Group B of the EuroBasket 2015 took place between 5 and 10 September 2015. The group played all of its games at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.
The group was composed of Germany, Iceland, Italy, Serbia, Spain and Turkey. The four best ranked teams advanced to the second round. The group was considered as the toughest group in the tournament. [1] [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Serbia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 433 | 354 | +79 | 10 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 448 | 411 | +37 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 434 | 434 | 0 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 429 | 459 | −30 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 370 | 379 | −9 | 6 | |
6 | Iceland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 368 | 445 | −77 | 5 |
All times are local (UTC+2).
5 September 2015 15:00 |
Germany | 71–65 | Iceland |
Scoring by quarter:20–14, 21–12, 18–17, 12–22 | ||
Pts: Nowitzki, Schröder 15 Rebs: Nowitzki, Zipser 7 Asts: Schröder 4 | Pts: Stefánsson 23 Rebs: Bæringsson 8 Asts: Stefánsson 5 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Aare Halliko (EST), Miloš Koljenšić (MNE) |
5 September 2015 18:00 |
Spain | 70–80 | Serbia |
Scoring by quarter:21–11, 15–23, 16–28, 18–18 | ||
Pts: Gasol 16 Rebs: Mirotić 10 Asts: Llull 6 | Pts: Bjelica 24 Rebs: Bjelica 10 Asts: Bogdanović 5 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 9,750 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Robert Vyklický (CZE) |
5 September 2015 21:00 |
Italy | 87–89 | Turkey |
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 29–25, 19–15, 26–23 | ||
Pts: Gallinari 33 Rebs:three players 5 Asts: Gentile 5 | Pts: Erden 22 Rebs: Erden 8 Asts: Muhammed, Güler 9 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 10,760 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Sašo Petek (SLO), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU) |
6 September 2015 15:00 |
Serbia | 68–66 | Germany |
Scoring by quarter:19–18, 20–20, 11–10, 18–18 | ||
Pts: Bjelica 12 Rebs: Kuzmić, Nedović 7 Asts: Bogdanović, Teodosić 4 | Pts: Nowitzki, Pleiß 15 Rebs: Nowitzki 10 Asts: Schröder 6 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,050 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Aare Halliko (EST), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU) |
6 September 2015 18:00 |
Iceland | 64–71 | Italy |
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 16–19, 11–11, 16–19 | ||
Pts: Pálsson 17 Rebs: Bæringsson 7 Asts: Stefánsson 6 | Pts: Gentile 21 Rebs: Gallinari 10 Asts: Gentile 4 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 4,100 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Igor Mitrovski (MKD) |
6 September 2015 21:00 |
Turkey | 77–104 | Spain |
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 20–30, 18–27, 21–23 | ||
Pts: İlyasova 15 Rebs: Osman, Savaş 4 Asts:three players 2 | Pts: Gasol 21 Rebs: Gasol 7 Asts: Llull, Rodríguez 5 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 6,750 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Sašo Petek (SLO), Miloš Koljenšić (MNE) |
8 September 2015 14:30 |
Serbia | 93–64 | Iceland |
Scoring by quarter:24–16, 18–16, 25–16, 26–16 | ||
Pts: Nedović 15 Rebs: Bogdanović 7 Asts: Bogdanović, Teodosić 6 | Pts: Gunnarsson 18 Rebs: Sigurðarson 6 Asts: Pálsson, Stefánsson 4 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Robert Vyklický (CZE), Igor Mitrovski (MKD) |
8 September 2015 17:45 |
Germany | 75–80 | Turkey |
Scoring by quarter: 11–31, 13–10, 19–19, 32–20 | ||
Pts: Schröder 24 Rebs: Nowitzki, Schröder 5 Asts: Schröder 6 | Pts: Osman 17 Rebs: Erden 9 Asts: Muhammed 5 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,050 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Miloš Koljenšić (MNE) |
9 September 2015 14:30 |
Turkey | 72–91 | Serbia |
Scoring by quarter: 14–30, 21–23, 24–18, 13–20 | ||
Pts: Muhammed 16 Rebs: Osman 9 Asts: Güler 6 | Pts: Raduljica 20 Rebs: Kuzmić, Raduljica 6 Asts: Teodosić 13 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 4,400 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU) |
9 September 2015 17:45 |
Italy | 89–82 (OT) | Germany |
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 25–19, 12–18, 22–17, Overtime:13–6 | ||
Pts: Gallinari 25 Rebs: Aradori, Gallinari 9 Asts: Gentile, Hackett 4 | Pts: Schröder 29 Rebs: Nowitzki 10 Asts: Schröder 7 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,050 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sreten Radović (CRO), Miloš Koljenšić (MNE) |
9 September 2015 21:00 |
Iceland | 73–99 | Spain |
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 20–21, 19–33, 18–25 | ||
Pts: Stefánsson 17 Rebs: Bæringsson 8 Asts: Stefánsson 6 | Pts: Mirotić 22 Rebs: Gasol 7 Asts: Rodriguez, San Emeterio 6 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Sašo Petek (SLO), Robert Vyklický (CZE), Igor Mitrovski (MKD) |
10 September 2015 14:30 |
Serbia | 101–82 | Italy |
Scoring by quarter:25–19, 23–21, 26–19, 27–23 | ||
Pts: Teodosić 26 Rebs: Bjelica 8 Asts: Teodosić 8 | Pts: Gentile 19 Rebs: Aradori 6 Asts: Gentile 6 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 4,185 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Sašo Petek (SLO) |
10 September 2015 17:45 |
Germany | 76–77 | Spain |
Scoring by quarter:20–18, 18–23, 10–19, 28–17 | ||
Pts: Schröder 26 Rebs: Pleiß 10 Asts: Schröder 7 | Pts: Rodríguez 19 Rebs: Gasol 11 Asts: Gasol 6 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 13,050 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Miloš Koljenšić (MNE) |
10 September 2015 21:00 |
Turkey | 111–102 (OT) | Iceland |
Scoring by quarter:29–22, 18–25, 27–20, 17–24, Overtime:20–11 | ||
Pts: Muhammed 28 Rebs: Muhammed 12 Asts: İlyasova, Osman 6 | Pts: Sigurðarson 22 Rebs: Bæringsson 8 Asts: Stefánsson 8 |
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 3,850 Referees: Robert Vyklický (CZE), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Aare Halliko (EST) |
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