Eurobasket 2005 Division B

The Eurobasket 2005 Division B was the first Eurobasket Division B tournament, the lower tier of the Eurobasket Tournament. At the same time that Division A has the European Championship, division B has a championship to determine which teams will get promoted into division A for the following year.

Macedonia and Denmark were promoted to the EuroBasket 2007 qualification.

Contents

Format

The fifteen teams were allocated in four groups. The winners of each group played a two-legged tie. The winners of each heat qualified for the EuroBasket 2007 qualification.

Teams

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team P W L PF PA Diff
 Denmark 4 3 1 299 273 +26
 Iceland 4 2 2 290 303 –13
 Romania 4 1 3 287 300 –13
10 September 2004
Denmark  81-71  Iceland Aarhus, Denmark Boxscore
15 September 2004
Romania  73-74  Denmark Cluj-Napoca, Romania Boxscore
19 September 2004
Iceland  79-73  Romania Keflavík, Iceland Boxscore
3 September 2005
Iceland  60-77  Denmark Keflavík, Iceland Boxscore
7 September 2005
Denmark  67-69  Romania Risskov, Denmark Boxscore
10 September 2005
Romania  72-80  Iceland Bucharest, Romania Boxscore

Group B

Team P W L PF PA Diff
 Ireland 6 4 2 473 382 +91
 Slovak Republic 6 4 2 478 363 +115
 Switzerland 6 4 2 439 363 +76
 Malta 6 0 6 286 568 –282
Head-to-head record
Team P W L PF PA Diff
 Ireland 4 2 2 285 282 +3
 Slovak Republic 4 2 2 271 271 0
 Switzerland 4 2 2 266 269 –3
11 September 2004
Malta  51-90  Ireland Msida, Malta Boxscore
Switzerland  56-73  Slovak Republic Lausanne, Switzerland Boxscore
13 September 2004
Malta  53-107  Slovak Republic Msida, Malta Boxscore
15 September 2004
Ireland  79-68  Switzerland Dublin, Republic of Ireland Report
18 September 2004
Malta  57-90  Switzerland Msida, Malta Boxscore
Slovak Republic  70-67  Ireland Bratislava, Slovakia Boxscore
3 September 2005
Ireland  98-49  Malta Dublin, Republic of Ireland Boxscore
Slovak Republic  60-66  Switzerland Bratislava, Slovakia Boxscore
7 September 2005
Slovak Republic  100-39  Malta Levice, Slovakia Boxscore
Switzerland  76-57  Ireland Geneva, Switzerland Boxscore
10 September 2005
Ireland  82-68  Slovak Republic Levice, Slovakia Boxscore
Switzerland  83-37  Malta Geneva, Switzerland Boxscore

Group C

Team P W L PF PA Diff
 Austria 6 5 1 480 431 +49
 Belarus 6 4 2 500 449 +51
 Cyprus 6 3 3 462 443 +19
 Albania 6 0 6 420 539 –119
11 September 2004
Cyprus  65-74  Austria Limassol, Cyprus Boxscore
Albania  72-84  Belarus Tirana, Albania Boxscore
14 September 2004
Belarus  77-72  Cyprus Gomel, Belarus Boxscore
15 September 2004
Austria  83-66  Albania Gmunden, Austria Report
18 September 2004
Albania  67-76  Cyprus Tirana, Albania Boxscore
Austria  91-92  Belarus Oberwart, Austria Boxscore
2 September 2005
Austria  73-66  Cyprus Oberwart, Austria Boxscore
3 September 2005
Belarus  110-58  Albania Gomel, Belarus Boxscore
7 September 2005
Albania  82-90  Austria Tirana, Albania Boxscore
Cyprus  87-77  Belarus Nicosia, Cyprus Boxscore
10 September 2005
Belarus  60-69  Austria Gomel, Belarus Boxscore
Cyprus  96-75  Albania Nicosia, Cyprus Boxscore

Group D

Team P W L PF PA Diff
 Macedonia 6 5 1 550 433 +77
 Georgia 6 4 2 488 432 +56
 Finland 6 3 3 492 460 +32
 Luxembourg 6 0 6 387 552 –165
11 September 2004
Georgia  85-78  Finland Tbilisi, Georgia Boxscore
Luxembourg  69-94  Macedonia Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg Boxscore
15 September 2004
Finland  97-64  Luxembourg Boxscore
Macedonia  81-77  Georgia Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Boxscore
18 September 2004
Finland  78-87  Macedonia Espoo, Finland Boxscore
Luxembourg  61-87  Georgia Soleuvre, Luxembourg Boxscore
3 September 2005
Finland  87-79  Georgia Helsinki, Finland Boxscore
Macedonia  105-66  Luxembourg Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Boxscore
7 September 2005
Georgia  73-60  Macedonia Tbilisi, Georgia Boxscore
Luxembourg  62-82  Finland Dudelange, Luxembourg Boxscore
10 September 2005
Georgia  87-65  Luxembourg Tbilisi, Georgia Boxscore
Macedonia  83-70  Finland Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Boxscore

Qualification Games

September 17
18:00
Boxscore Austria  75–101  Macedonia    Gmunden, Austria
Attendance: 1100
Referees: M Reatto (ITA), P Bodnar (HUN)
Scoring by quarter: 27-26, 10-33, 25-22, 13-20
Pts: Mayes 27
Rebs: Volcic 6
Asts: six players 1
Pts: Stefanov 25
Rebs: Stefanov 6
Asts: Stefanov 4
September 24
20:00
Boxscore Macedonia  99–62  Austria    Skopje, Macedonia
Attendance: 2500
Referees: K Koromilas (GRE), D Nakic (CRO)
Scoring by quarter: 26-20, 22-10, 27-16, 24-16
Pts: Antić 16
Rebs: four players 4
Asts: Stefanov 10
Pts: Knabl, Ortner 14
Rebs: Volcic 11
Asts: Schreiner 5

Macedonia won 200-137 and advanced to Eurobasket 2007 Division A

17 September 2005
17:00
Boxscore Ireland  80–66  Denmark    Dublin, Ireland
Attendance: 1200
Referees: S De Coster (BEL), C Mateus (FRA)
Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 29-19, 20-11, 14-21
Pts: Conlon 14
Rebs: Bowdler 8
Asts: Bree 4
Pts: Thuesen 15
Rebs: Drejer, Johansen 6
Asts: Iversen, Johansen 1
24 September 2005
15:00
Boxscore Denmark  86–70  Ireland    Aarhus, Denmark
Attendance: 1225
Referees: B Schmidt (GER), S Herbertsson (ISL)
Scoring by quarter: 22-15, 17-9, 15-14, 12-10
Pts: Drejer 39
Rebs: Johansen 9
Asts: Thuesen 10
Pts: Callahan 22
Rebs: Callahan 8
Asts: Bree 4

Denmark won 152-150 and advanced to Eurobasket 2007 Division A

Statistical Leaders

Points

Rank Name G Pts PPG
1 Martin Rajniak 4 88 22.0
2 Zaza Pachulia 6 126 21.0
3 Christian Drejer 4 82 20.5
4 Radoslav Rančík 6 122 20.3
5 Shammond Williams 5 100 20.0

Rebounds

Rank Name G Rbs RPG
1 Zaza Pachulia 6 78 13.0
2 JoJo Garcia 6 63 10.5
3 Virgil Stănescu 4 37 9.3
4 Bernd Volcic 8 73 9.1
5 Radoslav Rančík 6 53 8.8

Assists

Rank Name G Asts APG
1 Vrbica Stefanov 5 37 4.7
2 Shammond Williams 5 37 4.7
3 Michael Bree 6 25 4.2
4 Giorgi Gamqrelidze 4 16 4.0
5 Martin Thuesen 6 23 3.8

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