European basketball championship 1991

Eurobasket 1991
27th European men's basketball championship
Number of nations	8th
European champion	Yugoslavia (5th title)
venue	Rome, Italy
Opening game	June 24, 1991
Endgame	June 29, 1991
Games	20th
Basket points	3427   (∅: 171.35 per game)
Most basket points	Nikos Galis Greece
Most valuable player	Toni Kukoč Yugoslavia
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The 27th European Basketball Championships the men ( officially: Euro Basket 1991 ) was from 24 to 29 June 1991 Rome instead. The defending champion from Yugoslavia became European champion, Italy went silver and Spain won the bronze medal.

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

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
A 1	Bulgaria	Poland	075:83	43:46	32:37	-
A 2	Yugoslavia	Spain	076:67	37:22	39:45	-
A 3	Spain	Bulgaria	094:93	43:51	51:42	-
A 4	Yugoslavia	Poland	103: 61	49:29	54:32	-
A 5	Poland	Spain	067:73	40:36	27:37	-
A 6	Bulgaria	Yugoslavia	068:89	37:50	31:39	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Yugoslavia	3	3	0	6th	268: 196	+72	Semifinals
2	Spain	3	2	1	5	234: 236	- 02nd
3	Poland	3	1	2	4th	211: 251	−40	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Bulgaria	3	0	3	3	236: 266	−30

Group B

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
B 1	France	Czechoslovakia	104: 080	56:45	48:35	-
B 2	Greece	Italy	072: 082	31:45	41:37	-
B 3	Greece	Czechoslovakia	113: 123 a.d.	57:48	48:57	8:18
B 4	Italy	France	075: 072	34:39	41:33	-
B 5	Greece	France	093: 081	42:32	51:49	-
B 6	Italy	Czechoslovakia	102: 080	59:40	43:40	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Italy	3	3	0	6th	259: 224	+35	Semifinals
2	France	3	1	2	4th	257: 248	+ 09
3	Greece	3	1	2	4th	278: 286	- 08	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Czechoslovakia	3	1	2	4th	283: 319	−36

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
	Greece	110
	Bulgaria	83
					18th
					Greece	95
					Czechoslovakia	79
					Game for 7th place
	14th				17th
	Czechoslovakia	85			Bulgaria	86
	Poland	72			Poland	90

Small semifinals

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
13	Greece	Bulgaria	110: 83	52:41	58:42	-
14th	Czechoslovakia	Poland	085:72	29:39	56:33	-

Game for 7th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
17th	Bulgaria	Poland	86:90	42:42	44:48	-

Play for 5th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
18th	Greece	Czechoslovakia	95:79	53:39	42:40	-

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
	France	76
	Yugoslavia	97
					20th
					Italy	73
					Yugoslavia	88
					Game for third place
	16				19th
	Italy	93			Spain	101
	Spain	90			France	83

Semifinals

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
15th	France	Yugoslavia	76:97	44:50	32:47	-
16	Italy	Spain	93:90	50:51	43:39	-

3rd place match

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
19th	Spain	France	101: 83	51:38	50:45	-

final

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
20th	Italy	Yugoslavia	73:88	41:48	32:40	-

Final score

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.	Basket ratio
1	Yugoslavia	5-0	1.3130
2	Italy	4: 1	1.0572
3	Spain	3: 2	1.0316
4th	France	1: 4	0.9327
5	Greece	3: 2	1.0781
6th	Czechoslovakia	2: 3	0.9198
7th	Poland	2: 3	0.8839
8th	Bulgaria	0: 5	0.8691

Web links

• FIBA Europe Infos (Engl.)