EuroBasket 1995
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates21 June – 2 July
Teams14
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Serbia (1st title)
Runners-up Lithuania
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
MVPLithuania Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Top scorerLithuania Šarūnas Marčiulionis
(22.5 points per game)

The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to each of the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in Greece between 21 June and 2 July 1995. Fourteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Athens hosted the tournament. Serbia (then under the name of FR Yugoslavia) won its first FIBA European title, by defeating Lithuania by the score of 96–90 in the final. Lithuania's Šarūnas Marčiulionis was voted the tournament's MVP. This edition of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament saw the successful return of the Lithuania national team to the competition, since its last triumph in 1939.

The tournament's official anthem was "Wings of Tomorrow" by Finnish band Stratovarius.

Venues

All games were played at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens.

O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,500
Opened in 1995

Qualification

CompetitionDateVacanciesQualified
Host nation1 Greece
Champions from EuroBasket 199322 June – 4 July 19931 Germany
Qualified through Qualifying Round21 June 1993 – 16 November 199410 Croatia
 Finland
 France
 Israel
 Italy
 Lithuania
 Russia
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Sweden
Qualified through Additional Qualifying Round31 May – 4 June 19952 Turkey
 Yugoslavia

Format

  • The teams were split in two groups of seven teams each. The top four teams from each group advance to the knockout quarterfinals.
  • The winners in the semifinals compete for the European Championship, while the losers from the semifinals play a consolation game for the third place.
  • The losers in the quarterfinals compete in a separate bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.

Squads

Preliminary round

Times given below are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).
Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Yugoslavia 6 6 0 490 411+79 12
 Lithuania 6 5 1 513 442+71 11
 Greece 6 4 2 448 430+18 10
 Italy 6 3 3 438 433+5 9
 Israel 6 2 4 419 417+2 8
 Germany 6 1 5 448 48840 7
 Sweden 6 0 6 393 528135 6
21 June
13:30
Germany  8296  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 45–54, 37–42
Pts: Koch 21 Pts: Karnišovas 35
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: George Toliver (USA), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA)
21 June
17:30
Israel  7173  Italy
Scoring by half: 39–37, 32–36
Pts: Henefeld 16
Rebs: Henefeld 7
Asts: Goodes 4
Pts: Rusconi 17
Rebs: Rusconi 10
Asts: Pittis, Rusconi 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
21 June
20:00
Greece  8084 (OT)  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 43–34, 29–38 Overtime: 8–12
Pts: Rentzias 17
Rebs: Christodoulou, Fasoulas 8
Asts: Patavoukas, Giannakis 3
Pts: Bodiroga 22
Rebs: Paspalj 9
Asts: Divac 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
22 June
13:30
Italy  6867  Germany
Scoring by half: 36–34, 32–33
Pts: Esposito 23
Rebs: Rusconi 8
Asts: Esposito 3
Pts: Koch 22
Rebs: Gnad 10
Asts: Nürnberger, Rödl 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR), Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS)
22 June
20:00
Lithuania  8973  Greece
Scoring by half: 38–33, 51–40
Pts: Marčiulionis 28
Rebs: Sabonis 23
Asts: Marčiulionis 5
Pts: Christodoulou 19
Rebs: Angelidis, Christodoulou, Sigalas 4
Asts: Giannakis 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
22 June
22:00
Sweden  6287  Israel
Scoring by half: 34–42, 28–45
Pts: Sahlström 15
Rebs: Sahlström 9
Asts: Evers 4
Pts: Jamchi 22
Rebs: Fleisher, Sheffer 5
Asts: Goodes 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Aleš Kamnikar (SLO)
23 June
11:30
Yugoslavia  7061  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 35–29, 35–32
Pts: Đorđević 18
Rebs: Bodiroga 11
Asts: Đorđević 5
Pts: Marčiulionis 22
Rebs: Sabonis 14
Asts: Sabonis 2
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
23 June
13:30
Germany  8171  Sweden
Scoring by half: 39–33, 42–38
Pts: Koch 20
Rebs: Welp 8
Asts: Rödl 5
Pts: Sahlström 23
Rebs: Sahlström 11
Asts: Håkanson 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), George Toliver (USA)
23 June
20:00
Greece  6761  Italy
Scoring by half: 33–37, 34–24
Pts: Christodoulou 19
Rebs: Fasoulas 11
Asts: Christodoulou 4
Pts: Esposito 15
Rebs: Pittis 10
Asts: Esposito 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS)
24 June
11:30
Italy  7487  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 37–49, 37–38
Pts: Fučka 19
Rebs: Fučka 10
Asts: Gentile 4
Pts: Đorđević 22
Rebs: Divac 6
Asts: Đorđević 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), George Toliver (USA)
24 June
13:30
Israel  7860  Germany
Scoring by half: 40–20, 38–40
Pts: Jamchi 20
Rebs: Fleisher 10
Asts: Sheffer 6
Pts: Koch 22
Rebs: Welp 7
Asts: Nürnberger 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Aleš Kamnikar (SLO)
24 June
22:00
Sweden  6886  Greece
Scoring by half: 30–42, 38–44
Pts: Larsson 17
Rebs: Blom 10
Asts: Larsson 2
Pts: Angelidis 19
Rebs: Rentzias 11
Asts: Kakiousis 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
26 June
18:00
Yugoslavia  8558  Sweden
Scoring by half: 42–30, 43–28
Pts: Danilović 16
Rebs: Divac 10
Asts: Divac 5
Pts: Marcus, Sahlström 14
Rebs: Marcus 6
Asts: Andersson 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA), Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS)
26 June
20:00
Greece  5949  Israel
Scoring by half: 29–25, 30–24
Pts: Sigalas 20
Rebs: Fasoulas 8
Asts: Sigalas 4
Pts: Jamchi 17
Rebs: Henefeld 13
Asts: Sheffer 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
26 June
22:00
Lithuania  8069  Italy
Scoring by half: 42–39, 38–30
Pts: Marčiulionis 32
Rebs: Sabonis 19
Asts: Marčiulionis 8
Pts: Magnifico 18
Rebs: Rusconi 8
Asts: Esposito 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Danko Radić (CRO)
27 June
13:30
Israel  5972  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 25–35, 34–37
Pts: Goodes 13
Rebs: Goodes 5
Asts: Sheffer 3
Pts: Danilović 21
Rebs: Bodiroga 8
Asts: Paspalj 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: George Toliver (USA), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
27 June
18:00
Sweden  7396  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 40–46, 33–50
Pts: Larsson 21
Rebs: Sahlström 5
Asts: Håkanson 3
Pts: Karnišovas 24
Rebs: Sabonis 12
Asts: Kurtinaitis 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
27 June
22:00
Germany  7983  Greece
Scoring by half: 43–45, 36–38
Pts: Koch 20
Rebs: Gnad 7
Asts: Rödl 6
Pts: Sigalas 17
Rebs: Christodoulou 11
Asts: Giannakis 8
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA)
28 June
11:30
Italy  9361  Sweden
Scoring by half: 46–38, 47–33
Pts: Esposito 26
Rebs: Conti 8
Asts: 4 Players 2
Pts: Gaddefors 13
Rebs: Sahlström 7
Asts: Håkanson, Larsson 2
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
28 June
13:30
Yugoslavia  9279  Germany
Scoring by half: 55–27, 37–52
Pts: Danilović 17
Rebs: Rebrača 10
Asts: Bodiroga 6
Pts: Koch 24
Rebs: Gnad 12
Asts: Rödl 7
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
28 June
20:00
Lithuania  9175  Israel
Scoring by half: 45–29, 46–46
Pts: Karnišovas 24
Rebs: Karnišovas 13
Asts: Marčiulionis, Štombergas 5
Pts: Sheffer 16
Rebs: Balul, Henefeld 5
Asts: Goodes 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA)

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Croatia 6 6 0 534 464+70 12  
 Spain 6 4 2 499 473+26 10 1-1, +5
 Russia 6 4 2 577 508+69 10 1-1, +4
 France 6 4 2 496 466+30 10 1-1, -9
 Slovenia 6 2 4 505 5061 8  
 Turkey 6 1 5 462 53977 7  
 Finland 6 0 6 457 574117 6  
21 June
9:30
Russia  12674  Finland
Scoring by half: 62–33, 64–41
Pts: Babkov 19
Rebs: Nosov 10
Asts: Bazarevich 6
Pts: Kuisma 13
Rebs: Markkanen, Möttölä 6
Asts: 4 Players 1
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Peter George (GER), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)
21 June
11:30
Slovenia  6889  France
Scoring by half: 38–49, 30–40
Pts: Zdovc 18
Rebs: Kotnik 7
Asts: Zdovc 3
Pts: Bonato 28
Rebs: Bilba 12
Asts: Forte, Rigaudeau 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Lars Klaar (SWE)
21 June
22:00
Spain  8570  Turkey
Scoring by half: 39–29, 46–41
Pts: Herreros 28
Rebs: Orenga 11
Asts: Herreros 5
Pts: Erdenay 26
Rebs: Oyguç 7
Asts: Topsakal 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
22 June
9:30
Croatia  9183  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 47–38, 44–45
Pts: Kukoč 20
Rebs: Vranković 10
Asts: 4 Players 3
Pts: Alibegović 20
Rebs: Kraljević 5
Asts: Milič 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Peter George (GER)
22 June
11:30
France  6585  Russia
Scoring by half: 27–36, 38–49
Pts: Bilba, Ostrowski 13
Rebs: Ostrowski 8
Asts: Forte 4
Pts: Babkov, Fetisov 16
Rebs: Fetisov 11
Asts: Bazarevich 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), George Toliver (USA)
22 June
18:00
Finland  7487  Spain
Scoring by half: 31–36, 43–51
Pts: Klinga 22
Rebs: Kuisma, Möttölä 6
Asts: Klinga, Lehtonen 4
Pts: Fernández 17
Rebs: Smith 15
Asts: Laso 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Lars Klaar (SWE)
23 June
9:30
Turkey  8179  Finland
Scoring by half: 38–44, 43–35
Pts: Kutluay 27
Rebs: Konuk 8
Asts: Ene 6
Pts: Kuisma 17
Rebs: Pehkonen 6
Asts: Klinga 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
23 June
18:00
Spain  7586  France
Scoring by half: 34–47, 41–39
Pts: Galilea 15
Rebs: Galilea 15
Asts: Laso 7
Pts: Bonato 23
Rebs: Bilba 8
Asts: Forte 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)
23 June
22:00
Russia  94100 (OT)  Croatia
Scoring by half: 39–44, 42–37 Overtime: 13–19
Pts: Babkov 27
Rebs: Mikhaylov 7
Asts: Bazarevich 7
Pts: Komazec 30
Rebs: Vranković 9
Asts: Kukoč 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
24 June
9:30
France  9076  Turkey
Scoring by half: 47–49, 43–27
Pts: Rigaudeau 23
Rebs: Bilba 13
Asts: Forte 6
Pts: Kutluay 18
Rebs: Büyükaycan 7
Asts: 3 Players 2
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Peter George (GER), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)
24 June
18:00
Slovenia  8292  Russia
Scoring by half: 44–50, 38–42
Pts: Alibegović 25
Rebs: Kotnik 12
Asts: Zdovc 7
Pts: Bazarevich 35
Rebs: Fetisov 7
Asts: Karasev 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Lars Klaar (SWE)
24 June
20:00
Croatia  8070  Spain
Scoring by half: 37–35, 43–35
Pts: Komazec 25
Rebs: Vranković 7
Asts: Kukoč 6
Pts: Herreros 19
Rebs: Smith 6
Asts: Laso 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
26 June
9:30
Turkey  6890  Croatia
Scoring by half: 31–48, 37–42
Pts: Türkcan 13
Rebs: Türkcan 9
Asts: 4 Players 2
Pts: Perasović 23
Rebs: Vranković 10
Asts: Kukoč 10
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Peter George (GER), Lars Klaar (SWE)
26 June
11:30
Finland  8194  France
Scoring by half: 38–50, 43–44
Pts: Pehkonen 13
Rebs: Markkanen 7
Asts: Markkanen 5
Pts: Bonato 23
Rebs: Ostrowski 7
Asts: Sonko 7
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
26 June
13:30
Spain  8885  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 49–40, 39–45
Pts: Herreros 30
Rebs: Smith 7
Asts: Laso 8
Pts: Kotnik 17
Rebs: Milič 7
Asts: Milič 7
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), George Toliver (USA)
27 June
9:30
Slovenia  9374  Turkey
Scoring by half: 40–36, 53–38
Pts: Alibegović 33
Rebs: Alibegović 9
Asts: Alibegović, Zdovc 4
Pts: Türkcan 21
Rebs: Türkcan 15
Asts: 3 Players 1
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)
27 June
11:30
Croatia  9277  Finland
Scoring by half: 50–34, 42–43
Pts: Rađa 27
Rebs: Kukoč 12
Asts: Kukoč 11
Pts: Kuisma 16
Rebs: Markkanen 8
Asts: Klinga, Lehtonen 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
27 June
20:00
Russia  7894  Spain
Scoring by half: 44–47, 34–47
Pts: Fetisov 19
Rebs: Fetisov 12
Asts: Karasev 4
Pts: Martínez 27
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Galilea 9
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
28 June
9:30
Finland  7294  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 33–43, 39–51
Pts: Kuisma 17
Rebs: Markkanen 7
Asts: Klinga, Larkio 2
Pts: Kotnik 20
Rebs: Kotnik 12
Asts: Zdovc 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Peter George (GER), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
28 June
18:00
Turkey  93102  Russia
Scoring by half: 46–46, 47–56
Pts: Büyükaycan 20
Rebs: Türkcan 14
Asts: Apaydın, Yıldırım 2
Pts: Babkov 25
Rebs: Fetisov 13
Asts: Fetisov, Karasev 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Lars Klaar (SWE)
28 June
22:00
France  7281  Croatia
Scoring by half: 40–40, 32–41
Pts: Bonato 20
Rebs: Bilba 10
Asts: Forte 4
Pts: Komazec 28
Rebs: Rađa 9
Asts: Komazec, Kukoč 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), George Toliver (USA)

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 June – 22:00
 
 
 France86
 
1 July – 20:00
 
 Yugoslavia104
 
 Yugoslavia60
 
30 June – 20:00
 
 Greece52
 
 Greece66
 
2 July – 22:00
 
 Spain64
 
 Yugoslavia96
 
30 June – 18:00
 
 Lithuania90
 
 Italy61
 
1 July – 22:00
 
 Croatia71
 
 Croatia80
 
30 June – 16:00
 
 Lithuania90 Third place
 
 Russia71
 
2 July – 20:00
 
 Lithuania82
 
 Greece68
 
 
 Croatia73
 

Quarterfinals

30 June
16:00
Russia  7182  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 33–44, 38–38
Pts: Babkov 25
Rebs: Fetisov, Mikhaylov 8
Asts: Mikhaylov 3
Pts: Sabonis 33
Rebs: Sabonis 14
Asts: Lukminas 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), George Toliver (USA)
30 June
18:00
Italy  6171  Croatia
Scoring by half: 29–31, 32–40
Pts: Fučka 16
Rebs: Rusconi 9
Asts: Pittis 3
Pts: Kukoč 24
Rebs: Vranković 16
Asts: Kukoč 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
30 June
20:00
Greece  6664  Spain
Scoring by half: 30–33, 36–31
Pts: Fasoulas 20
Rebs: Christodoulou, Fasoulas 10
Asts: Christodoulou 6
Pts: Herreros 15
Rebs: Reyes 12
Asts: Laso 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Danko Radić (CRO)
30 June
22:00
France  86104  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 35–59, 51–45
Pts: Bonato 38
Rebs: T. Gadou 7
Asts: Rigaudeau 6
Pts: Danilović 24
Rebs: 3 Players 3
Asts: Đorđević 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Semifinals

1 July
20:00
Yugoslavia  6052  Greece
Scoring by half: 27–24, 33–28
Pts: Danilović 19
Rebs: Savić 11
Asts: 5 Players 1
Pts: Fasoulas 14
Rebs: Fasoulas 11
Asts: Angelidis 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: George Toliver (USA), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
1 July
22:00
Croatia  8090  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 31–38, 49–52
Pts: Rađa 25
Rebs: Vranković 10
Asts: Komazec 5
Pts: Marčiulionis 27
Rebs: Sabonis 17
Asts: Marčiulionis 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA)

Third place

2 July
20:00
Greece  6873  Croatia
Scoring by half: 39–35, 29–38
Pts: Christodoulou 13
Rebs: Fasoulas 14
Asts: Christodoulou 4
Pts: Mršić 20
Rebs: Vranković 11
Asts: Marić 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Final

One of the most intense matches in Eurobasket history, the finals match-up between Yugoslavia and Lithuania on Sunday, 2 July 1995 almost ended in scandal. Played in the boiling atmosphere of the Athens' OAKA, more than 20,000 people filled up the arena, most of them local Greeks vociferously cheering for Lithuania, or more specifically cheering against Yugoslavia because it eliminated Greece in the semifinals.[1]

From the start, the two teams matched up evenly, as Lithuania's Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Arvydas Sabonis and Yugoslavia's Aleksandar Đorđević and Predrag Danilović exchanged points. At halftime, the Lithuanians were ahead by a point, 49–48. Vlade Divac got a technical foul early in first half. In second half, an American referee George Toliver signaled Lithuanian center Arvydas Sabonis for a technical foul, which led to Lithuanian protestations.

After a few more fouls signaled by the referee, one offensive and one technical against Lithuania, the Lithuanian team refused to return to the court after timeout. After a few minutes, Aleksandar Đorđević, who was the leading scorer with 41 points (made 9 three-pointers out of 12 attempted), tried to convince Marčiulionis to continue playing.

The persuasions were successful, and five Lithuanians returned to the court. Yugoslavia was leading 93–89 with 2 minutes remaining in the game. Players Arvydas Sabonis and Rimas Kurtinaitis could not return to the court, as they fouled out before the Lithuanian refusal to play. And although the Lithuanian team tried their hardest to catch up with the Yugoslavian team, they eventually lost 96–90.

After the Yugoslavs' victory, the Greek crowd that cheered against Yugoslavia throughout the final further showed their displeasure during the winners ceremony by chanting "Lithuania is the champion!".[2] Furthermore, there was controversy during the medal ceremony as right before the winning Yugoslav team were about to receive their gold medals, the third-placed Croatian team, in an unprecedented move, stepped down from the medal podium and walked off the court due to the ongoing war between the two countries.

2 July
22:00
Yugoslavia  9690  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 48–49, 48–41
Pts: Đorđević 41
Rebs: Divac 9
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Marčiulionis 32
Rebs: Sabonis 8
Asts: Marčiulionis 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: George Toliver (USA), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

5th to 8th place

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
1 July – 16:00
 
 
 Italy80
 
2 July – 16:00
 
 Russia70
 
 Italy82
 
1 July – 18:00
 
 Spain75
 
 France74
 
 
 Spain75
 
Seventh place
 
 
2 July – 18:00
 
 
 Russia108
 
 
 France89
1 July
16:00
Italy  8070  Russia
Scoring by half: 36–43, 44–27
Pts: Abbio 19
Rebs: Frosini 11
Asts: Abbio, Esposito 2
Pts: Bazarevich 22
Rebs: Fetisov 11
Asts: Bazarevich 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)
1 July
18:00
France  7475  Spain
Scoring by half: 37–38, 37–37
Pts: Rigaudeau 17
Rebs: T. Gadou 9
Asts: T. Gadou, Rigaudeau 4
Pts: Fernández 19
Rebs: Martín Espina 11
Asts: Galilea 2
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
2 July
16:00
Russia  10889  France
Scoring by half: 61–38, 47–51
Pts: Panov 20
Rebs: Fetisov 11
Asts: Karasev 3
Pts: Bonato 20
Rebs: Ostrowski 9
Asts: Sonko 9
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Danko Radić (CRO)
2 July
18:00
Italy  8275  Spain
Scoring by half: 42–34, 40–41
Pts: Pittis 21
Rebs: Fučka 8
Asts: Esposito 4
Pts: Herreros 22
Rebs: Reyes 16
Asts: Herreros, Rodríguez 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)

Statistical leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Individual Game Highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
PointsFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Đorđević41 Lithuania
ReboundsLithuania Arvydas Sabonis23 Greece
AssistsCroatia Toni Kukoč11 Finland
StealsGreece Panagiotis Fasoulas6 Yugoslavia
TurnoversLithuania Šarūnas Marčiulionis
France Stéphane Ostrowski
Croatia Stojko Vranković
7 Yugoslavia
 Turkey
 Greece

Team Tournament Highs

Team Game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points Russia126 Finland
Rebounds Russia54 Finland
Assists Croatia
 Yugoslavia
23 Turkey
 Germany
Steals France15 Finland
Field goal percentage Spain66.7% (34/51) Slovenia
3-point field goal percentage Spain68.8% (11/16) Russia
Free throw percentage Finland100% (7/7) Croatia
Turnovers Yugoslavia26 Israel

Awards

 1995 FIBA EuroBasket champions 

Yugoslavia
1st title
1995 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Šarūnas Marčiulionis (Lithuania Lithuania)
All-Tournament Team[12]
Lithuania Šarūnas Marčiulionis (MVP)
Croatia Toni Kukoč
Greece Fanis Christodoulou
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vlade Divac
Lithuania Arvydas Sabonis

Final standings

Results
Qualified for the 1996 Olympic Tournament
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Yugoslavia 9–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Lithuania 7–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Croatia 8–1
4  Greece 5–4
5  Italy 5–4
6  Spain 5–4
7  Russia 5–4
8  France 4–5
9  Israel 2–4
10  Slovenia 2–4
11  Germany 1–5
12  Turkey 1–5
13  Finland 0–6
14  Sweden 0–6
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
4th
 Yugoslavia
Dejan Bodiroga
Predrag Danilović
Saša Obradović
Zoran Sretenović
Žarko Paspalj
Miroslav Berić
Aleksandar Đorđević
Željko Rebrača
Vlade Divac
Zoran Savić
Dejan Tomašević
Dejan Koturović
 Lithuania
Valdemaras Chomičius
Mindaugas Timinskas
Saulius Štombergas
Arūnas Visockas
Darius Lukminas
Gintaras Krapikas
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Arvydas Sabonis
Artūras Karnišovas
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Gintaras Einikis
Gvidonas Markevičius
 Croatia
Josip Vranković
Velimir Perasović
Arijan Komazec
Toni Kukoč
Vladan Alanović
Ivica Marić
Ivica Žurić
Stojko Vranković
Alan Gregov
Veljko Mršić
Dino Rađa
Davor Pejčinović
 Greece
Efthimis Bakatsias
Kostas Patavoukas
Panagiotis Giannakis
Tzanis Stavrakopoulos
Giorgos Sigalas
Lefteris Kakiousis
Fragiskos Alvertis
Nikos Oikonomou
Dinos Angelidis
Panagiotis Fasoulas
Efthimios Rentzias
Fanis Christodoulou

References

  1. The 1995 European Championship - An Interview with Sarunas Marciulionis
  2. "BASKETBALL; Politics Take Center Court as Yugoslavs Win Title (Published 1995)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
  3. PPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  4. RPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  5. APG Leaders at FIBA.com
  6. SPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  7. MPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  8. Team Leaders – PPG
  9. Team Leaders – RPG
  10. Team Leaders – APG
  11. Team Leaders – SPG
  12. Linguasport.com Tournament Team.
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