European basketball championship 1989

Eurobasket 1989
26th European men's basketball championship
Number of nations	8th
European champion	Yugoslavia (4th title)
venue	Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Opening game	June 20, 1989
Endgame	June 25, 1989
Games	20th
Basket points	3533   (∅: 176.65 per game)
Most basket points	Nikos Galis Greece
Most valuable player	Dražen Petrović Yugoslavia
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The 26th European Basketball Championships the men ( officially: Euro Basket 1989 ) was from 20 to 25 June 1989 Zagreb , in what is now Croatia instead. All games were played in the multi-purpose hall Dom športova . In contrast to the previous tournaments, only 8 teams took part in the final round. European champions were hosted by Yugoslavia ahead of the defending champion from Greece . The bronze medal was secured by the record winner from the USSR in his last European Championship participation .

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in two groups of four teams each. The winner of a game received two points, the loser one point. If a game was tied at the end of regular time, there was extra time. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided against each other.

The first two teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals and already secured 4th place in the European Championship, the remaining teams played in the final round for 5th place in the European Championship.

Group A

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
A 1	Netherlands	Spain	076:78	49:29	27:49	-
A 2	Italy	USSR	084:87	34:54	50:33	-
A 3	USSR	Netherlands	109: 56	46:32	63:24	-
A 4	Spain	Italy	076:97	39:41	37:56	-
A 5	Netherlands	Italy	066:89	23:36	43:53	-
A 6	USSR	Spain	108: 96	47:55	61:41	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	USSR	3	3	0	6th	304: 236	+68	Semifinals
2	Italy	3	2	1	5	270: 229	+41
3	Spain	3	1	2	4th	250: 281	−31	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Netherlands	3	0	3	3	198: 276	−78

Group B

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
B 1	France	Bulgaria	109: 078	59:30	50:48	-
B 2	Yugoslavia	Greece	103: 068	49:35	54:33	-
B 3	Greece	France	080: 074	42:33	38:41	-
B 4	Bulgaria	Yugoslavia	078: 098	42:54	36:44	-
B 5	Greece	Bulgaria	103: 073	58:35	45:38	-
B 6	France	Yugoslavia	089: 106	48:41	41:65	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Yugoslavia	3	3	0	6th	307: 235	+72	Semifinals
2	Greece	3	2	1	5	251: 250	+ 01
3	France	3	1	2	4th	272: 264	+ 08	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Bulgaria	3	0	3	3	229: 310	−81

Final round

5th to 8th place

All teams that had missed the first two places in their preliminary group for the subsequent semi-final participation played for EM place 5. The game was played in the knockout system against an opponent from the other group.

	Small semifinals				Play for 5th place
	13
	France	107
	Netherlands	100
					18th
					France	87
					Spain	95
					Game for 7th place
	14th				17th
	Bulgaria	85			Netherlands	86
	Spain	108			Bulgaria	91

Small semifinals

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
13	France	Netherlands	107: 100 a.d.	53:41	38:50	16: 9
14th	Bulgaria	Spain	085: 108	47:60	38:48	-

Game for 7th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
17th	Netherlands	Bulgaria	86:91	34:40	52:51	-

Play for 5th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
18th	France	Spain	87:95	40:45	47:50	-

1st to 4th place

The first and second placed in the two preliminary round groups played for the European championship title. The game was played in a KO system against an opponent from the other group.

	Semifinals				final
	15th
	Yugoslavia	97
	Italy	80
					20th
					Yugoslavia	98
					Greece	77
					Game for third place
	16				19th
	Greece	81			Italy	76
	USSR	80			USSR	104

Semifinals

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
15th	Yugoslavia	Italy	97:80	52:43	45:37	-
16	Greece	USSR	81:80	45:44	36:36	-

3rd place match

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
19th	Italy	USSR	76: 104	31:47	45:57	-

final

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
20th	Yugoslavia	Greece	98:77	54:35	44:42	-

Final score

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.	Basket ratio
1	Yugoslavia	5-0	1.2806
2	Greece	3: 2	0.9556
3	USSR	4: 1	1.2417
4th	Italy	2: 3	0.9907
5	Spain	3: 2	1.0000
6th	France	2: 3	1.0153
7th	Bulgaria	1: 4	0.8036
8th	Netherlands	0: 5	0.8101

Honors

The Yugoslav Dražen Petrović was chosen as the best player of the tournament ( MVP ) .

See also

• basketball
• European basketball championship

Web links

• FIBA Europe Infos (English)