Group A of EuroBasket 2022 consisted of Belgium, Bulgaria, Georgia, Montenegro, Spain, and Turkey. The games were played from 1 to 7 September 2022 at the newly built Tbilisi Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia. [1] The top four teams advanced to the knockout stage. [2]
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia was expelled from the tournament and replaced by Montenegro. [3]
Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | Last | Best placement in tournament | World Ranking | |
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March 2021 [nb 1] | September 2022 | ||||||
Belgium | Group C top three | 20 February 2021 | 18th | 2017 | Fourth place (1947) | 37 | 37 |
Bulgaria | Group H top three | 25th | 2011 | Runners-up (1957) | 49 | 52 | |
Georgia | Host nation | 15 July 2019 | 5th | 2017 | 11th place (2011) | 36 | 36 |
Group B top three | 19 February 2021 | 14th | Champions (2007) | 9 | — | ||
Spain | Group A top three | 30 November 2020 | 32nd | Champions (2009, 2011, 2015) | 2 | 2 | |
Turkey | Group D top three | 20 February 2021 | 25th | Runners-up (2001) | 15 | 16 | |
Montenegro | Replacement | 20 May 2022 | 4th | 13th place (2017) | 25 | 25 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 368 | +63 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 403 | 378 | +25 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 2 | 381 | 378 | +3 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 384 | 383 | +1 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 427 | 475 | −48 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | |
6 | Georgia (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 381 | 425 | −44 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] |
All times are local (UTC+4). [5]
1 September 2022 | Spain | 114–87 | Bulgaria | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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15:30 | Scoring by quarter:28–17, 29–18, 32–31, 25–21 | |||||
Pts: Brown 17 Rebs: Garuba, J. Hernangómez 7 Asts: Brown 5 | Boxscore | Pts: Vezenkov 26 Rebs: Vezenkov 11 Asts: Bost 7 | Attendance: 500 Referees: Erez Gurion (ISR), Martin Vulić (CRO), Beniamino Attard (ITA) | |||
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1 September 2022 | Turkey | 72–68 | Montenegro | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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18:15 | Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 27–13, 12–20, 19–17 | |||||
Pts: Larkin 18 Rebs: Şengün 6 Asts: Larkin 7 | Boxscore | Pts: Dubljević 18 Rebs: Simonović 7 Asts: Perry 9 | Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Oskars Lūcis (LAT), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) | |||
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1 September 2022 | Belgium | 79–76 (OT) | Georgia | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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21:00 | Scoring by quarter:16–11, 22–21, 20–19, 12–19, Overtime:9–6 | |||||
Pts: Mwema, Tabu 14 Rebs: Bako 6 Asts: Lecomte 5 | Boxscore | Pts: Mamukelashvili 18 Rebs: Mamukelashvili 13 Asts: McFadden 6 | Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR) | |||
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3 September 2022 | Montenegro | 76–70 | Belgium | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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15:30 | Scoring by quarter:17–14, 20–18, 31–18, 8–20 | |||||
Pts: Dubljević 21 Rebs: Dubljević 11 Asts: Perry 5 | Boxscore | Pts: Obasohan 25 Rebs: Vanwijn 7 Asts: Mwema 3 | Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Beniamino Attard (ITA) | |||
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3 September 2022 | Bulgaria | 87–101 | Turkey | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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18:15 | Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 23–19, 19–25, 16–26 | |||||
Pts: Vezenkov 28 Rebs: Vezenkov 15 Asts: Bost 13 | Boxscore | Pts: Osman 25 Rebs: Şengün 9 Asts: Larkin 9 | Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Mihkel Männiste (EST) | |||
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3 September 2022 | Georgia | 64–90 | Spain | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 15–22, 16–31, 17–19 | |||||
Pts: Andronikashvili 13 Rebs: Mamukelashvili 9 Asts: Mamukelashvili 3 | Boxscore | Pts: W. Hernangómez 14 Rebs: J. Hernangómez, W. Hernangómez 7 Asts: Brown 5 | Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) | |||
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4 September 2022 | Bulgaria | 81–91 | Montenegro | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 25–24, 12–22, 23–24 | |||||
Pts: Vezenkov 26 Rebs: Vezenkov 8 Asts: Karamfilov 7 | Boxscore | Pts: Mihailović 23 Rebs: Dubljević 9 Asts: Mihailović, Perry 5 | Attendance: 650 Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Josip Jurčević (CRO) | |||
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4 September 2022 | Spain | 73–83 | Belgium | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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18:15 | Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 22–17, 21–25, 19–26 | |||||
Pts: W. Hernangómez 18 Rebs:three players 4 Asts: Brown 8 | Boxscore | Pts: Lecomte 20 Rebs: Bako 9 Asts: Lecomte 4 | Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Erez Gurion (ISR) | |||
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After a scuffle between Furkan Korkmaz and Duda Sanadze, both players were ejected. Korkmaz was reportedly attacked when leaving the arena by Georgian players. [6] The following day, the Turkish federation threatened to leave the tournament. [7]
After the game, the Turkish federation also submitted a complaint because the game clock ran for 22 seconds while the game was paused; this complaint was dismissed by FIBA. [8]
4 September 2022 | Turkey | 83–88 (2OT) | Georgia | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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21:00 | Scoring by quarter:25–19, 8–17, 16–17, 19–15, Overtime: 7–7, 8–13 | |||||
Pts: Şengün 21 Rebs: Şanlı, Şengün 9 Asts: Larkin 7 | Boxscore | Pts: Mamukelashvili 20 Rebs: Mamukelashvili 12 Asts: McFadden 6 | Attendance: 7,100 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR) | |||
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6 September 2022 | Belgium | 63–78 | Turkey | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 6–20, 24–17, 17–22, 16–19 | |||||
Pts: Bratanovic 15 Rebs: De Zeeuw 6 Asts: Lecomte, Tabu 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Şengün 24 Rebs: Şengün 8 Asts: Larkin, Şengün 6 | Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Beniamino Attard (ITA) | |||
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6 September 2022 | Montenegro | 65–82 | Spain | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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18:15 | Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 14–26, 17–14, 17–15 | |||||
Pts: Mihailović 18 Rebs: Radončić 7 Asts: Perry 9 | Boxscore | Pts: Brizuela 18 Rebs: W. Hernangómez 13 Asts: Brown 7 | Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) | |||
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6 September 2022 | Georgia | 80–92 | Bulgaria | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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21:00 | Scoring by quarter:18–14, 20–25, 19–27, 23–26 | |||||
Pts: Bitadze 21 Rebs: Mamukelashvili 11 Asts: Mamukelashvili 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Bost 33 Rebs: Vezenkov 14 Asts: Bost 12 | Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Erez Gurion (ISR), Martin Vulić (CRO), Mihkel Männiste (EST) | |||
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7 September 2022 | Turkey | 69–72 | Spain | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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15:30 | Scoring by quarter:18–17, 16–21, 16–18, 19–16 | |||||
Pts: Osman 20 Rebs: Şengün 12 Asts: Larkin 6 | Boxscore | Pts: W. Hernangómez 15 Rebs: J. Hernangómez, W. Hernangómez 7 Asts: Brown 7 | Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO), Beniamino Attard (ITA) | |||
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7 September 2022 | Bulgaria | 80–89 | Belgium | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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18:15 | Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 11–21, 30–25, 20–23 | |||||
Pts: Vezenkov 26 Rebs: Vezenkov 13 Asts: Bost 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Obasohan 25 Rebs: Obasohan 7 Asts: Tabu 6 | Attendance: 5,300 Referees: Erez Gurion (ISR), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Mihkel Männiste (EST) | |||
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7 September 2022 | Georgia | 73–81 | Montenegro | Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi | ||
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21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 16–20, 17–17, 21–23 | |||||
Pts: McFadden 16 Rebs: Mamukelashvili 10 Asts: Bitadze, McFadden 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Drobnjak 22 Rebs: Radović 11 Asts: Perry 9 | Attendance: 8,100 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Serhiy Zashchuk (UKR) | |||
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