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
Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	App	Last	Best placement in tournament	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	20 February 2021	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

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

Russia was expelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[4]

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:

^ ^a ^b ^c Turkey 4 Pts; Montenegro 3 Pts; Belgium 2 Pts
^ ^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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

Belgium vs Georgia

1 September 2022	Belgium	79–760(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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

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	83–880(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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

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)
Note: v t e

References

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^ "Russia and Belarus withdrawn from FIBA's European national team and club competitions".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^ "Russia and Belarus withdrawn from FIBA's European national team and club competitions".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

External links

Official website

[4] The rankings of March 2021 were used for the final draw.

[table_hth_TUR0.42153121923168-6] Turkey 4 Pts; Montenegro 3 Pts; Belgium 2 Pts

[table_hth_BUL0.42153121923168-7] Bulgaria 92–80 Georgia

[1] "FIBA EuroBasket 2022 groups confirmed, mascot unveiled". FIBA. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[2] Competition system

[RUS-3] "Russia and Belarus withdrawn from FIBA's European national team and club competitions". FIBA.basketball. 20 May 2022.

[5] "Russia and Belarus withdrawn from FIBA's European national team and club competitions". FIBA.basketball. 20 May 2022.

[8] "FIBA EuroBasket 2022 schedule finalized". FIBA. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[9] "Georgian players that allegedly attacked Furkan Korkmaz get revealed". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[10] "Turkey threatens to leave EuroBasket". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[11] "FIBA dismisses Turkey's protest". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

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