 8
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 4
Tallinn
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Karel Bruna (CZE), Mika Moberg (FIN)
8 October 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Latvia 94–67  England
Scoring by half: 44–32, 50–35
Pts: Laksa 21
Rebs: Bagatskis 8
Asts: Miglinieks 8		 Pts: Brown 22
Rebs: Huggins 9
Asts: Brown 2
Riga Sports Palace, Riga
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), Anguel Ivanov (BUL)
11 October 1995
18:30
Boxscore
 Russia 90–70  Portugal
Scoring by half: 42–31, 48–39
Pts: Kisurin 23
Rebs: Kisurin 15
Asts: Karasev, Kudelin, Babkov 4		 Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 17
Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 6
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 8
Moscow
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Tihomir Bubalo (SRB), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
11 October 1995
19:30
Boxscore
 Germany 100–82  Latvia
Scoring by half: 44–44, 56–38
Pts: Hupmann 22
Rebs: Hupmann 12
Asts: Nürnberger 6		 Pts: Laksa 23
Rebs: Laksa 13
Asts: Miglinieks 7
Sporthalle Oberwerth, Koblenz
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Zoran Grbac (CRO), Marek Nowicki (POL)
11 October 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 England 89–91  Estonia
Scoring by half: 40–49, 49–42
Pts: Bucknall 31
Rebs: Bucknall 6
Asts: Brown, Bucknall 3		 Pts: Metstak 20
Rebs: Noormets 9
Asts: Pehka 3
Leicester Arena, Leicester
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Víctor Mas (ESP)
12 November 1995
17:15
Boxscore
 Portugal 56–65  Latvia
Scoring by half: 23–33, 33–32
Pts: Wayne Rocha 14
Rebs: Dias da Silva, Wayne Rocha 7
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 4		 Pts: Zeidaks 17
Rebs: Helmanis 10
Asts: Štelmahers, Zeidaks 2
Tondela
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Leonidas Spiridonos (GRE), Fabio Facchini (ITA)
12 November 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Estonia 73–88  Russia
Scoring by half: 33–50, 40–38
Pts: Babenko 18
Rebs: Babenko 10
Asts: Müürsepp 6		 Pts: Karasev 24
Rebs: Mikhailov 13
Asts: Yudin 3
Tallinn
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Lars Klaar (SWE), Ilkka Weijo (FIN)
12 November 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 England 66–75  Germany
Scoring by half: 44–39, 22–36
Pts: Austin 16
Rebs: Gardiner, Bucknall, Gordon, Huggins 6
Asts: Bucknall 3		 Pts: Harnisch 19
Rebs: Hupmann 12
Asts: Rödl 5
Arena of Sheffield Sharks, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Kristinn Albertsson (ISL), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)
15 November 1995
16:30
Boxscore
 Portugal 72–75  England
Scoring by half: 32–38, 40–37
Pts: Dos Santos Monteiro 19
Rebs: Plowden, Wayne Rocha 7
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 5		 Pts: Bucknall 17
Rebs: Huggins 11
Asts: Brown, Baker, Scantlebury, Bucknall 1
Ponte de Sor
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Eduardo Sancha (ESP), Christophe Vauthier (FRA)
15 November 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Latvia 71–112  Russia
Scoring by half: 34–49, 37–63
Pts: Bagatskis 13
Rebs: Helmanis 7
Asts: Štelmahers, Bagatskis 2		 Pts: Ivanov 29
Rebs: Mikhailov 12
Asts: Karasev 4
Riga Sports Palace, Riga
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Konrad Tomczyk (POL), Pekka Saros (FIN)
16 November 1995
19:30
Boxscore
 Germany 85–66  Estonia
Scoring by half: 33–41, 52–25
Pts: Harnisch 27
Rebs: Hupmann 11
Asts: Rödl 2		 Pts: Pehka 18
Rebs: Babenko 7
Asts: Pehka 2
Arena of Brandt Hagen, Hagen
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA), Jan Herweijer (NED)
28 February 1996
18:30
Boxscore
 Russia 114–59  England
Scoring by half: 40–32, 74–27
Pts: Babkov 21
Rebs: Mikhailov 13
Asts: Kudelin 13		 Pts: Whyte 17
Rebs: Austin, Huggins 7
Asts: Baker 7
Moscow
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Nikolai Nedeltchev (BUL), Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU)
28 February 1996
19:00
Boxscore
 Estonia 63–79  Latvia
Scoring by half: 36–38, 27–41
Pts: Metstak 24
Rebs: Metstak 13
Asts: Kullamäe 5		 Pts: Štelmahers 20
Rebs: Helmanis 9
Asts: Štelmahers 4
Tallinn
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR), Ulf Öhrman (SWE)
1 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
 Germany 78–68  Portugal
Scoring by half: 36–31, 42–37
Pts: Welp 17
Rebs: Welp 8
Asts: Harnisch 5		 Pts: A. Selores Ramos 13
Rebs: Dias da Silva 5
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 4
Sporthalle Oberwerth, Koblenz
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Fernand Hengel (LUX), Eric De Neve (BEL)
30 October 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 England 66–76  Latvia
Scoring by half: 29–38, 37–38
Pts: Bucknall 24
Rebs: Amaechi 13
Asts: Baker 5		 Pts: Bagatskis 22
Rebs: Bondarenko 8
Asts: Štelmahers 5
Leicester Arena, Leicester
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Goran Radonjić (FRA), Jan Gjettermann (DEN)
30 October 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Germany 74–102  Russia
Scoring by half: 48–45, 26–57
Pts: Welp 14
Rebs: Hupmann 9
Asts: Harnisch 3		 Pts: Babkov 22
Rebs: Mikhailov 8
Asts: Kudelin, Kisurin, Fetisov 2
Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg
Attendance: 4,320
Referees: Lars Klaar (SWE), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
31 October 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Portugal 92–98  Estonia
Scoring by half: 49–44, 43–54
Pts: Das Neves Alves 20
Rebs: Dias da Silva 11
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 3		 Pts: Kuusmaa 27
Rebs: Noormets 7
Asts: Sokk 5
Guarda
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Juan Carlos Mitjana (ESP), Fernand Hengel (LUX)
27 November 1996
16:30
Boxscore
 Portugal 75–104  Russia
Scoring by half: 50–54, 25–50
Pts: Dias da Silva, Gómez Marques Pinto 18
Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 6
Asts: Rodrigues Neves, Amorim dos Santos 2		 Pts: Babkov 17
Rebs: Nosov 8
Asts: Babkov 3
Lisbon
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: William Jones (WAL), Joseph Hernandez (GIB)
27 November 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Estonia 104–77  England
Scoring by half: 53–44, 51–33
Pts: Kuusmaa 24
Rebs: Rumma 7
Asts: Sokk 7		 Pts: Amaechi 20
Rebs: Amaechi 7
Asts: Bucknall 6
Tallinn
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Pekka Saros (FIN), Ivan Zachara (CZE)
27 November 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Latvia 98–76  Germany
Scoring by half: 57–48, 41–28
Pts: Bagatskis 27
Rebs: Helmanis 8
Asts: Štelmahers, Bagatskis 3		 Pts: Wucherer 15
Rebs: Welp 12
Asts: Rödl 6
Riga Sports Palace, Riga
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Wiesław Zych (POL)
18 December 1996
17:00
Boxscore
 Russia 91–69  Estonia
Scoring by half: 50–29, 41–40
Pts: Mikhailov 20
Rebs: Mikhailov 8
Asts: Babkov 5		 Pts: Babenko 21
Rebs: Babenko 14
Asts: Kuusmaa 5
Moscow
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR), Roman Ryzhyk (UKR)
18 December 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Latvia 81–76  Portugal
Scoring by half: 45–35, 36–41
Pts: Bagatskis 28
Rebs: Bondarenko 9
Asts: Štelmahers 7		 Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 19
Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 10
Asts: Amorim dos Santos 10
Riga Sports Palace, Riga
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ryszard Jabłoński (POL), Karel Bruna (CZE)
18 December 1996
19:30
Boxscore
 Germany 88–67  England
Scoring by half: 46–32, 42–35
Pts: Rödl 19
Rebs: Welp 11
Asts: Rödl 8		 Pts: Dunkley 14
Rebs: Dunkley 11
Asts: Huggins 4
ZAB Halle, Dessau
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Zdeněk Šedivý (CZE), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
29 January 1997
17:00
Boxscore
 Russia 86–82  Latvia
Scoring by half: 46–37, 40–45
Pts: Mikhailov 23
Rebs: Mikhailov 12
Asts: Kudelin 7		 Pts: Sneps 20
Rebs: Bondarenko 9
Asts: Štelmahers 6
Moscow
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Kęstutis Pilipauskas (LTU), Borys Shulga (UKR)
29 January 1997
19:00
Boxscore
 Estonia 80–86  Germany
Scoring by half: 41–46, 39–40
Pts: Noormets 19
Rebs: Sokk, Babenko 3
Asts: Kuusmaa 5		 Pts: Harnisch 18
Rebs: Welp 7
Asts: Harnisch, Koch 3
Tallinn
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ilkka Weijo (FIN), Ulf Öhrman (SWE)
29 January 1997
20:00
Boxscore
 England 78–80  Portugal
Scoring by half: 40–31, 38–49
Pts: Bucknall 24
Rebs: Amaechi 16
Asts: Huggins 4		 Pts: Azevedo de Seixas 22
Rebs: Dias da Silva 6
Asts: Azevedo de Seixas, Rodrigues Neves, Oliveira Marçal 2
Newcastle Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Kristinn Albertsson (ISL), Michel Zegwaard (NED)
26 February 1997
18:00
Boxscore
 Latvia 85–74  Estonia
Scoring by half: 46–34, 39–40
Pts: Helmanis 18
Rebs: Helmanis 7
Asts: Štelmahers 2		 Pts: Metstak 21
Rebs: Metstak 13
Asts: Pehka 6
Riga Sports Palace, Riga
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Marek Nowicki (POL), Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU)
26 February 1997
20:00
Boxscore
 England 79–81  Russia
Scoring by half: 38–37, 41–44
Pts: Bucknall 24
Rebs: Dunkley 18
Asts: Bucknall 3		 Pts: Mikhailov 26
Rebs: Mikhailov 11
Asts: Karasev 6
Spectrum Arena, Guildford
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Fernand Hengel (LUX), Alexander Faassen (NED)
26 February 1997
20:15
Boxscore
 Portugal 66–73  Germany
Scoring by half: 30–40, 36–33
Pts: Oliveira Marçal 23
Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto, De Sousa Moreira N.S. 5
Asts: Amorim dos Santos 4		 Pts: Harnisch 22
Rebs: Hupmann 13
Asts: Wucherer 3
Lousada
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Anthony Colgan (AUT)

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Italy 10 9 1 838 677 +161 19  
 Slovenia 10 7 3 760 661 +99 17  
 Macedonia 10 4 6 793 846 −53 14 1–1, +17
 Hungary 10 4 6 719 797 −78 14 1–1, -17
 Czech Republic 10 3 7 798 836 −38 13 1–1, +4
 Finland 10 3 7 817 908 −91 13 1–1, -4
8 October 1995
13:15
Boxscore
 Finland 94–75  Hungary
Scoring by half: 46–38, 48–37
Pts: Kuisma 19
Rebs: Tahvanainen 6
Asts: Lehtonen 4		 Pts: Dávid 21
Rebs: Gulyás 9
Asts: Bencze 5
Helsinki
Attendance: 1,025
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Agnis Pērkons (LAT)
8 October 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Czech Republic 85–72  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 43–41, 42–31
Pts: Okáč, Bečka 19
Rebs: Bečka 9
Asts: Babka 6		 Pts: Naumoski 35
Rebs: Blazevski 5
Asts: Naumoski 5
Nový Jičín
Referees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Andreas Roth (AUT)
8 October 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Italy 76–63  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 42–33, 34–30
Pts: Carera 15
Rebs: Carera 9
Asts: Coldebella 5		 Pts: Gorenc 19
Rebs: Đurišić 9
Asts: Thaler 4
Sassari
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Manuel Alzuria (ESP), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)
11 October 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Italy 94–68  Hungary
Scoring by half: 49–34, 45–34
Pts: Conti 19
Rebs: Conti, Carera 7
Asts: Pieri 3		 Pts: Dávid 30
Rebs: Dávid 8
Asts: Szájer, Boros, Czigler 1
Fabriano
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Bruno Vauthier (FRA)
11 October 1995
19:30
Boxscore
 Slovenia 81–82  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 38–37, 43–45
Pts: Alibegović 25
Rebs: Nesterović 7
Asts: Milič 3		 Pts: Bečka 23
Rebs: Okáč 7
Asts: Babka, Okáč, Bečka 1
Celje
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Ryszard Jabłoński (POL), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
11 October 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 Macedonia 94–102 (OT)  Finland
Scoring by half: 54–37, 29–46 Overtime: 11–19
Pts: Naumoski 40
Rebs: Bocevski 10
Asts: Naumoski 5		 Pts: Kuisma 33
Rebs: Kuisma 11
Asts: Lehtonen 3
Skopje
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Jozef Jančovič (SVK), Bogdan Bădilă (ROU)
12 November 1995
11:00
Boxscore
 Hungary 85–80  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 47–38, 38–42
Pts: Zsebe, Boros 15
Rebs: Gulyás 5
Asts: Zsebe 4		 Pts: Bečka 21
Rebs: Bečka 7
Asts: Benes, Babka, Okáč 1
Miskolc
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Davorin Nakić (CRO), Lazaros Voreadis (GRE)
12 November 1995
13:15
Boxscore
 Finland 68–92  Italy
Scoring by half: 39–49, 29–43
Pts: Kuisma, Lehtonen 23
Rebs: Möttölä, Markkanen 7
Asts: Larkio, Lehtonen 2		 Pts: Pittis 15
Rebs: Conti, Frosini 6
Asts: Pittis 6
Helsinki
Attendance: 1,460
Referees: Sergey Bulanov (RUS), Ulf Öhrman (SWE)
12 November 1995
19:00
Boxscore
 Macedonia 73–59  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 38–29, 35–30
Pts: Jovanovski 14
Rebs: Stankovik 11
Asts: Vojnovik, Naumoski 2		 Pts: Alibegović 22
Rebs: Alibegović 5
Asts: Zdovc 1
Skopje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Mehmet Keseratar (TUR), Anguel Ivanov (BUL)
15 November 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Hungary 82–80  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 40–39, 42–41
Pts: Dávid 17
Rebs: Czigler 6
Asts: Boros 3		 Pts: Naumoski 39
Rebs: Bocevski 7
Asts: Petrusev, Naumoski, Blazevski 1
Miskolc
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
15 November 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Czech Republic 68–77  Italy
Scoring by half: 27–36, 41–41
Pts: Svoboda 20
Rebs: Bečka 12
Asts: Babka 4		 Pts: Coldebella 17
Rebs: Conti 44
Asts: Bonora 5
Prague
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kęstutis Pilipauskas (LTU), Wiesław Zych (POL)
15 November 1995
18:30
Boxscore
 Slovenia 90–61  Finland
Scoring by half: 40–22, 50–39
Pts: Zdovc 25
Rebs: Alibegović 7
Asts: Zdovc 9		 Pts: Möttölä 13
Rebs: Kuisma 8
Asts: Lehtonen 5
Tri Lilije Hall, Laško
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Richard Führer (AUT)
28 February 1996
15:15
Boxscore
 Italy 95–62  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 40–28, 55–34
Pts: Myers 28
Rebs: Frosini 7
Asts: Bonora, Myers, Moretti, Ancillotto, Galanda 2		 Pts: Jovanovski 29
Rebs: Bocevski 10
Asts: Vojnovik, Jovanovski 1
Gorizia
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Fatih Dalay (TUR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
28 February 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Finland 113–93  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 66–50, 47–43
Pts: Larkio 25
Rebs: Pehkonen 12
Asts: Lehtonen, Klinga 6		 Pts: Svoboda 25
Rebs: Bečka 7
Asts: Czudek 7
Helsinki
Attendance: 1,548
Referees: Boris Schmidt (GER), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
28 February 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Slovenia 67–49  Hungary
Scoring by half: 38–25, 29–24
Pts: Alibegović 25
Rebs: Milič 7
Asts: Milič 5		 Pts: Czigler 10
Rebs: Dávid, Czigler 6
Asts: Hoffmann, Dávid, Zsebe, Mészáros 1
Šentjur
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Peter Poiger (AUT)
29 October 1996
20:15
Boxscore
 Macedonia 102–93  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 53–46, 49–47
Pts: Naumoski 39
Rebs: Bocevski 9
Asts: Naumoski 5		 Pts: Okáč, Bečka 21
Rebs: Okáč 10
Asts: Hrubý, Kameník, Okáč 2
Skopje
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Hermann Latz (GER), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
30 October 1996
16:00
Boxscore
 Hungary 89–77  Finland
Scoring by half: 38–25, 51–52
Pts: Gulyás 22
Rebs: Gulyas, Sitku 4
Asts: Boros 2		 Pts: Luhtanen 20
Rebs: Markkanen, Luhtanen 6
Asts: Lehtonen 3
Miskolc
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Marek Nowicki (POL), Tihomir Bubalo (SRB)
30 October 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Slovenia 72–55  Italy
Scoring by half: 33–31, 39–24
Pts: Alibegović 22
Rebs: Zdovc 5
Asts: Zdovc 3		 Pts: Fučka 23
Rebs: Gay III 9
Asts: Gentile 3
Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
27 November 1996
16:30
Boxscore
 Czech Republic 65–84  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 21–42, 44–42
Pts: Czudek 15
Rebs: Treml 4
Asts: Hrubý 3		 Pts: Alibegović 23
Rebs: Gorenc 4
Asts: Gorenc 2
Nový Jičín
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Horst Weichert (GER), Mikhail Davydov (RUS)
27 November 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Finland 77–85  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 43–40, 34–45
Pts: Pehkonen 19
Rebs: Pehkonen 10
Asts: Lehtonen 5		 Pts: Naumoski 31
Rebs: Stankovik 9
Asts: Naumoski 6
Helsinki
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Rikard Johansson (SWE)
28 November 1996
16:00
Boxscore
 Hungary 66–78  Italy
Scoring by half: 25–39, 41–39
Pts: Gulyás 20
Rebs: Gulyás 12
Asts: Sitku, Czigler 1		 Pts: Esposito 21
Rebs: Carera, Fučka 4
Asts: Coldebella 3
Budapest
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Almir Akšamija (BIH), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
18 December 1996
16:30
Boxscore
 Czech Republic 80–82  Hungary
Scoring by half: 34–34, 46–48
Pts: Okáč 21
Rebs: Bečka 5
Asts: Czudek, Treml 3		 Pts: Halm 17
Rebs: Orosz 4
Asts: Dávid, Boros, Mészáros 1
Jičín
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Grzegorz Ziemblicki(POL)
18 December 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Slovenia 87–61  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 36–34, 51–27
Pts: Alibegović 23
Rebs: Nesterović 12
Asts: Zdovc 4		 Pts: Naumoski 20
Rebs: Jovanovski 6
Asts: Jovanovski 5
Šoštanj
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Zoran Grbac (CRO), Peter Poiger (AUT)
19 December 1996
15:30
Boxscore
 Italy 101–73  Finland
Scoring by half: 38–37, 63–36
Pts: Myers 24
Rebs: Frosini 11
Asts: Esposito 3		 Pts: Kuisma 25
Rebs: Pehkonen 7
Asts: Lehtonen 2
Perugia
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Andrej Jelen (SLO), Srđan Dožai (CRO)
29 January 1997
20:00
Boxscore
 Finland 77–90  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 40–58, 37–32
Pts: Luhtanen 26
Rebs: Luhtanen 5
Asts: Pehkonen 4		 Pts: Milič 31
Rebs: Milič 8
Asts: Zdovc 8
Helsinki
Referees: Atso Matsalu (EST), Viliam Koller (SVK)
29 January 1997
20:00
Boxscore
 Macedonia 80–61  Hungary
Scoring by half: 43–25, 37–36
Pts: Naumoski 34
Rebs: Jovanovski 7
Asts: Blazevski 3		 Pts: Dávid 23
Rebs: Gulyás 7
Asts: Halm, Dávid, Sitku 1
Skopje
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Nikolai Nedeltchev (BUL), Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU)
30 January 1997
18:30
Boxscore
 Italy 65–53  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 29–31, 36–22
Pts: Moretti 17
Rebs: Frosini 7
Asts: Pittis, Moretti 1		 Pts: Klapetek 14
Rebs: Zajíc, Klapetek, Stanek, Bečka 3
Asts: Zajíc 1
Treviglio
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Serge De Coster (BEL)
26 February 1997
17:00
Boxscore
 Macedonia 84–105  Italy
Scoring by half: 42–59, 42–46
Pts: Naumoski 28
Rebs: Simik, Jovanovski 4
Asts: Naumoski 3		 Pts: Moretti 18
Rebs: Marconato 11
Asts: Bonora 9
Skopje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ladislav Janáč (SVK), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)
26 February 1997
17:30
Boxscore
 Czech Republic 99–75  Finland
Scoring by half: 48–43, 51–32
Pts: Treml 25
Rebs: Bečka 6
Asts: Czudek 9		 Pts: Luhtanen 21
Rebs: Markkanen 5
Asts: Pehkonen, Larkio, Luhtanen, Lehtonen 1
Prague
Referees: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), Richard Führer (AUT)
26 February 1997
18:00
Boxscore
 Hungary 62–67 (OT)  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 20–33, 36–23 Overtime: 6–11
Pts: Sitku 18
Rebs: Sitku 6
Asts: Bencze, Dávid 3		 Pts: Gorenc 22
Rebs: Jurković 10
Asts: Gorenc 4
Varosi Sportcsarnok, Zalaegerszeg
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Jozef Jančovič (SVK), Andreas Roth (AUT)

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Ukraine 10 8 2 834 705 +129 18  
 Croatia 10 7 3 823 647 +176 17 1–1, +12
 Turkey 10 7 3 732 671 +61 17 1–1, -12
 Bulgaria 10 5 5 776 822 −46 15  
 Netherlands 10 3 7 722 775 −53 13  
 Romania 10 0 10 629 896 −267 10  
8 October 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Bulgaria 85–82  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 40–33, 45–49
Pts: Antov 24
Rebs: Natov 7
Asts: Mladenov, Antov 3		 Pts: Huijbens 17
Rebs: te Velde, van Dinten 7
Asts: Krieger, van Dinten 2
Arena of Spartak, Pleven
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Konstantinos Koromilas (GRE), György Váradi (HUN)
8 October 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Ukraine 93–60  Romania
Scoring by half: 46–27, 47–33
Pts: Iailo 18
Rebs: Molchanov 8
Asts: Iailo 6		 Pts: Dobă 15
Rebs: Țenter 7
Asts: Păun, Țenter 3
Arena of BC Kyiv, Kyiv
Referees: Stylianos Koukoulekidis (GRE), József Harsányi (HUN)
8 October 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Croatia 69–53  Turkey
Scoring by half: 24–25, 45–28
Pts: S. Vranković, Mulaomerović 18
Rebs: S. Vranković 11
Asts: S. Vranković, Marcelić 2		 Pts: Ene 15
Rebs: Büyükaycan 5
Asts: Erdenay, Büyükaycan 1
Dvorana G.O.C., Čakovec
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Peter Poiger (AUT), Viliam Koller (SVK)
11 October 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Romania 69–84  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 51–38, 37–41
Pts: Dobă 16
Rebs: Ştefan 12
Asts: Țenter 3		 Pts: Mladenov 18
Rebs: Amiorkov 8
Asts: Mladenov 6
Bucharest
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU), Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
11 October 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Croatia 73–53  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 33–25, 40–28
Pts: Kelečević 18
Rebs: S. Vranković 11
Asts: J. Vranković 3		 Pts: Lieverst 14
Rebs: Lieverst 8
Asts: Krieger 3
Dvorana G.O.C., Čakovec
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Tiziano Zancanella (ITA), Zsolt Hartyáni (HUN)
11 October 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Turkey 96–89 (OT)  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 39–37, 38–40 Overtime: 19–12
Pts: Kutluay 35
Rebs: Büyükaycan 7
Asts: Erdenay, Evliyaoğlu, Sarıca 2		 Pts: Murzin 23
Rebs: Lokhmanchuk 7
Asts: Pudzyrey, Iailo 4
Arena of Türk Telekom SC, Ankara
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Giampaolo Cicoria (ITA), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
12 November 1995
15:00
Boxscore
 Netherlands 71–88  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 36–48, 35–40
Pts: Huijbens 22
Rebs: Huijbens 4
Asts: Lieverst 4		 Pts: Lokhmanchuk 34
Rebs: Lokhmanchuk 12
Asts: Murzin 3
Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam
Referees: Juan Carlos Mitjana (ESP), José Araújo (POR)
12 November 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Bulgaria 79–77  Croatia
Scoring by half: 35–48, 44–29
Pts: Mladenov 27
Rebs: Dimitrov 5
Asts: Mladenov 4		 Pts: S. Vranković 24
Rebs: S. Vranković 12
Asts: Perasović 2
Arena of Spartak, Pleven
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: József Harsányi (HUN), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)
12 November 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Turkey 83–56  Romania
Scoring by half: 39–25, 44–31
Pts: Kutluay 22
Rebs: Türkcan 13
Asts: Ene 6		 Pts: Ardelean 23
Rebs: Ştefan 7
Asts: Țenter 2
Arena of Türk Telekom SC, Ankara
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD), David Dagan (ISR)
15 November 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Turkey 90–66  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 46–29, 44–37
Pts: Kutluay 29
Rebs: Oyguç 8
Asts: Ene 10		 Pts: Dimitrov, Antov 20
Rebs: Antov 7
Asts: Mladenov 8
Arena of Türk Telekom SC, Ankara
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Alessandro Teofili (ITA)
15 November 1995
18:00
Boxscore
 Netherlands 99–77  Romania
Scoring by half: 54–41, 45–36
Pts: Huijbens 27
Rebs: Derks 9
Asts: Van Rootselaar 8		 Pts: Ardelean 20
Rebs: Ştefan 8
Asts: Ştefan 2
Evenementenhal, Groningen
Referees: Pascal Dorizon (FRA), Richard Stokes (ENG)
15 November 1995
19:00
Boxscore
 Ukraine 67–60  Croatia
Scoring by half: 34–30, 33–30
Pts: Lokhmanchuk 22
Rebs: Lokhmanchuk 7
Asts: Murzin 2		 Pts: S. Vranković 21
Rebs: S. Vranković 11
Asts: S. Vranković 3
Arena of BC Kyiv, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIBA), Zbigniew Szpilewski (POL)
28 February 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Bulgaria 85–96  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 45–43, 40–53
Pts: Mladenov 25
Rebs: Dimitrov 5
Asts: Mladenov 4		 Pts: Murzin 28
Rebs: Lokhmanchuk 9
Asts: Kharchenko 2
Arena of Spartak, Pleven
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Ivan Zachara (CZE)
28 February 1996
20:15
Boxscore
 Croatia 115–55  Romania
Scoring by half: 66–36, 49–19
Pts: Komazec 36
Rebs: S. Vranković 9
Asts: Komazec 7		 Pts: Ardelean 21
Rebs: Scobai, Ardelean 3
Asts: Alecu 6
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Marcello Reatto (ITA), Andreas Roth (AUT)
28 February 1996
20:30
Boxscore
 Turkey 68–54  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 37–34, 31–20
Pts: Ene 19
Rebs: Türkcan 8
Asts: Ene 4		 Pts: Van der Sluis 17
Rebs: Huijbens 8
Asts: Duijvelshoff 3
Arena of Türk Telekom SC, Ankara
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Ido Bergman (ISR), Viliam Koller (SVK)
30 October 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Romania 57–73  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 25–43, 32–30
Pts: Popescu 20
Rebs: Popescu 12
Asts: Helcioiu 4		 Pts: Iailo, Okunskyy 14
Rebs: Molchanov 5
Asts: Molchanov, Savchenko 5
Focșani
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stavros Tsanidis (GRE), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD)
30 October 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Turkey 68–64  Croatia
Scoring by half: 31–29, 37–35
Pts: Ene 15
Rebs: Türkcan 6
Asts: Ene, Evliyaoğlu 3		 Pts: Marcelić 13
Rebs: Kovačić 12
Asts: Mulaomerović 6
Arena of Türk Telekom SC, Ankara
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
31 October 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Netherlands 103–81  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 47–41, 56–40
Pts: Nahar 26
Rebs: Huijbens, Nahar 8
Asts: Krieger 7		 Pts: Mladenov 26
Rebs: Kostourkov, Glouchkov 5
Asts: Dimitrov, Stoyanov 3
Maaspoort, Den Bosch
Referees: Serge De Coster (BEL), Viliam Koller (SVK)
27 November 1996
17:00
Boxscore
 Bulgaria 100–76  Romania
Scoring by half: 50–32, 50–44
Pts: Mladenov 27
Rebs: Natov 9
Asts: Mladenov 8		 Pts: Căruţaşu 24
Rebs: Popescu 7
Asts: Helcioiu 4
Arena of Spartak, Pleven
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (SRB), Marjan Stojovski (MKD)
27 November 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Ukraine 85–74  Turkey
Scoring by half: 41–32, 44–42
Pts: Lokhmanchuk 22
Rebs: Okunskyy 9
Asts: Murzin, Lokhmanchuk 6		 Pts: Türkcan 19
Rebs: Türkcan 12
Asts: Türkcan, Ene, Erdenay, Sarıca 1
Reykjavík
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), György Váradi (HUN)
27 November 1996
19:30
Boxscore
 Netherlands 72–76  Croatia
Scoring by half: 27–41, 45–35
Pts: Hammink 22
Rebs: Hammink 10
Asts: Duijvelshoff 4		 Pts: Alanović 17
Rebs: Kelečević, Mulaomerović, Kovačić 6
Asts: Mulaomerović 9
Maaspoort, Den Bosch
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Víctor Mas (ESP)
18 December 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Romania 58–73  Turkey
Scoring by half: 35–37, 23–36
Pts: Căruţaşu 19
Rebs: Căruţaşu, Popescu 7
Asts: Helcioiu 7		 Pts: Kutluay 23
Rebs: Türkcan 7
Asts: Erdenay 3

Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Jozef Jančovič (SVK), Gábor Missura (HUN)
18 December 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Ukraine 98–57  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 40–25, 58–32
Pts: Iailo 21
Rebs: Iailo, Rubchenko 9
Asts: Okunskyy 3		 Pts: Huijbens, Hammink 17
Rebs: Hammink 9
Asts: Van der Sluis 3
Arena of BC Kyiv, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Zbigniew Szpilewski (POL)
18 December 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Croatia 96–69  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 51–34, 45–35
Pts: Rimac 17
Rebs: Kovačić 14
Asts: Mulaomerović 10		 Pts: Mladenov 20
Rebs: Natov 7
Asts: Mladenov 12
Športska dvorana Gospino polje, Dubrovnik
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Pierluigi D'Este (ITA), György Váradi (HUN)
29 January 1997
17:00
Boxscore
 Bulgaria 67–54  Turkey
Scoring by half: 37–32, 30–22
Pts: Dimitrov 22
Rebs: Natov 7
Asts: Mladenov 6		 Pts: Oyguç 20
Rebs: Oyguç 7
Asts: Evliyaoğlu, Yıldırım, Sarıca 1
Arena of Spartak, Pleven
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Sergey Bulanov (RUS)
29 January 1997
18:00
Boxscore
 Romania 56–68  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 26–37, 30–31
Pts: Helcioiu 19
Rebs: Popescu 8
Asts: Helcioiu 4		 Pts: Huijbens 15
Rebs: Hammink 12
Asts: Hammink 7
Arad
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Todd Warnick (ISR), Marjan Stojovski (MKD)
29 January 1997
20:00
Boxscore
 Croatia 85–66  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 43–34, 42–32
Pts: Mulaomerović 27
Rebs: Nicević, Kelečević 6
Asts: Alanović 8		 Pts: Murzin 15
Rebs: Okunskyy 5
Asts: Murzin 5
Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Andreas Roth (AUT)
26 February 1997
18:00
Boxscore
 Ukraine 79–60  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 41–35, 38–25
Pts: Iailo 18
Rebs: Okunskyy 9
Asts: Murzin 4		 Pts: Mladenov 15
Rebs: Kostourkov 7
Asts: Mladenov 2
Arena of BC Kyiv, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Zdeněk Šantrůček (CZE), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD)
26 February 1997
18:00
Boxscore
 Romania 65–108  Croatia
Scoring by half: 33–52, 32–56
Pts: Stănescu 15
Rebs: Boian, Toader, Stănescu, Lăpuşte 4
Asts: Toader, Lăpuşte 3		 Pts: Rimac 24
Rebs: Kelečević 14
Asts: Sesar 7
Cluj
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Dashamir Bardhi (ALB), Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
26 February 1997
20:00
Boxscore
 Netherlands 63–73  Turkey
Scoring by half: 23–38, 40–35
Pts: Nahar 14
Rebs: Hammink 7
Asts: Hammink 8		 Pts: Türkcan 19
Rebs: Türkcan 11
Asts: Türkcan, Ene, Evliyaoğlu, Beşok 1
Maaspoort, Den Bosch
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Pascal Dorizon (FRA), Richard Stokes (ENG)

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 France 10 10 0 813 644 +169 20  
 Lithuania 10 6 4 896 786 +110 16  
 Poland 10 5 5 837 807 +30 15  
 Sweden 10 4 6 725 778 −53 14 2–0
 Belgium 10 4 6 770 774 −4 14 0–2
  Switzerland 10 1 9 651 903 −252 11  
8 October 1995
16:00
Boxscore
 Belgium 100–62   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 55–22, 45–40
Pts: Struelens 19
Rebs: Goethals 10
Asts: Robinson 3		 Pts: Mrazek 13
Rebs: Grimes 7
Asts: Koller 1
Salle Edgard Hismans, Quaregnon
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Michel Zegwaard (NED), Alan Richardson (ENG)
8 October 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Sweden 64–62  Poland
Scoring by half: 26–34, 38–28
Pts: Sahlström 19
Rebs: Blom, Markus, Sahlström 8
Asts: Sahlström 3		 Pts: Tomczyk 20
Rebs: Jankowski 9
Asts: Kabala 2
Arena of Scania, Södertälje
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Jan Gjettermann (DEN), Mikhail Davydov (RUS)
8 October 1995
17:30
Boxscore
 Lithuania 74–87  France
Scoring by half: 45–39, 29–48
Pts: Karnišovas 26
Rebs: Karnišovas, Einikis 6
Asts: Lukminas 2		 Pts: Bonato 22
Rebs: Bonato 5
Asts: Rigaudeau 3
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIBA), Petr Sudek (SVK)
10 October 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 France 74–73  Belgium
Scoring by half: 34–35, 40–38
Pts: Bonato 15
Rebs: Gadou 6
Asts: Bonato 5		 Pts: Struelens 17
Rebs: Struelens 11
Asts: Jaumin 4
Tourcoing
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Miguel Betancor (ESP), Fernand Hengel (LUX)
11 October 1995
17:30
Boxscore
  Switzerland 63–57  Sweden
Scoring by half: 27–27, 36–30
Pts: Koller 16
Rebs: Grimes 9
Asts: Mazzi 1		 Pts: Sahlström 24
Rebs: Sahlström 12
Asts: Sahlström 2
Arti et Mesteri, Bellinzona
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Santiago Fernández (ESP)
11 October 1995
20:30
Boxscore
 Lithuania 108–96  Poland
Scoring by half: 51–47, 57–49
Pts: Einikis 27
Rebs: Einikis 12
Asts: Lukminas, Karnišovas 4		 Pts: Tomczyk 22
Rebs: Jankowski 7
Asts: Wójcik 5
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Zdenek Šantrůček (CZE)
12 November 1995
14:00
Boxscore
  Switzerland 48–87  France
Scoring by half: 21–33, 27–54
Pts: Valis 10
Rebs: Valis 10
Asts: Maggi 1		 Pts: Bonato 21
Rebs: Butter, Bilba 6
Asts: Sciarra, Bilba 2
Sporthalle St. Jakob, Basel
Attendance: 1,840
Referees: Tsanidis (GRE), Andrej Jelen (SLO)
12 November 1995
17:00
Boxscore
 Sweden 83–85  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 37–50, 46–35
Pts: Gehrke 26
Rebs: Gehrke, Sahlström 6
Asts: Håkanson 8		 Pts: Lukminas, Einikis 21
Rebs: Einikis 8
Asts: Lukminas 4
Arena of Magic M7, Borås
Referees: William Jones (WAL), Iztok Rems (SLO)
12 November 1995
17:30
Boxscore
 Poland 84–85 (OT)  Belgium
Scoring by half: 45–32, 31–44 Overtime: 8–9
Pts: Wójcik 23
Rebs: Wójcik 12
Asts: Kabala 6		 Pts: Deheneffe 20
Rebs: Goethals 9
Asts: R. Bayer, Herman, Deheneffe, Stas 1

Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), György Váradi (HUN)
14 November 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 France 85–56  Sweden
Scoring by half: 41–28, 44–28
Pts: Bonato 25
Rebs: Bilba 9
Asts: Sciarra 6		 Pts: P. Larsson, Gehrke 12
Rebs: Markus 6
Asts: Gehrke 4
Arena of SAOS JDA Dijon, Dijon
Attendance: 4,628
Referees: António Coelho (POR), Viliam Koller (SVK)
15 November 1995
17:30
Boxscore
 Poland 81–68   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 38–32, 43–36
Pts: Jankowski 24
Rebs: Wójcik, Jankowski 6
Asts: Tomczyk 4		 Pts: Valis 18
Rebs: Valis 10
Asts: Mrazek 5
Poznań
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR)
15 November 1995
20:00
Boxscore
 Belgium 85–83  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 37–42, 48–41
Pts: Stas 18
Rebs: Struelens 6
Asts: Struelens 4		 Pts: Lukminas, Einikis 25
Rebs: Einikis 12
Asts: Kurtinaitis 2
Arena of BBC Okapi Maes, Aalst
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Michael Trumpke (GER), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
28 February 1996
19:00
Boxscore
 Sweden 66–56  Belgium
Scoring by half: 40–26, 26–30
Pts: Gehrke, Markus 15
Rebs: Sahlström 11
Asts: Håkanson, Stümer 3		 Pts: Struelens 20
Rebs: Struelens, Robinson 10
Asts: Dupont 1
Arena of Nerike Basket, Örebro
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kristinn Albertsson (ISL), Efim Resser (GER)
28 February 1996
19:00
Boxscore
 Lithuania 109–71   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 61–29, 48–42
Pts: Karnišovas 32
Rebs: Einikis 13
Asts: Lukminas 5		 Pts: Mrazek 25
Rebs: Valis 14
Asts: Felli, Mrazek 2
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Ion Olaru (ROU), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL)
28 February 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 France 73–66  Poland
Scoring by half: 31–33, 42–33
Pts: Bonato 17
Rebs: Gadou 11
Asts: Bilba 5		 Pts: Bacik 19
Rebs: Bacik 8
Asts: Tomczyk 3
Grenoble
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: António Pimentel (POR), Roger Schwarz (GER)
30 October 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Poland 100–86  Sweden
Scoring by half: 49–44, 51–42
Pts: Pluta 26
Rebs: Tomczyk, Jankowski 7
Asts: Pluta, Tomczyk 6		 Pts: P. Larsson 31
Rebs: Markus 6
Asts: P. Larsson, Aulander 2
Arena of KS Górnik, Wałbrzych
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Karel Bruna (CZE), Andreas Roth (AUT)
30 October 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 France 75–67  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 40–38, 35–29
Pts: Gadou 16
Rebs: Bilba 10
Asts: Rigaudeau 7		 Pts: Karnišovas 23
Rebs: Einikis 8
Asts: Lukminas, Karnišovas 5
Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy
Attendance: 4,300
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Konstantinos Koromilas (GRE)
30 October 1996
20:15
Boxscore
  Switzerland 73–101  Belgium
Scoring by half: 28–55, 45–46
Pts: Koller 16
Rebs: Valis 4
Asts: Koller 3		 Pts: Struelens, Cleymans 18
Rebs: Struelens 7
Asts: Jaumin 11
Salle Sainte-Croix, Fribourg
Referees: Giampaolo Cicoria (ITA), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB)
27 November 1996
18:00
Boxscore
 Poland 88–69  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 43–38, 45–31
Pts: Zieliński 19
Rebs: Jankowski 9
Asts: Pluta, Tomczyk 3		 Pts: Kurtinaitis 23
Rebs: Einikis 11
Asts: Lukminas, Maskoliūnas 2
Białystok
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Andrej Lovšin (SLO), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
27 November 1996
19:00
Boxscore
 Sweden 76–63   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 37–33, 39–30
Pts: Sahlström 24
Rebs: Sahlström 9
Asts: Håkanson 6		 Pts: Valis 22
Rebs: Valis 11
Asts: Valis 5
Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Jörgen Willum Travis (DEN), Jan Harald Korshavn (NOR)
27 November 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Belgium 55–89  France
Scoring by half: 16–44, 39–45
Pts: Jaumin 11
Rebs: Marion 6
Asts: Jaumin 2		 Pts: Foirest 16
Rebs: Julian 6
Asts: Sciarra, Bonato, Pluvy 2
Charleroi
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Viliam Koller (SVK)
18 December 1996
18:30
Boxscore
 Lithuania 108–87  Sweden
Scoring by half: 55–37, 53–50
Pts: Lukminas 25
Rebs: Einikis 13
Asts: Lukminas 5		 Pts: Stümer 25
Rebs: Stümer 9
Asts: Stümer 7
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Pavel Volejník (CZE), József Harsányi (HUN)
18 December 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 France 76–61   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 38–28, 38–33
Pts: Gadou 14
Rebs: Weis 12
Asts: Foirest 4		 Pts: Fernandez 12
Rebs: Valis, Maly 6
Asts: Mrazek 7
Arena of Basket Comte, Besançon
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Keith Bruce (ENG), Xavier Amoros (ESP)
18 December 1996
20:00
Boxscore
 Belgium 85–89  Poland
Scoring by half: 39–41, 46–48
Pts: Struelens 28
Rebs: Struelens, Robinson 6
Asts: Jaumin, R. Bayer 2		 Pts: Pluta 26
Rebs: Jankowski 7
Asts: Kósciuk, Pluta 1
Namur
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: William Jones (WAL), Roger Schwarz (GER)
29 January 1997
18:30
Boxscore
 Lithuania 75–52  Belgium
Scoring by half: 44–22, 31–30
Pts: Štombergas 19
Rebs: Štombergas 12
Asts: Pačėsas, Karnišovas 5		 Pts: Struelens 12
Rebs: Robinson 15
Asts: Jaumin 4
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIBA), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
29 January 1997
19:00
Boxscore
 Sweden 71–78  France
Scoring by half: 30–38, 41–40
Pts: Stümer 21
Rebs: Gehrke 9
Asts: Håkanson 7		 Pts: Bonato 22
Rebs: Gadou 6
Asts: Foirest 4
Luleå Energi Arena, Luleå
Attendance: 2,296
Referees: Jan Gjettermann (DEN), Mikhail Davydov (RUS)
29 January 1997
20:15
Boxscore
  Switzerland 80–98  Poland
Scoring by half: 39–52, 41–46
Pts: Mrazek 21
Rebs: Maly 6
Asts: Koller 3		 Pts: Zieliński 19
Rebs: Jankowski 6
Asts: Zieliński, Wójcik 2
Pavillon des Sports du Bout-du-Monde, Geneva
Referees: Erich Kratschmer (AUT), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA)
26 February 1997
18:00
Boxscore
 Poland 73–89  France
Scoring by half: 32–45, 41–44
Pts: Pluta 18
Rebs: Wójcik, Dryja 4
Asts: Zieliński 6		 Pts: Bonato 28
Rebs: Digbeu 9
Asts: Sciarra 6
Arena of KS Górnik, Wałbrzych
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Mika Moberg (FIN)
26 February 1997
20:00
Boxscore
 Belgium 78–79  Sweden
Scoring by half: 42–36, 36–43
Pts: Struelens 24
Rebs: Struelens 15
Asts: P. Bayer 2		 Pts: P. Larsson 22
Rebs: Sahlström 7
Asts: Håkanson, P. Larsson, Gehrke 1
Kuipke, Oostende
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: José Araújo (POR), Trevor Pountain (GBR)
26 February 1997
20:15
Boxscore
  Switzerland 62–118  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 30–56, 32–62
Pts: Grimes 20
Rebs: Grimes, Valis 6
Asts: Koller 8		 Pts: Karnišovas 32
Rebs: Žukauskas 8
Asts: Vaišvila 7
Arena of Union Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel
Referees: Andrej Jelen (SLO), Tomislav Kovačić (SLO)

References

  1. ^ 1997 European Championship for Men: Preliminary Round, FIBA.com.
  2. ^ 1997 European Championship for Men: Semi-Final Round, FIBA.com

External links

  • "XXX European Championship (Barcelona 1997) Qualifying Stage". linguasport.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  • "1997 European Championship for Men". FIBA.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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