FIBA EuroBasket 1997 qualification

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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
 Denmark 95–75  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 46–34, 49–41
Pts: 15
Rebs: , , 5
Asts: 4		 Pts: 21
Rebs: Wolter 7
Asts: Adam 5
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
Referees: Juan Carlos Mitjana (ESP), Richard Stokes (ENG)
24 May 1995
18:00
 Georgia 68–91  Poland
Scoring by half: 27–46, 41–45
Pts: Natsvlishvili 21
Rebs: Stepania 9
Asts: 2		 Pts: Wójcik 19
Rebs: Tomczyk, Wójcik 7
Asts: 5
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
24 May 1995
20:15
 England 96–57  Wales
Scoring by half: 58–26, 38–31
Pts: Scantlebury 22
Rebs: 8
Asts: 5		 Pts: 17
Rebs: 7
Asts: , 2
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
25 May 1995
16:00
 Georgia 97–86  Denmark
Scoring by half: 41–32, 56–54
Pts: , 20
Rebs: Vashakidze 7
Asts: 5		 Pts: 22
Rebs: , 8
Asts: , 3
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
Referees: Gérard Gretsch (LUX), Richard Stokes (ENG)
25 May 1995
18:00
 Wales 71–111  Poland
Scoring by half: 31–53, 40–58
Pts: Lewis 21
Rebs: , 6
Asts: , 2		 Pts: Tomczyk, 16
Rebs: 8
Asts: Wójcik 4
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
25 May 1995
20:00
 England 102–72  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 58–35, 44–37
Pts: Dunkley 23
Rebs: , 10
Asts: Bucknall 7		 Pts: 19
Rebs: 5
Asts: Adam 2
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
26 May 1995
14:00
 Denmark 65–75  Poland
Scoring by half: 36–43, 29–32
Pts: 17
Rebs: 8
Asts: 4		 Pts: Wójcik 25
Rebs: Wójcik 9
Asts: , 3
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
Referees: William Jones (WAL), Richard Stokes (ENG)
26 May 1995
18:00
 Wales 73–76  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 31–51, 42–25
Pts: 29
Rebs: 7
Asts: 2		 Pts: 30
Rebs: 7
Asts: Adam 4
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
26 May 1995
20:00
 England 84–74  Georgia
Scoring by half: 48–37, 36–37
Pts: Bucknall 21
Rebs: Dunkley 7
Asts: , Bucknall 2		 Pts: Stepania 19
Rebs: 5
Asts: Natsvlishvili 3
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
27 May 1995
16:00
 Poland 122–76  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 63–35, 59–41
Pts: Wójcik 26
Rebs: 13
Asts: 5		 Pts: 17
Rebs: Adam 5
Asts: , , , P. Schiltz 2
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
27 May 1995
18:00
 Georgia 101–73  Wales
Scoring by half: 49–33, 52–40
Pts: Natsvlishvili 15
Rebs: Natsvlishvili 10
Asts: Vashakidze, , 2		 Pts: 19
Rebs: , 5
Asts: 3
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
27 May 1995
20:00
 England 88–70  Denmark
Scoring by half: 36–42, 52–28
Pts: Bucknall 20
Rebs: 10
Asts: 4		 Pts: 21
Rebs: 9
Asts: 1
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
28 May 1995
12:00
 Georgia 81–64  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 37–35, 44–29
Pts: 18
Rebs: , Stepania 8
Asts: 3		 Pts: 21
Rebs: 5
Asts: 3
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Richard Stokes (ENG)
28 May 1995
14:00
 Denmark 105–57  Wales
Scoring by half: 60–33, 45–24
Pts: 26
Rebs: 8
Asts: 4		 Pts: Lewis 17
Rebs: Lewis 10
Asts: 2
NEC Arena - Birmingham, England
28 May 1995
18:00
 England 71–88  Poland
Scoring by half: 33–51, 38–37
Pts: , Bucknall 16
Rebs: Huggins, 4
Asts: , Dunkley 2		 Pts: Wójcik 23
Rebs: 14
Asts: 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
 Albania 74–100  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 33–52, 41–48
Pts: Kurtoğlu 23
Rebs: 6
Asts: 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
 Ireland 62–108  Belarus
Scoring by half: 25–53, 37–55
Pts: 16
Rebs: 4
Asts: 2		 Pts: 20
Rebs: , 3
Asts: , , Griszczuk 1
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Dashamir Bardhi (ALB)
24 May 1995
20:00
 Netherlands 93–47  Norway
Scoring by half: 44–23, 49–24
Pts: 17
Rebs: 8
Asts: Franke, 2		 Pts: Bryn 19
Rebs: 12
Asts: Bryn, 2
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD), David Dagan (ISR)
25 May 1995
16:00
 Macedonia 110–74  Ireland
Scoring by half: 56–30, 54–44
Pts: Naumoski 37
Rebs: Bocevski 13
Asts: 3		 Pts: 20
Rebs: , 8
Asts: 5
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Stein Moe (NOR)
25 May 1997
18:00
 Norway 77–81  Albania
Scoring by half: 46–52, 31–29
Pts: 27
Rebs: 14
Asts: 2		 Pts: Kurtoğlu 27
Rebs: 9
Asts: 3
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD), Tony Colgan (IRL)
25 May 1997
20:00
 Belarus 87–88  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 41–45, 46–43
Pts: Griszczuk 21
Rebs: 6
Asts: 4		 Pts: 24
Rebs: 11
Asts: Franke 4
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
26 May 1995
16:00
 Norway 79–99  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 36–56, 43–43
Pts: Bryn 26
Rebs: 8
Asts: , 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
 Netherlands 68–57  Ireland
Scoring by half: 36–26, 32–31
Pts: , van Poelgeest 13
Rebs: 8
Asts: Franke 6		 Pts: 20
Rebs: Burke 9
Asts: 3
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD)
26 May 1995
20:00
 Albania 73–108  Belarus
Scoring by half: 43–42, 30–66
Pts: Kurtoğlu 18
Rebs: 8
Asts: 2		 Pts: Griszczuk 21
Rebs: 12
Asts: 3
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Tony Colgan (IRL)
27 May 1995
16:00
 Macedonia 83–80  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 41–41, 42–39
Pts: Naumoski 35
Rebs: Bocevski 18
Asts: Davitkov 8		 Pts: 20
Rebs: 11
Asts: , , 2
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Tony Colgan (IRL)
27 May 1995
18:00
 Belarus 100–68  Norway
Scoring by half: 42–34, 58–34
Pts: Griszczuk 24
Rebs: 12
Asts: 5		 Pts: Bryn 26
Rebs: Bryn, 9
Asts: , 2
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Dashamir Bardhi (ALB)
27 May 1995
20:00
 Ireland 87–70  Albania
Scoring by half: 37–35, 50–35
Pts: 22
Rebs: 13
Asts: , , 2		 Pts: Kurtoglu 19
Rebs: , Kurtoğlu, 5
Asts: 3
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR)
28 May 1995
16:00
 Belarus 102–80  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 49–35, 53–45
Pts: Griszczuk 34
Rebs: 12
Asts: , , 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
 Albania 77–102  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 38–54, 39–48
Pts: Kurtoğlu 20
Rebs: 7
Asts: 3		 Pts: 21
Rebs: 9
Asts: 7
Arena Jasmin - Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR)
28 May 1995
20:00
 Norway 65–86  Ireland
Scoring by half: 37–43, 28–43
Pts: , Bryn 17
Rebs: Bryn 10
Asts: , , , Bryn, 1		 Pts: 23
Rebs: , 6
Asts: 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
 Romania 61–74  Portugal
Scoring by half: 32–42, 29–32
Pts: Alexe 16
Rebs: 7
Asts: Țenter, 1		 Pts: A. Selores Ramos 19
Rebs: Wayne Rocha 8
Asts: 3
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
22 May 1995
18:15
 Austria 58–74  Iceland
Scoring by half: 27–30, 31–44
Pts: 19
Rebs: 9
Asts: , , , 1		 Pts: Arnarson 16
Rebs: Arnarson, Ingimundarson 5
Asts: Örlygsson 3
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
22 May 1995
20:30
  Switzerland 66–58  Cyprus
Scoring by half: 35–30, 31–28
Pts: 13
Rebs: 10
Asts: 2		 Pts: 20
Rebs: 7
Asts: 7
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
23 May 1995
16:00
 Scotland 64–79  Austria
Scoring by half: 34–47, 30–32
Pts: 18
Rebs: 6
Asts: , MacLean 1		 Pts: 29
Rebs: 10
Asts: 4
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
23 May 1995
18:15
 Cyprus 41–62  Romania
Scoring by half: 16–33, 25–29
Pts: 8
Rebs: 6
Asts: , 1		 Pts: 16
Rebs: 6
Asts: Alexe, , , , 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
23 May 1995
20:30
 Iceland 78–87   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 40–42, 38–45
Pts: Bragason 16
Rebs: Bragason 4
Asts: Arnarson 1		 Pts: 24
Rebs: 5
Asts: 3
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
Attendance: 1,000
24 May 1995
16:00
 Portugal 81–60  Cyprus
Scoring by half: 37–31, 44–29
Pts: 21
Rebs: 9
Asts: 3		 Pts: 21
Rebs: 7
Asts: 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
24 May 1995
18:15
  Switzerland 85–52  Scotland
Scoring by half: 37–17, 48–35
Pts: 20
Rebs: 7
Asts: , , 2		 Pts: MacLean 26
Rebs: , 4
Asts: , 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
24 May 1995
20:30
 Romania 102–85  Iceland
Scoring by half: 59–38, 43–47
Pts: 25
Rebs: 5
Asts: Țenter, , 1		 Pts: Hauksson 19
Rebs: Gíslason 3
Asts: Bragason, Skúlason 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
25 May 1995
16:00
 Austria 51–58   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 24–28, 27–30
Pts: 11
Rebs: 10
Asts: 2		 Pts: 16
Rebs: 6
Asts: 4
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
25 May 1995
18:15
 Iceland 70–88  Portugal
Scoring by half: 37–29, 33–59
Pts: Skúlason 23
Rebs: Bragason 6
Asts: Hardarson, Örlygsson, Gíslason 1		 Pts: 27
Rebs: , Plowden, Wayne Rocha 6
Asts: 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
25 May 1995
20:30
 Scotland 70–97  Romania
Scoring by half: 45–43, 25–54
Pts: MacLean 25
Rebs: 5
Asts: , , 1		 Pts: Alexe 24
Rebs: Alexe, 6
Asts: Țenter 5
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
Attendance: 1,000
26 May 1995
16:00
 Cyprus 62–77  Iceland
Scoring by half: 33–36, 29–41
Pts: 23
Rebs: 6
Asts: 1		 Pts: Örlygsson 19
Rebs: Bragason 14
Asts: Gíslason 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
26 May 1995
18:15
 Romania 69–63  Austria
Scoring by half: 34–31, 35–32
Pts: Alexe 15
Rebs: 4
Asts: Țenter, Alexe, 1		 Pts: 14
Rebs: 10
Asts: 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
26 May 1995
20:30
 Portugal 86–71  Scotland
Scoring by half: 48–33, 38–38
Pts: 19
Rebs: Wayne Rocha 6
Asts: 6		 Pts: MacLean 19
Rebs: MacLean, 3
Asts: 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
27 May 1995
16:00
  Switzerland 63–47  Romania
Scoring by half: 36–25, 27–22
Pts: 26
Rebs: 8
Asts: , , 1		 Pts: 12
Rebs: , 3
Asts: Alexe, , 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
27 May 1995
18:15
 Scotland 61–70  Cyprus
Scoring by half: 31–32, 30–38
Pts: 15
Rebs: MacLean, 8
Asts: , MacLean 1		 Pts: 24
Rebs: 8
Asts: , 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
27 May 1995
20:30
 Austria 57–79  Portugal
Scoring by half: 28–39, 29–40
Pts: 14
Rebs: 6		 Pts: A. Selores Ramos 20
Rebs: , Plowden 7
Asts: , 2
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
28 May 1995
16:00
 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: , , , 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
28 May 1995
18:15
 Portugal 65–59   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 39–30, 26–29
Pts: 19
Rebs: 5
Asts: 1		 Pts: 22
Rebs: 10
Asts: 1
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
28 May 1995
20:30
 Cyprus 76–57  Austria
Scoring by half: 36–27, 40–30
Pts: 18
Rebs: 9
Asts: 2		 Pts: 16
Rebs: 9
Asts: , 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 Oct 1995
17:00
 Slovakia 82–73  Georgia
Scoring by half: 41–29, 41–44
Pts: 26
Rebs: 10
Asts: 3		 Pts: Stepania 29
Rebs: Stepania 15
Asts: , Stepania 3
Myjava
Referees: Dubravko Muhvić (CRO), Wiesław Zych (POL)
8 Oct 1995
19:30
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80–59  Belarus
Scoring by half: 44–45, 36–14
Pts: 27
Rebs: 13
Asts: Marković Zorić 4		 Pts: 21
Rebs: 6
Asts: , 4
Berlin
Attendance: 2,126
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
8 Oct 1995
21:00
 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 Oct 1995
15:00
 Georgia 77–66  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 30–28, 47–38
Pts: 24
Rebs: Stepania 13
Asts: Stepania, Chkheidze 2		 Pts: 25
Rebs: 11
Asts: Bećiragić 2
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Ivo Dolinek (CZE)
11 Oct 1995
20:30
 Israel 86–69  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 39–44, 47–25
Pts: Goodes 21
Rebs: Fleisher 9
Asts: Goodes 9		 Pts: 16
Rebs: 5
Asts: , 2
Sport Palace, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Priamos Ioannides (CYP), David Turner (ENG)
11 Oct 1995
21:00
 Greece 77–82  Belarus
Scoring by half: 48–38, 29–44
Pts: 14
Rebs: Bakatsias 11
Asts: Bakatsias, Oikonomou 6		 Pts: 25
Rebs: 10
Asts: 7
Athens
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Stefko Stanev (BUL)
12 Nov 1995
17:00
 Georgia 84–89  Israel
Scoring by half: 44–38, 40–51
Pts: , Stepania 15
Rebs: 8
Asts: Vashakidze, , 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 Nov 1995
17:00
 Belarus 94–85  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 49–41, 45–44
Pts: 39
Rebs: 10
Asts: Griszczuk 8		 Pts: , 24
Rebs: 9
Asts: , 5
Minsk
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ion Olaru (ROU), Plamen Simeonov (BUL)
12 Nov 1995
10:30
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73–76  Greece
Scoring by half: 45–29, 28–47
Pts: Marković Zorić 32
Rebs: Marković Zorić, , , Mutapčić 5
Asts: Mutapčić 5		 Pts: Sigalas 25
Rebs: 7
Asts: Oikonomou 6
Berlin
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
15 Nov 1995
17:00
 Belarus 102–76  Georgia
Scoring by half: 48–37, 54–39
Pts: 27
Rebs: 9
Asts: , Griszczuk, 3		 Pts: Natsvlishvili 23
Rebs: Natsvlishvili 6
Asts: 2
Minsk
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Agnis Pērkons (LAT), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)
15 Nov 1995
19:00
 Israel 67–73  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 34–44, 33–29
Pts: Jamchi 20
Rebs: Henefeld 7
Asts: 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 Nov 1995
20:00
 Slovakia 64–80  Greece
Scoring by half: 36–41, 28–39
Pts: , 17
Rebs: , 7
Asts: 3		 Pts: Sigalas 26
Rebs: 6
Asts: Giannakis 6
Bratislava
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (SRB), Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU)
28 Feb 1996
18:45
 Greece 100–66  Georgia
Scoring by half: 54–30, 46–36
Pts: Angelidis 17
Rebs: 10
Asts: Kakiousis 6		 Pts: , Stepania 13
Rebs: Stepania 9
Asts: Vashakidze 4
Athens
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (SRB), Pierluigi D'este (ITA)
28 Feb 1996
20:00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 84–74  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 45–37, 39–37
Pts: Marković Zorić 30
Rebs: 8
Asts: Bećiragić 5		 Pts: 19
Rebs: 8
Asts: 4
Berlin
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), Lars Klaar (SWE)
29 Feb 1996
19:00
 Israel 95–73  Belarus
Scoring by half: 44–33, 51–40
Pts: Steinhauer 19
Rebs: Steinhauer 7
Asts: Turgeman 5		 Pts: 17
Rebs: 5
Asts: , , 3
Sport Palace, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Memduh Öget (TUR), Tiziano Zancanella (ITA)
30 Oct 1996
10:00
 Georgia 91–71  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 48–41, 43–30
Pts: Stepania 22
Rebs: Stepania 9
Asts: 7		 Pts: 18
Rebs: 5
Asts: , , , 2
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), József Harsányi (HUN)
30 Oct 1996
19:00
 Belarus 61–73 (OT)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 33–31, 25–27 Overtime: 3–15
Pts: Griszczuk 20
Rebs: 9
Asts: , , , , Griszczuk, 1		 Pts: Bećiragić 27
Rebs: 7
Asts: Bećiragić 4
Minsk
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL)
30 Oct 1996
20:30
 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 Nov 1996
19:00
 Belarus 55–79  Greece
Scoring by half: 21–37, 34–42
Pts: 23
Rebs: 7
Asts: , 2		 Pts: Kakiouzis 18
Rebs: Rentzias 11
Asts: Sigalas, Kakiousis 2
Minsk
Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Ion Olaru (ROU), Tiziano Zancanella (ITA)
27 Nov 1996
19:45
 Slovakia 71–99  Israel
Scoring by half: 33–49, 38–50
Pts: 18
Rebs: 8
Asts: , , 2		 Pts: Kattash 23
Rebs: Henefeld 9
Asts: Sheffer 4
Prievidza
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Erich Kratschmer (AUT)
27 Nov 1996
20:00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80–71  Georgia
Scoring by half: 40–34, 40–37
Pts: Marković Zorić 34
Rebs: 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 Dec 1996
18:00
 Slovakia 81–86  Belarus
Scoring by half: 44–48, 37–38
Pts: 18
Rebs: , 5
Asts: , , , 2		 Pts: 29
Rebs: 8
Asts: 7
Pezinok
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stojan Fišer (SLO), Richard Führer (AUT)
18 Dec 1996
21:00
 Greece 73–51  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 28–20, 45–31
Pts: Rentzias 19
Rebs: Rentzias 12
Asts: Koronios 5		 Pts: 18
Rebs: Bećiragić 6
Asts: Bećiragić 2
Athens
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)
19 Dec 1996
20:45
 Israel 86–74  Georgia
Scoring by half: 42–41, 44–33
Pts: 22
Rebs: Kattash 6
Asts: Gordon 4		 Pts: Stepania 22
Rebs: Stepania 13
Asts: , , Chkheidze 2
Sport Palace, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Stefko Stanev (BUL), Aleš Kamnikar (SLO)
29 Jan 1997
18:00
 Georgia 80–78  Belarus
Scoring by half: 32–36, 48–42
Pts: 31
Rebs: Natsvlishvili 10
Asts: 2		 Pts: 28
Rebs: , 4
Asts: 2
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Andres Tobi (EST)
29 Jan 1997
20:00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72–67  Israel
Scoring by half: 39–31, 33–36
Pts: Marković Zorić, 15
Rebs: 7
Asts: 5		 Pts: Kattash 18
Rebs: Fleisher 5
Asts: Kattash 4
Berlin
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Marek Nowicki (POL), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)
29 Jan 1997
21:00
 Greece 80–56  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 42–36, 38–20
Pts: Giannoulis 18
Rebs: Giannoulis 7
Asts: Sigalas 5		 Pts: 13
Rebs: 9
Asts: 5
Pyrgos
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Davorin Nakić (CRO), Saša Pukl (SLO)
26 Feb 1997
17:00
 Georgia 61–65  Greece
Scoring by half: 38–32, 23–33
Pts: Stepania 14
Rebs: Stepania 9
Asts: , 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 Feb 1997
18:00
 Slovakia 87–108  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 44–53, 43–55
Pts: Petruška 21
Rebs: 8
Asts: 4		 Pts: Marković Zorić 28
Rebs: Marković Zorić 8
Asts: Marković Zorić, Bećiragić 5
Malacky
Referees: Peter Poiger (AUT), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
26 Feb 1997
20:00
 Belarus 57–65  Israel
Scoring by half: 23–34, 34–31
Pts: 21
Rebs: 11
Asts: 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 Oct 1995
17:00
 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 Oct 1995
18:00
 Estonia 105–85  Portugal
Scoring by half: 61–38, 44–47
Pts: Kullamäe 25
Rebs: Metstak 11
Asts: Müürsepp, Pehka 3		 Pts: 16
Rebs: 8
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 4
Tallinn
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Karel Bruna (CZE), Mika Moberg (FIN)
8 Oct 1995
18:00
 Latvia 94–67  England
Scoring by half: 44–32, 50–35
Pts: 21
Rebs: Bagatskis 8
Asts: Miglinieks 8		 Pts: 22
Rebs: Huggins 9
Asts: 2
Riga Sports Palace, Riga
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), Anguel Ivanov (BUL)
11 Oct 1995
18:30
 Russia 90–70  Portugal
Scoring by half: 42–31, 48–39
Pts: Kisurin 23
Rebs: Kisurin 15
Asts: Karasev, Kudelin, Babkov 4		 Pts: 17
Rebs: 6
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 8
Moscow
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Tihomir Bubalo (SRB), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
11 Oct 1995
19:30
 Germany 100–82  Latvia
Scoring by half: 44–44, 56–38
Pts: Hupmann 22
Rebs: Hupmann 12
Asts: Nürnberger 6		 Pts: 23
Rebs: 13
Asts: Miglinieks 7
, Koblenz
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Zoran Grbac (CRO), Marek Nowicki (POL)
11 Oct 1995
20:00
 England 89–91  Estonia
Scoring by half: 40–49, 49–42
Pts: Bucknall 31
Rebs: Bucknall 6
Asts: , Bucknall 3		 Pts: Metstak 20
Rebs: 9
Asts: Pehka 3
Leicester Arena, Leicester
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Víctor Mas (ESP)
12 Nov 1995
17:15
 Portugal 56–65  Latvia
Scoring by half: 23–33, 33–32
Pts: Wayne Rocha 14
Rebs: , Wayne Rocha 7
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 4		 Pts: 17
Rebs: Helmanis 10
Asts: Štelmahers, 2
Tondela
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Leonidas Spiridonos (GRE), Fabio Facchini (ITA)
12 Nov 1995
18:00
 Estonia 73–88  Russia
Scoring by half: 33–50, 40–38
Pts: 18
Rebs: 10
Asts: Müürsepp 6		 Pts: Karasev 24
Rebs: Mikhailov 13
Asts: 3
Tallinn
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Lars Klaar (SWE), Ilkka Weijo (FIN)
12 Nov 1995
18:00
 England 66–75  Germany
Scoring by half: 44–39, 22–36
Pts: 16
Rebs: Gardiner, Bucknall, , 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 Nov 1995
16:30
 Portugal 72–75  England
Scoring by half: 32–38, 40–37
Pts: 19
Rebs: Plowden, Wayne Rocha 7
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 5		 Pts: Bucknall 17
Rebs: Huggins 11
Asts: , , Scantlebury, Bucknall 1
Ponte de Sor
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Eduardo Sancha (ESP), Christophe Vauthier (FRA)
15 Nov 1995
18:00
 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 Nov 1995
19:30
 Germany 85–66  Estonia
Scoring by half: 33–41, 52–25
Pts: Harnisch 27
Rebs: Hupmann 11
Asts: Rödl 2		 Pts: Pehka 18
Rebs: 7
Asts: Pehka 2
, Hagen
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA), Jan Herweijer (NED)
28 Feb 1996
18:30
 Russia 114–59  England
Scoring by half: 40–32, 74–27
Pts: Babkov 21
Rebs: Mikhailov 13
Asts: Kudelin 13		 Pts: Whyte 17
Rebs: , Huggins 7
Asts: 7
Moscow
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Nikolai Nedeltchev (BUL), Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU)
28 Feb 1996
19:00
 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 Mar 1996
19:30
 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: 5
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 4
, Koblenz
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Fernand Hengel (LUX), Eric De Neve (BEL)
30 Oct 1996
20:00
 England 66–76  Latvia
Scoring by half: 29–38, 37–38
Pts: Bucknall 24
Rebs: Amaechi 13
Asts: 5		 Pts: Bagatskis 22
Rebs: 8
Asts: Štelmahers 5
Leicester Arena, Leicester
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Goran Radonjić (FRA), Jan Gjettermann (DEN)
30 Oct 1996
20:00
 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 Oct 1996
20:00
 Portugal 92–98  Estonia
Scoring by half: 49–44, 43–54
Pts: 20
Rebs: 11
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 3		 Pts: Kuusmaa 27
Rebs: 7
Asts: Sokk 5
Guarda
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Juan Carlos Mitjana (ESP), Fernand Hengel (LUX)
27 Nov 1996
16:30
 Portugal 75–104  Russia
Scoring by half: 50–54, 25–50
Pts: , 18
Rebs: 6
Asts: Rodrigues Neves, 2		 Pts: Babkov 17
Rebs: Nosov 8
Asts: Babkov 3
Lisbon
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: William Jones (WAL), Joseph Hernandez (GIB)
27 Nov 1996
18:00
 Estonia 104–77  England
Scoring by half: 53–44, 51–33
Pts: Kuusmaa 24
Rebs: 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 Nov 1996
18:00
 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 Dec 1996
17:00
 Russia 91–69  Estonia
Scoring by half: 50–29, 41–40
Pts: Mikhailov 20
Rebs: Mikhailov 8
Asts: Babkov 5		 Pts: 21
Rebs: 14
Asts: Kuusmaa 5
Moscow
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR), Roman Ryzhyk (UKR)
18 Dec 1996
18:00
 Latvia 81–76  Portugal
Scoring by half: 45–35, 36–41
Pts: Bagatskis 28
Rebs: 9
Asts: Štelmahers 7		 Pts: 19
Rebs: 10
Asts: 10
Riga Sports Palace, Riga
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ryszard Jabłoński (POL), Karel Bruna (CZE)
18 Dec 1996
19:30
 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
, Dessau
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Zdeněk Šedivý (CZE), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
29 Jan 1997
17:00
 Russia 86–82  Latvia
Scoring by half: 46–37, 40–45
Pts: Mikhailov 23
Rebs: Mikhailov 12
Asts: Kudelin 7		 Pts: 20
Rebs: 9
Asts: Štelmahers 6
Moscow
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Kęstutis Pilipauskas (LTU), Borys Shulga (UKR)
29 Jan 1997
19:00
 Estonia 80–86  Germany
Scoring by half: 41–46, 39–40
Pts: 19
Rebs: Sokk, 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 Jan 1997
20:00
 England 78–80  Portugal
Scoring by half: 40–31, 38–49
Pts: Bucknall 24
Rebs: Amaechi 16
Asts: Huggins 4		 Pts: 22
Rebs: 6
Asts: , Rodrigues Neves, Oliveira Marçal 2
Newcastle Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Kristinn Albertsson (ISL), Michel Zegwaard (NED)
26 Feb 1997
18:00
 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 Feb 1997
20:00
 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 Feb 1997
20:15
 Portugal 66–73  Germany
Scoring by half: 30–40, 36–33
Pts: Oliveira Marçal 23
Rebs: , 5
Asts: 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 Oct 1995
13:15
 Finland 94–75  Hungary
Scoring by half: 46–38, 48–37
Pts: 19
Rebs: 6
Asts: 4		 Pts: Dávid 21
Rebs: 9
Asts: 5
Helsinki
Attendance: 1,025
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Agnis Pērkons (LAT)
8 Oct 1995
17:00
 Czech Republic 85–72  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 43–41, 42–31
Pts: , Bečka 19
Rebs: Bečka 9
Asts: 6		 Pts: Naumoski 35
Rebs: Blazevski 5
Asts: Naumoski 5
Nový Jičín
Referees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Andreas Roth (AUT)
8 Oct 1995
17:00
 Italy 76–63  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 42–33, 34–30
Pts: 15
Rebs: 9
Asts: Coldebella 5		 Pts: Gorenc 19
Rebs: Đurišić 9
Asts: 4
Sassari
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Manuel Alzuria (ESP), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)
11 Oct 1995
17:00
 Italy 94–68  Hungary
Scoring by half: 49–34, 45–34
Pts: 19
Rebs: , 7
Asts: 3		 Pts: Dávid 30
Rebs: Dávid 8
Asts: , , 1
Fabriano
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Bruno Vauthier (FRA)
11 Oct 1995
19:30
 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: 7
Asts: , , Bečka 1
Celje
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Ryszard Jabłoński (POL), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
11 Oct 1995
20:00
 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: 33
Rebs: 11
Asts: 3
Skopje
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Jozef Jančovič (SVK), Bogdan Bădilă (ROU)
12 Nov 1995
11:00
 Hungary 85–80  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 47–38, 38–42
Pts: , 15
Rebs: 5
Asts: 4		 Pts: Bečka 21
Rebs: Bečka 7
Asts: , , 1
Miskolc
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Davorin Nakić (CRO), Lazaros Voreadis (GRE)
12 Nov 1995
13:15
 Finland 68–92  Italy
Scoring by half: 39–49, 29–43
Pts: , 23
Rebs: Möttölä, Markkanen 7
Asts: , 2		 Pts: Pittis 15
Rebs: , Frosini 6
Asts: Pittis 6
Helsinki
Attendance: 1,460
Referees: Sergey Bulanov (RUS), Ulf Öhrman (SWE)
12 Nov 1995
19:00
 Macedonia 73–59  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 38–29, 35–30
Pts: Jovanovski 14
Rebs: 11
Asts: , Naumoski 2		 Pts: Alibegović 22
Rebs: Alibegović 5
Asts: Zdovc 1
Skopje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Mehmet Keseratar (TUR), Anguel Ivanov (BUL)
15 Nov 1995
16:00
 Hungary 82–80  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 40–39, 42–41
Pts: Dávid 17
Rebs: 6
Asts: 3		 Pts: Naumoski 39
Rebs: Bocevski 7
Asts: Petrusev, Naumoski, Blazevski 1
Miskolc
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
15 Nov 1995
17:00
 Czech Republic 68–77  Italy
Scoring by half: 27–36, 41–41
Pts: 20
Rebs: Bečka 12
Asts: 4		 Pts: Coldebella 17
Rebs: 44
Asts: Bonora 5
Prague
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kęstutis Pilipauskas (LTU), Wiesław Zych (POL)
15 Nov 1995
18:30
 Slovenia 90–61  Finland
Scoring by half: 40–22, 50–39
Pts: Zdovc 25
Rebs: Alibegović 7
Asts: Zdovc 9		 Pts: Möttölä 13
Rebs: 8
Asts: 5
Tri Lilije Hall, Laško
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Richard Führer (AUT)
28 Feb 1996
15:15
 Italy 95–62  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 40–28, 55–34
Pts: Myers 28
Rebs: Frosini 7
Asts: Bonora, Myers, Moretti, , Galanda 2		 Pts: Jovanovski 29
Rebs: Bocevski 10
Asts: , Jovanovski 1
Gorizia
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Fatih Dalay (TUR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
28 Feb 1996
20:00
 Finland 113–93  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 66–50, 47–43
Pts: 25
Rebs: 12
Asts: , 6		 Pts: 25
Rebs: Bečka 7
Asts: 7
Helsinki
Attendance: 1,548
Referees: Boris Schmidt (GER), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
28 Feb 1996
20:00
 Slovenia 67–49  Hungary
Scoring by half: 38–25, 29–24
Pts: Alibegović 25
Rebs: Milič 7
Asts: Milič 5		 Pts: 10
Rebs: Dávid, 6
Asts: , Dávid, , 1
Šentjur
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Peter Poiger (AUT)
29 Oct 1996
20:15
 Macedonia 102–93  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 53–46, 49–47
Pts: Naumoski 39
Rebs: Bocevski 9
Asts: Naumoski 5		 Pts: , Bečka 21
Rebs: 10
Asts: , , 2
Skopje
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Hermann Latz (GER), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
30 Oct 1996
16:00
 Hungary 89–77  Finland
Scoring by half: 38–25, 51–52
Pts: 22
Rebs: , 4
Asts: 2		 Pts: 20
Rebs: Markkanen, 6
Asts: 3
Miskolc
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Marek Nowicki (POL), Tihomir Bubalo (SRB)
30 Oct 1996
20:00
 Slovenia 72–55  Italy
Scoring by half: 33–31, 39–24
Pts: Alibegović 22
Rebs: Zdovc 5
Asts: Zdovc 3		 Pts: Fučka 23
Rebs: 9
Asts: Gentile 3
Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
27 Nov 1996
16:30
 Czech Republic 65–84  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 21–42, 44–42
Pts: 15
Rebs: 4
Asts: 3		 Pts: Alibegović 23
Rebs: Gorenc 4
Asts: Gorenc 2
Nový Jičín
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Horst Weichert (GER), Mikhail Davydov (RUS)
27 Nov 1996
20:00
 Finland 77–85  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 43–40, 34–45
Pts: 19
Rebs: 10
Asts: 5		 Pts: Naumoski 31
Rebs: 9
Asts: Naumoski 6
Helsinki
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Rikard Johansson (SWE)
28 Nov 1996
16:00
 Hungary 66–78  Italy
Scoring by half: 25–39, 41–39
Pts: 20
Rebs: 12
Asts: , 1		 Pts: Esposito 21
Rebs: , Fučka 4
Asts: Coldebella 3
Budapest
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Almir Akšamija (BIH), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
18 Dec 1996
16:30
 Czech Republic 80–82  Hungary
Scoring by half: 34–34, 46–48
Pts: 21
Rebs: Bečka 5
Asts: , 3		 Pts: 17
Rebs: 4
Asts: Dávid, , 1
Jičín
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Grzegorz Ziemblicki(POL)
18 Dec 1996
20:00
 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 Dec 1996
15:30
 Italy 101–73  Finland
Scoring by half: 38–37, 63–36
Pts: Myers 24
Rebs: Frosini 11
Asts: Esposito 3		 Pts: 25
Rebs: 7
Asts: 2
Perugia
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Andrej Jelen (SLO), Srđan Dožai (CRO)
29 Jan 1997
20:00
 Finland 77–90  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 40–58, 37–32
Pts: 26
Rebs: 5
Asts: 4		 Pts: Milič 31
Rebs: Milič 8
Asts: Zdovc 8
Helsinki
Referees: Atso Matsalu (EST), Viliam Koller (SVK)
29 Jan 1997
20:00
 Macedonia 80–61  Hungary
Scoring by half: 43–25, 37–36
Pts: Naumoski 34
Rebs: Jovanovski 7
Asts: Blazevski 3		 Pts: Dávid 23
Rebs: 7
Asts: , Dávid, 1
Skopje
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Nikolai Nedeltchev (BUL), Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU)
30 Jan 1997
18:30
 Italy 65–53  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 29–31, 36–22
Pts: Moretti 17
Rebs: Frosini 7
Asts: Pittis, Moretti 1		 Pts: 14
Rebs: , , , Bečka 3
Asts: 1
Treviglio
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Serge De Coster (BEL)
26 Feb 1997
17:00
 Macedonia 84–105  Italy
Scoring by half: 42–59, 42–46
Pts: Naumoski 28
Rebs: , 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 Feb 1997
17:30
 Czech Republic 99–75  Finland
Scoring by half: 48–43, 51–32
Pts: 25
Rebs: Bečka 6
Asts: 9		 Pts: 21
Rebs: Markkanen 5
Asts: , , , 1
Prague
Referees: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), Richard Führer (AUT)
26 Feb 1997
18:00
 Hungary 62–67 (OT)  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 20–33, 36–23 Overtime: 6–11
Pts: 18
Rebs: 6
Asts: , Dávid 3		 Pts: Gorenc 22
Rebs: Jurković 10
Asts: Gorenc 4
, 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 Oct 1995
16:00
 Bulgaria 85–82  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 40–33, 45–49
Pts: 24
Rebs: 7
Asts: Mladenov, 3		 Pts: 17
Rebs: , 7
Asts: , 2
, Pleven
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Konstantinos Koromilas (GRE), György Váradi (HUN)
8 Oct 1995
18:00
 Ukraine 93–60  Romania
Scoring by half: 46–27, 47–33
Pts: 18
Rebs: 8
Asts: 6		 Pts: 15
Rebs: Țenter 7
Asts: , Țenter 3
Arena of BC Kyiv, Kyiv
Referees: Stylianos Koukoulekidis (GRE), József Harsányi (HUN)
8 Oct 1995
18:00
 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
, Čakovec
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Peter Poiger (AUT), Viliam Koller (SVK)
11 Oct 1995
18:00
 Romania 69–84  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 51–38, 37–41
Pts: 16
Rebs: 12
Asts: Țenter 3		 Pts: Mladenov 18
Rebs: 8
Asts: Mladenov 6
Bucharest
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU), Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
11 Oct 1995
18:00
 Croatia 73–53  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 33–25, 40–28
Pts: Kelečević 18
Rebs: S. Vranković 11
Asts: J. Vranković 3		 Pts: 14
Rebs: 8
Asts: 3
, Čakovec
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Tiziano Zancanella (ITA), Zsolt Hartyáni (HUN)
11 Oct 1995
18:00
 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: 7
Asts: , 4
Arena of Türk Telekom SC, Ankara
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Giampaolo Cicoria (ITA), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
12 Nov 1995
15:00
 Netherlands 71–88  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 36–48, 35–40
Pts: 22
Rebs: 4
Asts: 4		 Pts: 34
Rebs: 12
Asts: Murzin 3
, Amsterdam
Referees: Juan Carlos Mitjana (ESP), José Araújo (POR)
12 Nov 1995
16:00
 Bulgaria 79–77  Croatia
Scoring by half: 35–48, 44–29
Pts: Mladenov 27
Rebs: 5
Asts: Mladenov 4		 Pts: S. Vranković 24
Rebs: S. Vranković 12
Asts: Perasović 2
, Pleven
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: József Harsányi (HUN), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)
12 Nov 1995
18:00
 Turkey 83–56  Romania
Scoring by half: 39–25, 44–31
Pts: Kutluay 22
Rebs: Türkcan 13
Asts: Ene 6		 Pts: 23
Rebs: 7
Asts: Țenter 2
Arena of Türk Telekom SC, Ankara
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD), David Dagan (ISR)
15 Nov 1995
18:00
 Turkey 90–66  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 46–29, 44–37
Pts: Kutluay 29
Rebs: Oyguç 8
Asts: Ene 10		 Pts: , 20
Rebs: 7
Asts: Mladenov 8
Arena of Türk Telekom SC, Ankara
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Alessandro Teofili (ITA)
15 Nov 1995
18:00
 Netherlands 99–77  Romania
Scoring by half: 54–41, 45–36
Pts: 27
Rebs: 9
Asts: 8		 Pts: 20
Rebs: 8
Asts: 2
Evenementenhal, Groningen
Referees: Pascal Dorizon (FRA), Richard Stokes (ENG)
15 Nov 1995
19:00
 Ukraine 67–60  Croatia
Scoring by half: 34–30, 33–30
Pts: 22
Rebs: 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 Feb 1996
18:00
 Bulgaria 85–96  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 45–43, 40–53
Pts: Mladenov 25
Rebs: 5
Asts: Mladenov 4		 Pts: Murzin 28
Rebs: 9
Asts: 2
, Pleven
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Ivan Zachara (CZE)
28 Feb 1996
20:15
 Croatia 115–55  Romania
Scoring by half: 66–36, 49–19
Pts: Komazec 36
Rebs: S. Vranković 9
Asts: Komazec 7		 Pts: 21
Rebs: , 3
Asts: 6
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Marcello Reatto (ITA), Andreas Roth (AUT)
28 Feb 1996
20:30
 Turkey 68–54  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 37–34, 31–20
Pts: Ene 19
Rebs: Türkcan 8
Asts: Ene 4		 Pts: 17
Rebs: 8
Asts: 3
Arena of Türk Telekom SC, Ankara
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Ido Bergman (ISR), Viliam Koller (SVK)
30 Oct 1996
18:00
 Romania 57–73  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 25–43, 32–30
Pts: 20
Rebs: 12
Asts: 4		 Pts: , 14
Rebs: 5
Asts: , 5
Focșani
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stavros Tsanidis (GRE), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD)
30 Oct 1996
18:00
 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 Oct 1996
20:00
 Netherlands 103–81  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 47–41, 56–40
Pts: 26
Rebs: , 8
Asts: 7		 Pts: Mladenov 26
Rebs: , Glouchkov 5
Asts: , 3
Maaspoort, Den Bosch
Referees: Serge De Coster (BEL), Viliam Koller (SVK)
27 Nov 1996
17:00
 Bulgaria 100–76  Romania
Scoring by half: 50–32, 50–44
Pts: Mladenov 27
Rebs: 9
Asts: Mladenov 8		 Pts: 24
Rebs: 7
Asts: 4
, Pleven
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (SRB), Marjan Stojovski (MKD)
27 Nov 1996
18:00
 Ukraine 85–74  Turkey
Scoring by half: 41–32, 44–42
Pts: 22
Rebs: 9
Asts: Murzin, 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 Nov 1996
19:30
 Netherlands 72–76  Croatia
Scoring by half: 27–41, 45–35
Pts: Hammink 22
Rebs: Hammink 10
Asts: 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 Dec 1996
18:00
 Romania 58–73  Turkey
Scoring by half: 35–37, 23–36
Pts: 19
Rebs: , 7
Asts: 7		 Pts: Kutluay 23
Rebs: Türkcan 7
Asts: Erdenay 3

Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Jozef Jančovič (SVK), Gábor Missura (HUN)
18 Dec 1996
18:00
 Ukraine 98–57  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 40–25, 58–32
Pts: 21
Rebs: , 9
Asts: 3		 Pts: , Hammink 17
Rebs: Hammink 9
Asts: 3
Arena of BC Kyiv, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Zbigniew Szpilewski (POL)
18 Dec 1996
20:00
 Croatia 96–69  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 51–34, 45–35
Pts: Rimac 17
Rebs: Kovačić 14
Asts: Mulaomerović 10		 Pts: Mladenov 20
Rebs: 7
Asts: Mladenov 12
Športska dvorana Gospino polje, Dubrovnik
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Pierluigi D'Este (ITA), György Váradi (HUN)
29 Jan 1997
17:00
 Bulgaria 67–54  Turkey
Scoring by half: 37–32, 30–22
Pts: 22
Rebs: 7
Asts: Mladenov 6		 Pts: Oyguç 20
Rebs: Oyguç 7
Asts: Evliyaoğlu, Yıldırım, Sarıca 1
, Pleven
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Sergey Bulanov (RUS)
29 Jan 1997
18:00
 Romania 56–68  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 26–37, 30–31
Pts: 19
Rebs: 8
Asts: 4		 Pts: 15
Rebs: Hammink 12
Asts: Hammink 7
Arad
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Todd Warnick (ISR), Marjan Stojovski (MKD)
29 Jan 1997
20:00
 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: 5
Asts: Murzin 5
Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Andreas Roth (AUT)
26 Feb 1997
18:00
 Ukraine 79–60  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 41–35, 38–25
Pts: 18
Rebs: 9
Asts: Murzin 4		 Pts: Mladenov 15
Rebs: 7
Asts: Mladenov 2
Arena of BC Kyiv, Kyiv
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Zdeněk Šantrůček (CZE), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD)
26 Feb 1997
18:00
 Romania 65–108  Croatia
Scoring by half: 33–52, 32–56
Pts: 15
Rebs: , , , 4
Asts: , 3		 Pts: Rimac 24
Rebs: Kelečević 14
Asts: Sesar 7
Cluj
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Dashamir Bardhi (ALB), Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
26 Feb 1997
20:00
 Netherlands 63–73  Turkey
Scoring by half: 23–38, 40–35
Pts: 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 Oct 1995
16:00
 Belgium 100–62   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 55–22, 45–40
Pts: Struelens 19
Rebs: 10
Asts: 3		 Pts: 13
Rebs: 7
Asts: 1
, Quaregnon
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Michel Zegwaard (NED), Alan Richardson (ENG)
8 Oct 1995
17:00
 Sweden 64–62  Poland
Scoring by half: 26–34, 38–28
Pts: 19
Rebs: , , 8
Asts: 3		 Pts: Tomczyk 20
Rebs: 9
Asts: 2
, Södertälje
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Jan Gjettermann (DEN), Mikhail Davydov (RUS)
8 Oct 1995
17:30
 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 Oct 1995
20:00
 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 Oct 1995
17:30
  Switzerland 63–57  Sweden
Scoring by half: 27–27, 36–30
Pts: 16
Rebs: 9
Asts: 1		 Pts: 24
Rebs: 12
Asts: 2
, Bellinzona
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Santiago Fernández (ESP)
11 Oct 1995
20:30
 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: 7
Asts: Wójcik 5
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Zdenek Šantrůček (CZE)
12 Nov 1995
14:00
  Switzerland 48–87  France
Scoring by half: 21–33, 27–54
Pts: 10
Rebs: 10
Asts: 1		 Pts: Bonato 21
Rebs: , Bilba 6
Asts: Sciarra, Bilba 2
Sporthalle St. Jakob, Basel
Attendance: 1,840
Referees: Tsanidis (GRE), Andrej Jelen (SLO)
12 Nov 1995
17:00
 Sweden 83–85  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 37–50, 46–35
Pts: 26
Rebs: , 6
Asts: 8		 Pts: Lukminas, Einikis 21
Rebs: Einikis 8
Asts: Lukminas 4
Arena of Magic M7, Borås
Referees: William Jones (WAL), Iztok Rems (SLO)
12 Nov 1995
17:30
 Poland 84–85 (OT)  Belgium
Scoring by half: 45–32, 31–44 Overtime: 8–9
Pts: Wójcik 23
Rebs: Wójcik 12
Asts: 6		 Pts: 20
Rebs: 9
Asts: R. Bayer, , , Stas 1

Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), György Váradi (HUN)
14 Nov 1995
20:00
 France 85–56  Sweden
Scoring by half: 41–28, 44–28
Pts: Bonato 25
Rebs: Bilba 9
Asts: Sciarra 6		 Pts: , 12
Rebs: 6
Asts: 4
Arena of SAOS JDA Dijon, Dijon
Attendance: 4,628
Referees: António Coelho (POR), Viliam Koller (SVK)
15 Nov 1995
17:30
 Poland 81–68   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 38–32, 43–36
Pts: 24
Rebs: Wójcik, 6
Asts: Tomczyk 4		 Pts: 18
Rebs: 10
Asts: 5
Poznań
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR)
15 Nov 1995
20:00
 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
, Aalst
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Michael Trumpke (GER), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
28 Feb 1996
19:00
 Sweden 66–56  Belgium
Scoring by half: 40–26, 26–30
Pts: , 15
Rebs: 11
Asts: , 3		 Pts: Struelens 20
Rebs: Struelens, 10
Asts: 1
, Örebro
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kristinn Albertsson (ISL), Efim Resser (GER)
28 Feb 1996
19:00
 Lithuania 109–71   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 61–29, 48–42
Pts: Karnišovas 32
Rebs: Einikis 13
Asts: Lukminas 5		 Pts: 25
Rebs: 14
Asts: , 2
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Ion Olaru (ROU), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL)
28 Feb 1996
20:00
 France 73–66  Poland
Scoring by half: 31–33, 42–33
Pts: Bonato 17
Rebs: Gadou 11
Asts: Bilba 5		 Pts: 19
Rebs: 8
Asts: Tomczyk 3
Grenoble
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: António Pimentel (POR), Roger Schwarz (GER)
30 Oct 1996
18:00
 Poland 100–86  Sweden
Scoring by half: 49–44, 51–42
Pts: Pluta 26
Rebs: Tomczyk, 7
Asts: Pluta, Tomczyk 6		 Pts: 31
Rebs: 6
Asts: , 2
, Wałbrzych
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Karel Bruna (CZE), Andreas Roth (AUT)
30 Oct 1996
20:00
 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 Oct 1996
20:15
  Switzerland 73–101  Belgium
Scoring by half: 28–55, 45–46
Pts: 16
Rebs: 4
Asts: 3		 Pts: Struelens, 18
Rebs: Struelens 7
Asts: Jaumin 11
, Fribourg
Referees: Giampaolo Cicoria (ITA), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB)
27 Nov 1996
18:00
 Poland 88–69  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 43–38, 45–31
Pts: Zieliński 19
Rebs: 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 Nov 1996
19:00
 Sweden 76–63   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 37–33, 39–30
Pts: 24
Rebs: 9
Asts: 6		 Pts: 22
Rebs: 11
Asts: 5
Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Jörgen Willum Travis (DEN), Jan Harald Korshavn (NOR)
27 Nov 1996
20:00
 Belgium 55–89  France
Scoring by half: 16–44, 39–45
Pts: Jaumin 11
Rebs: 6
Asts: Jaumin 2		 Pts: Foirest 16
Rebs: Julian 6
Asts: Sciarra, Bonato, 2
Charleroi
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Viliam Koller (SVK)
18 Dec 1996
18:30
 Lithuania 108–87  Sweden
Scoring by half: 55��37, 53–50
Pts: Lukminas 25
Rebs: Einikis 13
Asts: Lukminas 5		 Pts: 25
Rebs: 9
Asts: 7
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Pavel Volejník (CZE), József Harsányi (HUN)
18 Dec 1996
20:00
 France 76–61   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 38–28, 38–33
Pts: Gadou 14
Rebs: Weis 12
Asts: Foirest 4		 Pts: 12
Rebs: , 6
Asts: 7
Arena of Basket Comte, Besançon
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Keith Bruce (ENG), Xavier Amoros (ESP)
18 Dec 1996
20:00
 Belgium 85–89  Poland
Scoring by half: 39–41, 46–48
Pts: Struelens 28
Rebs: Struelens, 6
Asts: Jaumin, R. Bayer 2		 Pts: Pluta 26
Rebs: 7
Asts: , Pluta 1
Namur
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: William Jones (WAL), Roger Schwarz (GER)
29 Jan 1997
18:30
 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: 15
Asts: Jaumin 4
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIBA), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
29 Jan 1997
19:00
 Sweden 71–78  France
Scoring by half: 30–38, 41–40
Pts: 21
Rebs: 9
Asts: 7		 Pts: Bonato 22
Rebs: Gadou 6
Asts: Foirest 4
, Luleå
Attendance: 2,296
Referees: Jan Gjettermann (DEN), Mikhail Davydov (RUS)
29 Jan 1997
20:15
  Switzerland 80–98  Poland
Scoring by half: 39–52, 41–46
Pts: 21
Rebs: 6
Asts: 3		 Pts: Zieliński 19
Rebs: 6
Asts: Zieliński, Wójcik 2
, Geneva
Referees: Erich Kratschmer (AUT), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA)
26 Feb 1997
18:00
 Poland 73–89  France
Scoring by half: 32–45, 41–44
Pts: Pluta 18
Rebs: Wójcik, 4
Asts: Zieliński 6		 Pts: Bonato 28
Rebs: Digbeu 9
Asts: Sciarra 6
, Wałbrzych
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Mika Moberg (FIN)
26 Feb 1997
20:00
 Belgium 78–79  Sweden
Scoring by half: 42–36, 36–43
Pts: Struelens 24
Rebs: Struelens 15
Asts: 2		 Pts: 22
Rebs: 7
Asts: , , 1
Kuipke, Oostende
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: José Araújo (POR), Trevor Pountain (GBR)
26 Feb 1997
20:15
  Switzerland 62–118  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 30–56, 32–62
Pts: 20
Rebs: , 6
Asts: 8		 Pts: Karnišovas 32
Rebs: Žukauskas 8
Asts: Vaišvila 7
, 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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