EuroBasket 2022 Group A

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]

Teams

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
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
 Russia 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

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of March 2021 were used for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 1 431 368 +63 9 Knockout stage
2  Turkey 5 3 2 403 378 +25 8[a]
3  Montenegro 5 3 2 381 378 +3 8[a]
4  Belgium 5 3 2 384 383 +1 8[a]
5  Bulgaria 5 1 4 427 475 −48 6[b]
6  Georgia (H) 5 1 4 381 425 −44 6[b]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Turkey 4 Pts; Montenegro 3 Pts; Belgium 2 Pts
  2. ^ a b Bulgaria 92–80 Georgia

Matches

All times are local (UTC+4).[5]

Spain vs Bulgaria

1 September 2022 Spain  114–87  Bulgaria Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Turkey vs Montenegro

1 September 2022 Turkey  72–68  Montenegro Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Belgium vs Georgia

1 September 2022 Belgium  79–76(OT)  Georgia Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Montenegro vs Belgium

3 September 2022 Montenegro  76–70  Belgium Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Bulgaria vs Turkey

3 September 2022 Bulgaria  87–101  Turkey Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Georgia vs Spain

3 September 2022 Georgia  64–90  Spain Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Bulgaria vs Montenegro

4 September 2022 Bulgaria  81–91  Montenegro Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Spain vs Belgium

4 September 2022 Spain  73–83  Belgium Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Turkey vs Georgia

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
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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Belgium vs Turkey

6 September 2022 Belgium  63–78  Turkey Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Montenegro vs Spain

6 September 2022 Montenegro  65–82  Spain Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Georgia vs Bulgaria

6 September 2022 Georgia  80–92  Bulgaria Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Turkey vs Spain

7 September 2022 Turkey  69–72  Spain Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Bulgaria vs Belgium

7 September 2022 Bulgaria  80–89  Belgium Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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Georgia vs Montenegro

7 September 2022 Georgia  73–81  Montenegro Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi
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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References

  1. ^ "FIBA EuroBasket 2022 groups confirmed, mascot unveiled". FIBA. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ Competition system
  3. ^ "Russia and Belarus withdrawn from FIBA's European national team and club competitions". FIBA.basketball. 20 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Russia and Belarus withdrawn from FIBA's European national team and club competitions". FIBA.basketball. 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ "FIBA EuroBasket 2022 schedule finalized". FIBA. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Georgian players that allegedly attacked Furkan Korkmaz get revealed". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  7. ^ "Turkey threatens to leave EuroBasket". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
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