2017 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

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2017 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
Arena OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall
Athens, Greece
DatesAugust 23–25
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Third placeFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Fourth placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
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The Acropolis International Tournament 2017 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 23 until August 25, 2017. It was the 28th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Georgia, [1] Italy, and Serbia. [2]

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Venues

Athens Greece
Marousi, Athens
Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,989 [3]
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Participating teams

Standings

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 321205210−551–0
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 321208200+850–1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 312211211041–0
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 312208211−340–1

Results

All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

August 23
17:45
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg73–65Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–14, 19–18, 14–9
August 23
20:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg71–72Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Scoring by quarter:18–8, 19–25, 15–20, 19–19
August 24
17:45
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg68–66Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 21–16, 14–19, 18–11
August 24
20:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg73–70 (OT)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by quarter:20–16, 13–15, 17–14, 14–19,  Overtime:9–6
August 25
17:45
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg73–65Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Scoring by quarter:26–17, 15–14, 17–24, 15–10
August 25
20:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg67–69Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 17–17, 9–16, 23–15

Final standing

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgia outshine Serbia". agenda.ge. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Acropolis International Tournament". eurohoops.net. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Olympic Sports Hall". stadia.gr. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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