Group A of the EuroBasket 2013 took place between 4 and 9 September 2013. The group played all of its games at the Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The group composed of Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel and Ukraine. The three best ranked teams advanced to the second round.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 403 | 344 | +59 | 9 | 1–0 |
 Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 352 | +26 | 9 | 0–1 |
 Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 371 | −27 | 7 | 2–0 |
 Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 360 | 396 | −36 | 7 | 1–1 |
 Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 390 | 396 | −6 | 7 | 0–2 |
 Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 364 | 380 | −16 | 6 |
All times are local (UTC+2)
4 September 2013 14:30 |
| Israel | 71–75 (OT) | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 13–12, 22–13, 14–19, Overtime: 5–9 | ||
| Pts: Nissim 17 Rebs: Eliyahu 14 Asts: Ohayon 7 | Pts: Johnson 22 Rebs: Achara 13 Asts: Sullivan 2 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 750 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Marek Ćmikiewicz (POL), David Berekashvili (GEO) |
4 September 2013 21:00 |
| France | 74–80 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 25–16, 17–14, 18–23 | ||
| Pts: Parker 18 Rebs: Batum 5 Asts: Batum, Diaw 5 | Pts: Benzing 19 Rebs: Pleiß 7 Asts: Schaffartzik 11 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Damir Javor (SLO), Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
5 September 2013 14:30 |
| Ukraine | 74–67 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter:19–13, 16–13, 18–20, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: Gladyr 17 Rebs: Kravtsov 8 Asts: Mishula 5 | Pts: Nissim 12 Rebs: Eliyahu 5 Asts: Halperin 4 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 790 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Damir Javor (SLO), David Berekashvili (GEO) |
5 September 2013 17:45 |
| Germany | 73–77 (OT) | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter:16–14, 10–21, 15–13, 22–15, Overtime: 10–14 | ||
| Pts: Benzing 24 Rebs: Pleiß 9 Asts: Schaffartzik 7 | Pts: Massot, Tabu 15 Rebs: Hervelle 9 Asts: Tabu 5 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,460 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Vicente Bulto (ESP), Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
5 September 2013 21:00 |
| Great Britain | 65–88 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 23–19, 11–26, 17–17 | ||
| Pts: Clark 16 Rebs: Hesson 7 Asts: Van Oostrum 3 | Pts: Batum 17 Rebs: Ajinça 11 Asts: Parker 5 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Petri Mäntylä (FIN), Sergey Krug (RUS) |
6 September 2013 14:30 |
| Germany | 83–88 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by quarter:16–15, 14–24, 27–25, 26–24 | ||
| Pts: Schaffartzik 22 Rebs: Pleiß 11 Asts: Schaffartzik 11 | Pts: Gladyr 25 Rebs: Zaytsev 7 Asts: Jeter 6 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,580 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Petri Mäntylä (FIN), David Berekashvili (GEO) |
6 September 2013 17:45 |
| Belgium | 76–71 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter:23–19, 10–19, 22–17, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Massot 15 Rebs: Hervelle 10 Asts: Van Rossom 5 | Pts: Clark 19 Rebs: Clark 9 Asts: Van Oostrum 2 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Damir Javor (SLO), Sergey Krug (RUS) |
6 September 2013 21:00 |
| France | 82–63 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter:20–14, 18–15, 27–14, 17–20 | ||
| Pts: Ajinça 13 Rebs: Ajinça 6 Asts: Parker 7 | Pts: Eliyahu, Casspi 14 Rebs: Eliyahu 5 Asts: Ohayon 4 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,990 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Vicente Bulto (ESP), Marek Cmkiewicz (POL) |
8 September 2013 14:30 |
| Great Britain | 81–74 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 26–15, 17–18, 22–18 | ||
| Pts: Lawrence 23 Rebs: Hesson 11 Asts:four players 2 | Pts: Pleiß 20 Rebs: Pleiß 14 Asts: Pleiß 3 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,620 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Petri Mäntylä (FIN), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL) |
8 September 2013 17:45 |
| Ukraine | 71–77 | France |
| Scoring by quarter:16–14, 20–21, 15–16, 20–26 | ||
| Pts: Jeter 20 Rebs: Natyazhko 10 Asts:three players 2 | Pts: Parker 28 Rebs: Ajinça 11 Asts: Batum, Parker 2 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Vicente Bulto (ESP), Sergey Krug (RUS) |
8 September 2013 21:00 |
| Israel | 87–69 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter:19–15, 22–18, 32–13, 14–23 | ||
| Pts: Nissim 23 Rebs: Ohayon 7 Asts: Eliyahu 6 | Pts: De Zeeuw 14 Rebs: Hervelle 7 Asts: Van Rossom 5 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,010 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Damir Javor (SLO), Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
9 September 2013 14:30 |
| Great Britain | 68–87 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 13–27, 20–22, 17–17 | ||
| Pts: Achara, Van Oostrum 12 Rebs: Clark 6 Asts: Van Oostrum 4 | Pts: Natyazhko, Zaytsev 11 Rebs: Gladyr 7 Asts: Gladyr, Jeter 4 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,780 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Damir Javor (SLO), Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
9 September 2013 17:45 |
| Germany | 80–76 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 19–10, 22–19, 27–27 | ||
| Pts: Günther, Staiger 15 Rebs: Pleiß 14 Asts: Schaffartzik 4 | Pts: Casspi 22 Rebs: Casspi 13 Asts: Ohayon, Halperin 4 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 2,940 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Vicente Bulto (ESP), Petri Mäntylä (FIN) |
9 September 2013 21:00 |
| Belgium | 65–82 | France |
| Scoring by quarter:30–19, 16–15, 9–32, 10–16 | ||
| Pts: Hervelle 13 Rebs: Van Rossom 8 Asts: Mukubu 4 | Pts: Parker 20 Rebs: Ajinça 7 Asts: Parker 6 | |
Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), David Berekashvili (GEO) |
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