2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Kaunas

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2020 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Kaunas, Lithuania
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Dates29 June – 4 July
Teams 6  (from 4 federations)
Venues 1  (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
MVP Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Dončić
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Gun-ah (21.5)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (106.0)
Rebounds Flag of Lithuania.svg Jonas Valančiūnas (9.5)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (44.3)
Assists Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Dončić (11.3)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (26.8)
Official website
WOQT Lithuania

The 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kaunas was one of four 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held in Kaunas, Lithuania. [1] It was originally scheduled to take place from 23 to 28 June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 29 June to 4 July 2021. [2]

Contents

Teams

TeamQualificationDate of qualification FIBA World Ranking
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 9th at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup 15 September 20198th
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8th at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup 15 September 201913th
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Wild card 19 September 201916th
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 14th at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup 15 September 201920th
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Wild card 19 September 201930th
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Wild card 19 September 201933rd

Venue

Kaunas
Lithuania adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Kaunas
2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Kaunas (Lithuania)
Žalgiris Arena
Zalgirio Arena in 2023 by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
Capacity: 15,415

Squads

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3). [3]

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (H)220172122+504 Semi-finals
2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 211159156+33
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 202137190−532
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
29 June 2021
19:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg76–65Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter:11–10, 25–18, 19–16, 21–21
Pts: Valančiūnas 20
Rebs: Valančiūnas 11
Asts: Jokubaitis 5		Pts: Cubillán 11
Rebs: Carrera 6
Asts: Vargas 4
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 2,892
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
30 June 2021
19:30
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg94–80Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter:27–18, 29–20, 14–28, 24–14
Pts: Guillent 17
Rebs: Carrera 12
Asts:four players 4		Pts: Lee H. 18
Rebs: Ra 6
Asts: Lee D. 8
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 245
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Yu Jung (TPE), Scott Beker (AUS)
1 July 2021
19:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg57–96Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 18–21, 9–27, 14–20
Pts: Ra 26
Rebs: Ra 8
Asts: Lee D., Lee H. 4		Pts: Valančiūnas 15
Rebs: Valančiūnas 13
Asts: Kalnietis 9
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 3,903
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Samir Abaakil (MAR)

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 220230145+854 Semi-finals
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 211160176−163
3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 202132201−692
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
29 June 2021
16:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg83–64Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter:24–19, 19–12, 19–14, 21–19
Pts: Ponitka 22
Rebs:four players 4
Asts: Slaughter 6		Pts: Moreira 27
Rebs: Moreira 7
Asts: Bastos 4
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 311
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Scott Beker (AUS)
30 June 2021
16:30
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg68–118Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 9–33, 21–31, 14–26, 24–28
Pts: Moreira 15
Rebs: Gakou, Moreira 6
Asts: Ndoniema 3		Pts: Dragić 16
Rebs: Dimec, Dončić 6
Asts: Dončić 9
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 262
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
1 July 2021
16:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg112–77Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by quarter:29–26, 34–20, 20–14, 29–17
Pts: Dončić 18
Rebs: Tobey 10
Asts: Dončić 10		Pts: Ponitka 16
Rebs: Ponitka 7
Asts: Slaughter 5
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 2,115
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Yu Jung (TPE), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 July
 
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 88
 
4 July
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 69
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 85
 
3 July
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 96
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 98
 
 
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 70
 

Semi-finals

3 July 2021
16:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg98–70Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter:26–21, 22–20, 23–14, 27–15
Pts: Tobey 27
Rebs: Tobey 12
Asts: Dončić 13		Pts: Carrera, Chourio 16
Rebs: Carrera 6
Asts: Guillent, Vargas 3
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 3,128
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Yu Jung (TPE), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA)
3 July 2021
19:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg88–69Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by quarter:23–19, 23–26, 16–6, 26–18
Pts: Sabonis 17
Rebs: Sabonis, Valančiūnas 8
Asts: Kalnietis 4		Pts: Slaughter 19
Rebs: Balcerowski, Hrycaniuk 3
Asts:four players 3
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 5,353
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Scott Beker (AUS)

Final

4 July 2021
19:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg85–96Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 28–24, 17–28, 16–16
Pts:three players 14
Rebs: Sabonis, Valančiūnas 6
Asts: Grigonis 6		Pts: Dončić 31
Rebs: Dončić 11
Asts: Dončić 13
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 11,562
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Juan Fernández (ARG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)

Final ranking

#TeamW–LQualification
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 4–0Qualified for the Olympics
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3–1
3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1–2
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–2
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0–2
6Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 0–2

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  2. ↑ "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. 9 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tip-off times confirmed for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA. 19 February 2020.
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