Group C of the EuroBasket 2015 took place between 5 and 10 September 2015. The group played all of its games at Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia.
The group composed of Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Netherlands and Slovenia. The four best ranked teams advanced to the second round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greece | 5 | 5 | 0 | 387 | 340 | +47 | 10 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 359 | 343 | +16 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 367 | 356 | +11 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Georgia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 369 | 364 | +5 | 7 | |
5 | Macedonia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 324 | 381 | −57 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | |
6 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 355 | 377 | −22 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] |
All times are local (UTC+2).
The Dutch led 12 points at one point in the fourth quarter, but Georgia fought back. Robin Smeulders hit the game-winning jump shot with 18 seconds on the clock. It was the first EuroBasket win for the Netherlands since 4 June 1987. [1]
5 September 2015 15:00 |
Georgia | 72–73 | Netherlands |
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 9–19, 22–22, 24–15 | ||
Pts: Pachulia, Shengelia 16 Rebs: Sanikidze 9 Asts: Shengelia 5 | Pts: Kloof 22 Rebs: W. de Jong 6 Asts: Schaftenaar 4 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 2,391 Referees: Benjamín Jiménez (ESP), Gentian Cici (ALB), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR) |
5 September 2015 18:00 |
Macedonia | 65–85 | Greece |
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 15–15, 19–21, 15–26 | ||
Pts: Kostoski 20 Rebs: Samardžiski 6 Asts: Samardžiski, Simonovski 3 | Pts: Printezis 18 Rebs: Koufos 11 Asts: Calathes 8 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Sérgio Silva (POR), Ilya Putenko (RUS) |
5 September 2015 21:00 |
Croatia | 80–73 | Slovenia |
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 27–15, 21–16, 15–19 | ||
Pts: Simon 20 Rebs: Šarić 7 Asts: Ukić 4 | Pts: Dragić 14 Rebs: Blažič 6 Asts: Klobučar, Prepelič 4 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 11,730 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Jean-Charles Collin (FRA) |
6 September 2015 15:00 |
Netherlands | 71–78 | Macedonia |
Scoring by quarter:20–19, 11–24, 18–13, 22–22 | ||
Pts: N. de Jong 19 Rebs: Norel 9 Asts: Kloof, Williams 3 | Pts: Ilievski 14 Rebs: Hendrix 7 Asts: Ilievski 7 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 1,170 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Jean-Charles Collin (FRA) |
6 September 2015 18:00 |
Slovenia | 79–68 | Georgia |
Scoring by quarter:17–13, 24–13, 24–22, 14–20 | ||
Pts: Prepelič 21 Rebs: Prepelič, Slokar 5 Asts: Omić, Prepelič 4 | Pts: Shengelia 21 Rebs: Shermadini 4 Asts: Tsintsadze 7 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 3,892 Referees: Sérgio Silva (POR), Gentian Cici (ALB), Petri Mäntylä (FIN) |
8 September 2015 15:00 |
Slovenia | 81–74 | Netherlands |
Scoring by quarter:23–15, 18–14, 16–23, 24–22 | ||
Pts: Prepelič 16 Rebs: Omić 7 Asts: Prepelič 6 | Pts: Kloof 25 Rebs: Kloof, W. de Jong 6 Asts: Kloof 4 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 1,841 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Ilya Putenko (RUS) |
8 September 2015 18:00 |
Georgia | 68–79 | Greece |
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 7–25, 26–11, 20–18 | ||
Pts: Shengelia 20 Rebs: Shengelia 8 Asts: Pachulia 5 | Pts: Calathes 19 Rebs: Bourousis 5 Asts: Calathes 8 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 588 Referees: Benjamín Jiménez (ESP), Sérgio Silva (POR), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR) |
9 September 2015 15:00 |
Greece | 83–72 | Slovenia |
Scoring by quarter:23–17, 23–14, 16–22, 21–19 | ||
Pts: Spanoulis 19 Rebs: Bourousis 8 Asts: Spanoulis 6 | Pts: Blažič 27 Rebs: Blažič 5 Asts: Prepelič 4 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 5,578 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Benjamín Jiménez (ESP), Gentian Cici (ALB) |
9 September 2015 18:00 |
Macedonia | 75–90 | Georgia |
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 19–27, 18–23, 20–19 | ||
Pts: Hendrix, D. Stojanovski 14 Rebs: Hendrix 7 Asts: V. Stojanovski 3 | Pts: Pachulia 23 Rebs: Pachulia 14 Asts: Tsintsadze 6 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 680 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Petri Mäntylä (FIN) |
9 September 2015 21:00 |
Netherlands | 72–78 | Croatia |
Scoring by quarter:18–14, 17–25, 18–23, 19–16 | ||
Pts: Schaftenaar 19 Rebs: N. de Jong, Smeulders 6 Asts: Williams 5 | Pts: Simon 18 Rebs: Tomić 8 Asts: Simon 8 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 6,200 Referees: Sérgio Silva (POR), Ilya Putenko (RUS), Jean-Charles Collin (FRA) |
10 September 2015 15:00 |
Slovenia | 62–51 | Macedonia |
Scoring by quarter:24–10, 7–14, 21–17, 10–10 | ||
Pts: Dragić 20 Rebs: Omić 11 Asts: Klobučar 6 | Pts: Ilievski 15 Rebs: Trajkovski 9 Asts: Simonovski 3 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 4,438 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Sérgio Silva (POR), Ilya Putenko (RUS) |
10 September 2015 18:00 |
Georgia | 71–58 | Croatia |
Scoring by quarter:14–13, 11–15, 22–16, 24–14 | ||
Pts:three players 12 Rebs: Pachulia 7 Asts: Shengelia 5 | Pts: Žorić 16 Rebs:three players 5 Asts: Stipčević 5 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 6,600 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Benjamín Jiménez (ESP), Jean-Charles Collin (FRA) |
10 September 2015 21:00 |
Greece | 68–65 | Netherlands |
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 17–12, 18–15, 16–19 | ||
Pts: Antetokounmpo 11 Rebs: Antetokounmpo 11 Asts: Calathes 5 | Pts: Kloof 15 Rebs: Smeulders 8 Asts: Kloof, Slagter 4 |
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 368 Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Petri Mäntylä (FIN) |
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