EuroBasket 2009 final

EuroBasket 2009 Final

The Spodek was the venue of the final
Event	EuroBasket 2009
Spain Serbia 85 63
1 2 3 4 Total Spain 24 28 15 18 85 Serbia 14 15 15 19 63
Date	20 September 2009
Venue	Spodek, Katowice
Referees	Romualdas Brazauskas Shmuel Bachar Lazaros Voreadis
Attendance	10,000
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The EuroBasket 2009 Final was the championship game of the EuroBasket 2009 tournament. The game was played on 20 September 2009 at the Spodek in Katowice, Poland.

Spain won their first European title by defeating Serbia 85–63.

Final

20 September 21:15

Report

Spain	85–63	Serbia
Scoring by quarter:24–14, 28–15, 15–15, 18–19
Pts: P. Gasol 18 Rebs: P. Gasol 11 Asts: Garbajosa 4		Pts: Tripković & Veličković 15 Rebs: Veličković 5 Asts: Krstić 3

Spodek, Katowice Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Shmuel Bachar (ISR), Lazaros Voreadis (GRE)

The final was a rematch of each team's opening game, with the Spaniards attempting to avenge their 66–57 upset loss to the Serbians. Spain raced to a double-digit lead early in the first quarter, en route to an unassailable 52–29 lead at halftime. Serbia didn't catch up to hand Spain their first European Championship. Pau Gasol had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Teammate Rudy Fernandez added 13 points and five rebounds. Uroš Tripković and Novica Veličković had 15 points each in a losing effort for the Serbs. ^[1]

EuroBasket 2009 champions
Spain First title

References

1. Elkington, Mark (20 September 2009). "Spain crush Serbia to take European gold". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-09-21.