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EuroBasket 1995
The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to each of the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in Greece between 21 June and 2 July 1995. Fourteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Athens hosted the tournament. FR Yugoslavia won its first FIBA European title, by defeating Lithuania by the score of 96–90 in the final. Lithuania's Šarūnas Marčiulionis was voted the tournament's MVP. This edition of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament saw the successful return of the Lithuania national team to the competition, since its last triumph in 1939.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Greece |
| Dates | 21 June – 2 July |
| Teams | 14 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FR Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Lithuania |
| Third place | Croatia |
| Fourth place | Greece |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Šarūnas Marčiulionis |
| Top scorer | Šarūnas Marčiulionis (22.5 points per game) |
← 1993 1997 → | |
The tournament's official anthem was "Wings of Tomorrow" by Finnish band Stratovarius.
Venues
All games were played at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens.
| O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Capacity: 18,500 Opened in 1995 |
Qualification
| Competition | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | – | 1 | Greece |
| Champions from EuroBasket 1993 | 22 June – 4 July 1993 | 1 | Germany |
| Qualified through Qualifying Round | 21 June 1993 – 16 November 1994 | 10 | Croatia Finland France Israel Italy Lithuania Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden |
| Qualified through Additional Qualifying Round | 31 May – 4 June 1995 | 2 | Turkey FR Yugoslavia |
Format
- The teams were split in two groups of seven teams each. The top four teams from each group advance to the knockout quarterfinals.
- The winners in the semifinals compete for the European Championship, while the losers from the semifinals play a consolation game for the third place.
- The losers in the quarterfinals compete in a separate bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
Squads
Preliminary round
- Times given below are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR Yugoslavia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 490 | 411 | +79 | 12 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 5 | 1 | 513 | 442 | +71 | 11 |
| Greece | 6 | 4 | 2 | 448 | 430 | +18 | 10 |
| Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 438 | 433 | +5 | 9 |
| Israel | 6 | 2 | 4 | 419 | 417 | +2 | 8 |
| Germany | 6 | 1 | 5 | 448 | 488 | −40 | 7 |
| Sweden | 6 | 0 | 6 | 393 | 528 | −135 | 6 |
21 June 13:30 |
Boxscore |
| Germany | 82–96 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 45–54, 37–42 | ||
| Pts: Koch 21 | Pts: Karnišovas 35 | |
21 June 17:30 |
Boxscore |
| Israel | 71–73 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 39–37, 32–36 | ||
| Pts: Henefeld 16 Rebs: Henefeld 7 Asts: Goodes 4 | Pts: Rusconi 17 Rebs: Rusconi 10 Asts: Pittis, Rusconi 3 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Necip Kapanlı (TUR) |
21 June 20:00 |
Boxscore |
| Greece | 80–84 (OT) | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 43–34, 29–38 Overtime: 8–12 | ||
| Pts: Rentzias 17 Rebs: Christodoulou, Fasoulas 8 Asts: Patavoukas, Giannakis 3 | Pts: Bodiroga 22 Rebs: Paspalj 9 Asts: Divac 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP) |
22 June 13:30 |
Boxscore |
| Italy | 68–67 | Germany |
| Scoring by half: 36–34, 32–33 | ||
| Pts: Esposito 23 Rebs: Rusconi 8 Asts: Esposito 3 | Pts: Koch 22 Rebs: Gnad 10 Asts: Nürnberger, Rödl 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR), Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS) |
22 June 20:00 |
Boxscore |
| Lithuania | 89–73 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 38–33, 51–40 | ||
| Pts: Marčiulionis 28 Rebs: Sabonis 23 Asts: Marčiulionis 5 | Pts: Christodoulou 19 Rebs: Angelidis, Christodoulou, Sigalas 4 Asts: Giannakis 5 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Carl Jungebrand (FIN) |
22 June 22:00 |
Boxscore |
| Sweden | 62–87 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 34–42, 28–45 | ||
| Pts: Sahlström 15 Rebs: Sahlström 9 Asts: Evers 4 | Pts: Jamchi 22 Rebs: Fleisher, Sheffer 5 Asts: Goodes 6 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Aleš Kamnikar (SLO) |
23 June 11:30 |
Boxscore |
| FR Yugoslavia | 70–61 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 35–29, 35–32 | ||
| Pts: Đorđević 18 Rebs: Bodiroga 11 Asts: Đorđević 5 | Pts: Marčiulionis 22 Rebs: Sabonis 14 Asts: Sabonis 2 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR) |
23 June 13:30 |
Boxscore |
| Germany | 81–71 | Sweden |
| Scoring by half: 39–33, 42–38 | ||
| Pts: Koch 20 Rebs: Welp 8 Asts: Rödl 5 | Pts: Sahlström 23 Rebs: Sahlström 11 Asts: Håkanson 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), George Toliver (USA) |
23 June 20:00 |
Boxscore |
| Greece | 67–61 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 33–37, 34–24 | ||
| Pts: Christodoulou 19 Rebs: Fasoulas 11 Asts: Christodoulou 4 | Pts: Esposito 15 Rebs: Pittis 10 Asts: Esposito 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS) |
24 June 11:30 |
Boxscore |
| Italy | 74–87 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 37–49, 37–38 | ||
| Pts: Fučka 19 Rebs: Fučka 10 Asts: Gentile 4 | Pts: Đorđević 22 Rebs: Divac 6 Asts: Đorđević 5 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), George Toliver (USA) |
24 June 13:30 |
Boxscore |
| Israel | 78–60 | Germany |
| Scoring by half: 40–20, 38–40 | ||
| Pts: Jamchi 20 Rebs: Fleisher 10 Asts: Sheffer 6 | Pts: Koch 22 Rebs: Welp 7 Asts: Nürnberger 6 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Aleš Kamnikar (SLO) |
24 June 22:00 |
Boxscore |
| Sweden | 68–86 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 30–42, 38–44 | ||
| Pts: Larsson 17 Rebs: Blom 10 Asts: Larsson 2 | Pts: Angelidis 19 Rebs: Rentzias 11 Asts: Kakiousis 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR) |
26 June 18:00 |
Boxscore |
| FR Yugoslavia | 85–58 | Sweden |
| Scoring by half: 42–30, 43–28 | ||
| Pts: Danilović 16 Rebs: Divac 10 Asts: Divac 5 | Pts: Marcus, Sahlström 14 Rebs: Marcus 6 Asts: Andersson 5 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA), Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS) |
26 June 20:00 |
Boxscore |
| Greece | 69–59 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 29–25, 30–24 | ||
| Pts: Sigalas 20 Rebs: Fasoulas 8 Asts: Sigalas 4 | Pts: Jamchi 17 Rebs: Henefeld 13 Asts: Sheffer 3 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Carl Jungebrand (FIN) |
26 June 22:00 |
Boxscore |
| Lithuania | 80–69 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 42–39, 38–30 | ||
| Pts: Marčiulionis 32 Rebs: Sabonis 19 Asts: Marčiulionis 8 | Pts: Magnifico 18 Rebs: Rusconi 8 Asts: Esposito 5 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Danko Radić (CRO) |
27 June 13:30 |
Boxscore |
| Israel | 59–72 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 25–35, 34–37 | ||
| Pts: Goodes 13 Rebs: Goodes 5 Asts: Sheffer 3 | Pts: Danilović 21 Rebs: Bodiroga 8 Asts: Paspalj 3 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: George Toliver (USA), Necip Kapanlı (TUR) |
27 June 18:00 |
Boxscore |
| Sweden | 73–96 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 40–46, 33–50 | ||
| Pts: Larsson 21 Rebs: Sahlström 5 Asts: Håkanson 3 | Pts: Karnišovas 24 Rebs: Sabonis 12 Asts: Kurtinaitis 5 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Necip Kapanlı (TUR) |
27 June 22:00 |
Boxscore |
| Germany | 79–83 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 43–45, 36–38 | ||
| Pts: Koch 20 Rebs: Gnad 7 Asts: Rödl 6 | Pts: Sigalas 17 Rebs: Christodoulou 11 Asts: Giannakis 8 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA) |
28 June 11:30 |
Boxscore |
| Italy | 93–61 | Sweden |
| Scoring by half: 46–38, 47–33 | ||
| Pts: Esposito 26 Rebs: Conti 8 Asts: 4 Players 2 | Pts: Gaddefors 13 Rebs: Sahlström 7 Asts: Håkanson, Larsson 2 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Necip Kapanlı (TUR) |
28 June 13:30 |
Boxscore |
| FR Yugoslavia | 92–79 | Germany |
| Scoring by half: 55–27, 37–52 | ||
| Pts: Danilović 17 Rebs: Rebrača 10 Asts: Bodiroga 6 | Pts: Koch 24 Rebs: Gnad 12 Asts: Rödl 7 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Carl Jungebrand (FIN) |
28 June 20:00 |
Boxscore |
| Lithuania | 91–75 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 45–29, 46–46 | ||
| Pts: Karnišovas 24 Rebs: Karnišovas 13 Asts: Marčiulionis, Štombergas 5 | Pts: Sheffer 16 Rebs: Balul, Henefeld 5 Asts: Goodes 6 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA) |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 534 | 464 | +70 | 12 | |
| Spain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 499 | 473 | +26 | 10 | 1-1, +5 |
| Russia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 577 | 508 | +69 | 10 | 1-1, +4 |
| France | 6 | 4 | 2 | 496 | 466 | +30 | 10 | 1-1, -9 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 505 | 506 | −1 | 8 | |
| Turkey | 6 | 1 | 5 | 462 | 539 | −77 | 7 | |
| Finland | 6 | 0 | 6 | 457 | 574 | −117 | 6 |
21 June 9:30 |
Boxscore |
| Russia | 126–74 | Finland |
| Scoring by half: 62–33, 64–41 | ||
| Pts: Babkov 19 Rebs: Nosov 10 Asts: Bazarevich 6 | Pts: Kuisma 13 Rebs: Markkanen, Möttölä 6 Asts: 4 Players 1 | |
21 June 11:30 |
Boxscore |
| Slovenia | 68–89 | France |
| Scoring by half: 38–49, 30–40 | ||
| Pts: Zdovc 18 Rebs: Kotnik 7 Asts: Zdovc 3 | Pts: Bonato 28 Rebs: Bilba 12 Asts: Forte, Rigaudeau 3 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Lars Klaar (SWE) |
21 June 22:00 |
Boxscore |
| Spain | 85–70 | Turkey |
| Scoring by half: 39–29, 46–41 | ||
| Pts: Herreros 28 Rebs: Orenga 11 Asts: Herreros 5 | Pts: Erdenay 26 Rebs: Oyguç 7 Asts: Topsakal 6 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU) |
22 June 9:30 |
Boxscore |
| Croatia | 91–83 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by half: 47–38, 44–45 | ||
| Pts: Kukoč 20 Rebs: Vranković 10 Asts: 4 Players 3 | Pts: Alibegović 20 Rebs: Kraljević 5 Asts: Milič 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Peter George (GER) |
22 June 11:30 |
Boxscore |
| France | 65–85 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 27–36, 38–49 | ||
| Pts: Bilba, Ostrowski 13 Rebs: Ostrowski 8 Asts: Forte 4 | Pts: Babkov, Fetisov 16 Rebs: Fetisov 11 Asts: Bazarevich 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), George Toliver (USA) |
22 June 18:00 |
Boxscore |
| Finland | 74–87 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 31–36, 43–51 | ||
| Pts: Klinga 22 Rebs: Kuisma, Möttölä 6 Asts: Klinga, Lehtonen 4 | Pts: Fernández 17 Rebs: Smith 15 Asts: Laso 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Lars Klaar (SWE) |
23 June 9:30 |
Boxscore |
| Turkey | 81–79 | Finland |
| Scoring by half: 38–44, 43–35 | ||
| Pts: Kutluay 27 Rebs: Konuk 8 Asts: Ene 6 | Pts: Kuisma 17 Rebs: Pehkonen 6 Asts: Klinga 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU) |
23 June 18:00 |
Boxscore |
| Spain | 75–86 | France |
| Scoring by half: 34–47, 41–39 | ||
| Pts: Galilea 15 Rebs: Galilea 15 Asts: Laso 7 | Pts: Bonato 23 Rebs: Bilba 8 Asts: Forte 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG) |
23 June 22:00 |
Boxscore |
| Russia | 94–100 (OT) | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 39–44, 42–37 Overtime: 13–19 | ||
| Pts: Babkov 27 Rebs: Mikhaylov 7 Asts: Bazarevich 7 | Pts: Komazec 30 Rebs: Vranković 9 Asts: Kukoč 5 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE) |
24 June 9:30 |
Boxscore |
| France | 90–76 | Turkey |
| Scoring by half: 47–49, 43–27 | ||
| Pts: Rigaudeau 23 Rebs: Bilba 13 Asts: Forte 6 | Pts: Kutluay 18 Rebs: Büyükaycan 7 Asts: 3 Players 2 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Peter George (GER), Reuven Virovnik (ISR) |
24 June 18:00 |
Boxscore |
| Slovenia | 82–92 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 44–50, 38–42 | ||
| Pts: Alibegović 25 Rebs: Kotnik 12 Asts: Zdovc 7 | Pts: Bazarevich 35 Rebs: Fetisov 7 Asts: Karasev 3 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Lars Klaar (SWE) |
24 June 20:00 |
Boxscore |
| Croatia | 80–70 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 37–35, 43–35 | ||
| Pts: Komazec 25 Rebs: Vranković 7 Asts: Kukoč 6 | Pts: Herreros 19 Rebs: Smith 6 Asts: Laso 5 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU) |
26 June 9:30 |
Boxscore |
| Turkey | 68–90 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 31–48, 37–42 | ||
| Pts: Türkcan 13 Rebs: Türkcan 9 Asts: 4 Players 2 | Pts: Perasović 23 Rebs: Vranković 10 Asts: Kukoč 10 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Peter George (GER), Lars Klaar (SWE) |
26 June 11:30 |
Boxscore |
| Finland | 81–94 | France |
| Scoring by half: 38–50, 43–44 | ||
| Pts: Pehkonen 13 Rebs: Markkanen 7 Asts: Markkanen 5 | Pts: Bonato 23 Rebs: Ostrowski 7 Asts: Sonko 7 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA) |
26 June 13:30 |
Boxscore |
| Spain | 88–85 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by half: 49–40, 39–45 | ||
| Pts: Herreros 30 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Laso 8 | Pts: Kotnik 17 Rebs: Milič 7 Asts: Milič 7 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), George Toliver (USA) |
27 June 9:30 |
Boxscore |
| Slovenia | 93–74 | Turkey |
| Scoring by half: 40–36, 53–38 | ||
| Pts: Alibegović 33 Rebs: Alibegović 9 Asts: Alibegović, Zdovc 4 | Pts: Türkcan 21 Rebs: Türkcan 15 Asts: 3 Players 1 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Reuven Virovnik (ISR) |
27 June 11:30 |
Boxscore |
| Croatia | 92–77 | Finland |
| Scoring by half: 50–34, 42–43 | ||
| Pts: Rađa 27 Rebs: Kukoč 12 Asts: Kukoč 11 | Pts: Kuisma 16 Rebs: Markkanen 8 Asts: Klinga, Lehtonen 3 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU) |
27 June 20:00 |
Boxscore |
| Russia | 78–94 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 44–47, 34–47 | ||
| Pts: Fetisov 19 Rebs: Fetisov 12 Asts: Karasev 4 | Pts: Martínez 27 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Galilea 9 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR) |
28 June 9:30 |
Boxscore |
| Finland | 72–94 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by half: 33–43, 39–51 | ||
| Pts: Kuisma 17 Rebs: Markkanen 7 Asts: Klinga, Larkio 2 | Pts: Kotnik 20 Rebs: Kotnik 12 Asts: Zdovc 3 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Peter George (GER), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR) |
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 June – 22:00 | ||||||||||
| France | 86 | |||||||||
| 1 July – 20:00 | ||||||||||
| FR Yugoslavia | 104 | |||||||||
| FR Yugoslavia | 60 | |||||||||
| 30 June – 20:00 | ||||||||||
| Greece | 52 | |||||||||
| Greece | 66 | |||||||||
| 2 July – 22:00 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 64 | |||||||||
| FR Yugoslavia | 96 | |||||||||
| 30 June – 18:00 | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 90 | |||||||||
| Italy | 61 | |||||||||
| 1 July – 22:00 | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 71 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 80 | |||||||||
| 30 June – 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 90 | Third place | ||||||||
| Russia | 71 | |||||||||
| 2 July – 20:00 | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 82 | |||||||||
| Greece | 68 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 73 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
30 June 16:00 |
Boxscore |
| Russia | 71–82 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 33–44, 38–38 | ||
| Pts: Babkov 25 Rebs: Fetisov, Mikhaylov 8 Asts: Mikhaylov 3 | Pts: Sabonis 33 Rebs: Sabonis 14 Asts: Lukminas 3 | |
30 June 18:00 |
Boxscore |
| Italy | 61–71 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 29–31, 32–40 | ||
| Pts: Fučka 16 Rebs: Rusconi 9 Asts: Pittis 3 | Pts: Kukoč 24 Rebs: Vranković 16 Asts: Kukoč 3 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR) |
30 June 20:00 |
Boxscore |
| Greece | 66–64 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 30–33, 36–31 | ||
| Pts: Fasoulas 20 Rebs: Christodoulou, Fasoulas 10 Asts: Christodoulou 6 | Pts: Herreros 15 Rebs: Reyes 12 Asts: Laso 5 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Danko Radić (CRO) |
30 June 22:00 |
Boxscore |
| France | 86–104 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 35–59, 51–45 | ||
| Pts: Bonato 38 Rebs: T. Gadou 7 Asts: Rigaudeau 6 | Pts: Danilović 24 Rebs: 3 Players 3 Asts: Đorđević 6 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU) |
Semifinals
1 July 20:00 |
Boxscore |
| FR Yugoslavia | 60–52 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 27–24, 33–28 | ||
| Pts: Danilović 19 Rebs: Savić 11 Asts: 5 Players 1 | Pts: Fasoulas 14 Rebs: Fasoulas 11 Asts: Angelidis 5 | |
1 July 22:00 |
Boxscore |
| Croatia | 80–90 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 31–38, 49–52 | ||
| Pts: Rađa 25 Rebs: Vranković 10 Asts: Komazec 5 | Pts: Marčiulionis 27 Rebs: Sabonis 17 Asts: Marčiulionis 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA) |
Third place
2 July 20:00 |
Boxscore |
| Greece | 68–73 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 39–35, 29–38 | ||
| Pts: Christodoulou 13 Rebs: Fasoulas 14 Asts: Christodoulou 4 | Pts: Mršić 20 Rebs: Vranković 11 Asts: Marić 5 | |
Final
One of the most intense matches in Eurobasket history, the finals match-up between Yugoslavia and Lithuania on Sunday, 2 July 1995 almost ended in scandal. Played in the boiling atmosphere of the Athens' OAKA, more than 20,000 people filled up the arena, most of them local Greeks vociferously cheering for Lithuania, or more specifically cheering against Yugoslavia because it eliminated Greece in the semifinals.[1]
From the start, the two teams matched up evenly, as Lithuania's Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Arvydas Sabonis and Yugoslavia's Aleksandar Đorđević and Predrag Danilović exchanged points. At halftime, the Lithuanians were ahead by a point, 49–48. Vlade Divac got a technical foul early in first half. In second half, an American referee George Toliver signaled Lithuanian center Arvydas Sabonis for a technical foul, which led to Lithuanian protestations.
After a few more fouls signaled by the referee, one offensive and one technical against Lithuania, the Lithuanian team refused to return to the court after timeout. After a few minutes, Aleksandar Đorđević, who was the leading scorer with 41 points (made 9 three-pointers out of 12 attempted), tried to convince Marčiulionis to continue playing.
The persuasions were successful, and five Lithuanians returned to the court. Yugoslavia was leading 93–89 with 2 minutes remaining in the game. Players Arvydas Sabonis and Rimas Kurtinaitis could not return to the court, as they fouled out before the Lithuanian refusal to play. And although the Lithuanian team tried their hardest to catch up with the Yugoslavian team, they eventually lost 96–90.
After the Yugoslavs' victory, the Greek crowd that cheered against Yugoslavia throughout the final further showed their displeasure during the winners ceremony by chanting "Lithuania is the champion!".[2] Furthermore, there was controversy during the medal ceremony as right before the winning Yugoslav team were about to receive their gold medals, the third-placed Croatian team, in an unprecedented move, stepped down from the medal podium and walked off the court due to the ongoing war between the two countries.
2 July 22:00 |
Boxscore |
| FR Yugoslavia | 96–90 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 48–49, 48–41 | ||
| Pts: Đorđević 41 Rebs: Divac 9 Asts: three players 3 | Pts: Marčiulionis 32 Rebs: Sabonis 8 Asts: Marčiulionis 6 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 20,000 Referees: George Toliver (USA), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE) |
5th to 8th place
| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| 1 July – 16:00 | ||||||
| Italy | 80 | |||||
| 2 July – 16:00 | ||||||
| Russia | 70 | |||||
| Italy | 82 | |||||
| 1 July – 18:00 | ||||||
| Spain | 75 | |||||
| France | 74 | |||||
| Spain | 75 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 2 July – 18:00 | ||||||
| Russia | 108 | |||||
| France | 89 | |||||
1 July 16:00 |
Boxscore |
| Italy | 80–70 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 36–43, 44–27 | ||
| Pts: Abbio 19 Rebs: Frosini 11 Asts: Abbio, Esposito 2 | Pts: Bazarevich 22 Rebs: Fetisov 11 Asts: Bazarevich 4 | |
1 July 18:00 |
Boxscore |
| France | 74–75 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 37–38, 37–37 | ||
| Pts: Rigaudeau 17 Rebs: T. Gadou 9 Asts: T. Gadou, Rigaudeau 4 | Pts: Fernández 19 Rebs: Martín Espina 11 Asts: Galilea 2 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE) |
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
| Points[3]
| Rebounds[4]
| Assists[5]
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| Steals[6]
| Minutes[7]
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Individual Game Highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Aleksandar Đorđević | 41 | Lithuania |
| Rebounds | Arvydas Sabonis | 23 | Greece |
| Assists | Toni Kukoč | 11 | Finland |
| Steals | Panagiotis Fasoulas | 6 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Turnovers | Šarūnas Marčiulionis Stéphane Ostrowski Stojko Vranković | 7 | FR Yugoslavia Turkey Greece |
Team Tournament Highs
Team Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Russia | 126 | Finland |
| Rebounds | Russia | 54 | Finland |
| Assists | Croatia FR Yugoslavia | 23 | Turkey Germany |
| Steals | France | 15 | Finland |
| Field goal percentage | Spain | 66.7% (34/51) | Slovenia |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Spain | 68.8% (11/16) | Russia |
| Free throw percentage | Finland | 100% (7/7) | Croatia |
| Turnovers | FR Yugoslavia | 26 | Israel |
Awards
| 1995 FIBA EuroBasket Champions |
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| FR Yugoslavia 1st title |
| 1995 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Šarūnas Marčiulionis ( Lithuania) |
| All-Tournament Team[12] |
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| Šarūnas Marčiulionis (MVP) |
| Toni Kukoč |
| Fanis Christodoulou |
| Vlade Divac |
| Arvydas Sabonis |
Final standings
Results
| Qualified for the 1996 Olympic Tournament |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| FR Yugoslavia | 9–0 | |
| Lithuania | 7–2 | |
| Croatia | 8–1 | |
| 4 | Greece | 5–4 |
| 5 | Italy | 5–4 |
| 6 | Spain | 5–4 |
| 7 | Russia | 5–4 |
| 8 | France | 4–5 |
| 9 | Israel | 2–4 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 2–4 |
| 11 | Germany | 1–5 |
| 12 | Turkey | 1–5 |
| 13 | Finland | 0–6 |
| 14 | Sweden | 0–6 |
References
- ^ The 1995 European Championship - An Interview with Sarunas Marciulionis
- ^ Politics take center court as Yugoslavs win title
- ^ PPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- ^ RPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- ^ APG Leaders at FIBA.com
- ^ SPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- ^ MPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- ^ Team Leaders – PPG
- ^ Team Leaders – RPG
- ^ Team Leaders – APG
- ^ Team Leaders – SPG
- ^ Linguasport.com Tournament Team.
External links
- 1995 European Championship for Men archive.FIBA.com