FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Division B

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The FIBA 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 had the European Championship, division B had a championship to determine which teams would get promoted into division A for the following year.

FYR Macedonia and Denmark were promoted to the EuroBasket 2007 qualification.

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

•  Albania
•  Austria
•  Belarus
•  Cyprus
•  Denmark
•  Finland
•  Georgia
•  Ireland
•  Iceland
•  Luxembourg
•  Macedonia
•  Malta
•  Romania
•  Slovakia
•   Switzerland

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Denmark 4 3 1 299 273 +26 7  Iceland 4 2 2 290 303 −13 6  Romania 4 1 3 287 300 −13 5 10 Sep 2004 19:00 Boxscore  Denmark 81–71  Iceland Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 25–14, 19–19, 20–12 Pts: Jensen 19 Rebs: Christoffersen 8 Asts: Thuesen 6 Pts: J. Stefansson 15 Rebs: Baeringsson 7 Asts: Sigurdarson 3 Aarhus Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Paulus Maria Van Den Heuvel (NED) 15 Sep 2004 19:30 Boxscore  Romania 73–74  Denmark Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 15–14, 19–19, 16–19 Pts: Stanescu 19 Rebs: Burlacu 8 Asts: Fometescu 4 Pts: Johansen 12 Rebs: Christoffersen 10 Asts: Thuesen 3 Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Sergiy Chebyshev (UKR), Iskren Manolov (BUL) 19 Sep 2004 16:00 Boxscore  Iceland 79–73  Romania Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 12–22, 18–24, 21–11 Pts: Magnússon 16 Rebs: M. Gunnarsson 5 Asts: J. Stefansson 9 Pts: Apostol 15 Rebs: Apostol 8 Asts: Fometescu 5 Keflavík Referees: Keith Williams (ENG) 3 Sep 2005 14:00 Boxscore  Iceland 60–77  Denmark Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 13–19, 16–16, 12–30 Pts: L. Gunnarsson 18 Rebs: F. Stefánsson 9 Asts: M. Gunnarsson, Sigurdarson, Einarsson, J. Stefansson, Magnússon, Baeringsson, L. Gunnarsson, Hafsteinsson 1 Pts: Drejer 26 Rebs: Drejer 10 Asts: Colman, Drejer 4 Arena of IBK Keflavik, Keflavík Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE), Keith Williams (ENG) 7 Sep 2005 19:00 Boxscore  Denmark 67–69  Romania Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 13–19, 21–9, 19–24 Pts: Soltau 19 Rebs: Christoffersen 9 Asts: Jensen 4 Pts: Stanescu 19 Rebs: Stanescu 14 Asts: Stanescu, Lapuste 2 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Risskov Referees: Mikko Toivonen (FIN), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE) 10 Sep 2005 17:00 Boxscore  Romania 72–80  Iceland Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 17–20, 13–25, 24–19 Pts: Stanescu, Fometescu 11 Rebs: Stanescu 15 Asts: Helcioiu 5 Pts: M. Gunnarsson 22 Rebs: Baeringsson 8 Asts: M. Gunnarsson 3 Bucharest Referees: Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Peter Vigh (HUN) Group B Team P W L PF PA Diff  Ireland 6 4 2 473 382 +91  Slovakia 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  Slovakia 4 2 2 271 271 0   Switzerland 4 2 2 266 269 −3 11 Sep 2004 17:00 Boxscore  Malta 51–90  Ireland Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 8–28, 12–25, 20–13 Pts: Naudi 19 Rebs: Naudi 5 Asts: Sammut, Schembri 2 Pts: Bracey 21 Rebs: Callahan 10 Asts: J. J. Larranaga, J. T. Larranaga, Burke 3 Arena Msida, Msida Referees: Fabrizio Pizio (SUI), Markus Grievink (GER) 11 Sep 2004 17:30 Boxscore   Switzerland 56–73  Slovakia Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 10–20, 16–14, 14–23 Pts: K. Sefolosha, Sassella 13 Rebs: Sassella 7 Asts: Wegmann 4 Pts: R. Rancik 18 Rebs: Novák, R. Rancik 9 Asts: Gavlák, Lisicky, Novák 2 Lausanne Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jose Magalhaes (POR), Joel Danielou (FRA) 13 Sep 2004 19:00 Boxscore  Malta 53–107  Slovakia Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 21–16, 8–29, 14–32 Pts: Schembri 12 Rebs: Schembri, Cassar 5 Asts: Naudi 3 Pts: Soska 21 Rebs: R. Rancik 14 Asts: R. Rancik 5 Arena Msida, Msida Referees: Fabrizio Pizio (SUI), Markus Grievink (GER) 15 Sep 2004 19:30 Boxscore  Ireland 79–68   Switzerland Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–17, 21–19, 19–14 Pts: J. T. Larranaga 18 Rebs: Callahan 10 Asts: Conlon 5 Pts: Buscaglia 21 Rebs: Sassella 7 Asts: Sassella, Jaquier 3 Dublin Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Kristinn Oskarsson (ISL), Regis Bardera (FRA) 18 Sep 2004 17:00 Boxscore  Malta 57–90   Switzerland Scoring by quarter: 8–21, 18–14, 12–32, 19–23 Pts: Naudi 17 Rebs: Said, Bonnici 6 Asts: Naudi 5 Pts: Buscaglia 25 Rebs: Studer 6 Asts: Wegmann 5 Arena Msida, Msida Referees: Marcello Reatto (ITA), Neil Wilkinson (ENG) 18 Sep 2004 19:00 Boxscore  Slovakia 70–67  Ireland Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 20–20, 16–16, 18–12 Pts: R. Rancik 23 Rebs: R. Rancik 11 Asts: Gavlák, Lisicky 3 Pts: Burke 14 Rebs: Burke 12 Asts: Moran 5 Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Dariusz Lenczowski (POL) 3 Sep 2005 17:15 Boxscore  Ireland 98–49  Malta Scoring by quarter: 26–10, 28–12, 21–2, 23–25 Pts: Naughton 15 Rebs: Naughton 12 Asts: Bree 6 Pts: Said 18 Rebs: Said 7 Asts: Mercieca, Said 3 National Basketball Arena, Dublin Referees: Nicolaas Zwiep (NED), Jonas Bille (DEN) 3 Sep 2005 18:00 Boxscore  Slovakia 60–66   Switzerland Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 17–11, 9–23, 18–15 Pts: R. Rancik 23 Rebs: Svitek 6 Asts: R. Rancik 3 Pts: T. Sefolosha 30 Rebs: T. Sefolosha 9 Asts: K. Sefolosha , T. Sefolosha, Buscaglia 2 Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava Referees: Stelian Banica (ROU), Peter Vigh (HUN) 7 Sep 2005 18:00 Boxscore  Slovakia 100–39  Malta Scoring by quarter: 28–8, 22–6, 25–10, 25–15 Pts: R. Rancik 22 Rebs: Novák 11 Asts: Gavel 7 Pts: Said 14 Rebs: Shoults, Cassar 5 Asts: Said, Micallef, Bonnici 1 Levice Referees: Aristotelis Hadjisolomou (CYP), Dariusz Lenczowski (POL) 7 Sep 2005 20:00 Boxscore   Switzerland 76–57  Ireland Scoring by quarter: 14–7, 23–14, 25–18, 14–18 Pts: T. Sefolosha 20 Rebs: T. Sefolosha 10 Asts: Imgrüth 6 Pts: J. J. Larranaga 21 Rebs: Conlon 5 Asts: Burke 3 Arena of Geneve Basket, Geneva Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Marcello Reatto (ITA), Nicolas Maestre (FRA) 10 Sep 2005 17:15 Boxscore  Ireland 82–68  Slovakia Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 24–15, 28–10, 15–23 Pts: Burke 23 Rebs: Burke, Callahan 7 Asts: Bree 7 Pts: Lisicky 22 Rebs: R. Rancik 8 Asts: Gavel 4 National Basketball Arena, Dublin Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Eddie Viator (FRA) 10 Sep 2005 17:30 Boxscore   Switzerland 83–37  Malta Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 25–5, 23–9, 24–11 Pts: Bachmann 14 Rebs: K. Sefolosha 9 Asts: Mafuta 5 Pts: Said 16 Rebs: Bezzina 4 Asts: Mercieca , Bezzina, Shoults 1 Arena of Geneve Basket, Geneva Attendance: 1,400 Referees: José Araujo (POR), Christoph Holzner (AUT) 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 Sep 2004 19:00 Boxscore  Cyprus 65–74  Austria Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 19–17, 13–16, 19–23 Pts: Kounounis, Trisokkas 17 Rebs: Trisokkas 10 Asts: Kounounis 6 Pts: Mayes 26 Rebs: Volcic 10 Asts: Jandl 4 Arena of Pizzaexpress Apollon, Limassol Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Ido Bergman (ISR), Doru Vinasi (ROU) 11 Sep 2004 19:00 Boxscore  Albania 72–84  Belarus Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 4–25, 28–23, 24–26 Pts: Bilali 30 Rebs: Bilali 12 Asts: Garo, Mema, Bilali, Shima 1 Pts: Kudrautsau 20 Rebs: Meshcharakou 10 Asts: Ulyanko, Koul 1 Tirana Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Georgios Tanatzis (GRE), Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD) 14 Sep 2004 19:00 Boxscore  Belarus 77–72  Cyprus Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 30–15, 21–20, 10–22 Pts: Meshcharakou 21 Rebs: Meshcharakou, Kuchinski 6 Asts: Zaitsau 4 Pts: Trisokkas 22 Rebs: Trisokkas 7 Asts: Kounounis 2 Arena Palace of Sports Games, Gomel Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Igor Demenkov (RUS), Janusz Calik (POL) 15 Sep 2004 18:00 Boxscore  Austria 83–66  Albania Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 22–14, 26–12, 18–23 Pts: Volcic 23 Rebs: Volcic 11 Asts: Jandl 3 Pts: Saptahovic 24 Rebs: Bilali 8 Asts: Bilali, Kasmi 1 Gmunden Referees: Miroslav Macela (CZE), Tamas Földhazi (HUN) 18 Sep 2004 19:00 Boxscore  Albania 67–76  Cyprus Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 19–14, 11–24, 19–17 Pts: Saptahovic 17 Rebs: Mema, Bilali 6 Asts: Saptahovic, Mema, Bilali, Kasmi, Shima 1 Pts: Roundy 26 Rebs: Roundy 17 Asts: Kounounis 2 Tirana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Zoran Zlatevski (MKD), Nikolaos Agadakos (GRE) 18 Sep 2004 19:00 Boxscore  Austria 91–92  Belarus Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 12–28, 29–24, 21–17 Pts: Jandl 21 Rebs: Knabl 9 Asts: Volcic 6 Pts: Ulyanko 22 Rebs: Meshcharakou 10 Asts: Meshcharakou, Kuchinski, Krivonos 2 Sporthalle Oberwart, Oberwart Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Igor Vidic (SLO), Tomas Lukac (SVK) 2 Sep 2005 20:15 Boxscore  Austria 73–66  Cyprus Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 11–15, 24–15, 20–20 Pts: Volcic 16 Rebs: Volcic 11 Asts: Jandl 4 Pts: Koronides 16 Rebs: Roundy 8 Asts: Koronides 4 Sporthalle Oberwart, Oberwart Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB) 3 Sep 2005 17:00 Boxscore  Belarus 110–58  Albania Scoring by quarter: 34–12, 25–16, 19–20, 32–10 Pts: Veremeenko 26 Rebs: Veremeenko 18 Asts: Akulich 8 Pts: Shima 21 Rebs: Azemi 6 Asts: Azemi, Saptahovic, Byberi 2 Arena Palace of Sports Games, Gomel Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS) 7 Sep 2005 19:00 Boxscore  Albania 82–90  Austria Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 17–22, 18–27, 24–22 Pts: Saptahovic 25 Rebs: Garo, Kotrri 6 Asts: Saptahovic, Shima 1 Pts: Mayes 30 Rebs: Volcic 9 Asts: Mayes 4 Arena of SC Tirana, Tirana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Georgios Tanatzis (GRE), Petar Denkovski (MKD) 7 Sep 2005 20:00 Boxscore  Cyprus 87–77  Belarus Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 22–18, 20–20, 26–15 Pts: Roundy 30 Rebs: Roundy 12 Asts: Perentos 2 Pts: Veremeenko 18 Rebs: Veremeenko, Aliakseyeu 6 Asts: Kudrautsau 4 Arena of Keravnos Keo, Nicosia Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Shay Shtriks (BUL), Vladimir Tsekov (BUL) 10 Sep 2005 17:00 Boxscore  Belarus 60–69  Austria Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 6–23, 20–10, 15–16 Pts: Ulyanko 15 Rebs: Veremeenko 11 Asts: Charko, Veremeenko 2 Pts: Mayes 27 Rebs: Kohlmaier 9 Asts: Volcic 4 Arena Palace of Sports Games, Gomel Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Tomasz Kudlicki (POL), Viktor Bozhenar (UKR) 10 Sep 2005 18:15 Boxscore  Cyprus 96–75  Albania Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 22–22, 26–16, 20–16 Pts: Neophytou 20 Rebs: Roundy 15 Asts: Koronides 4 Pts: Saptahovic 27 Rebs: Bilali 7 Asts: Saptahovic 4 Arena of Keravnos Keo, Nicosia Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Plamen Simeonov (BUL), Gil Oved (ISR) 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 Sep 2004 20:00 Boxscore  Georgia 85–78  Finland Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 16–22, 21–11, 27–22 Pts: Pachulia 30 Rebs: V. Boisa, Pachulia 12 Asts: Williams 10 Pts: Matinen 23 Rebs: Kotti 7 Asts: Möttölä 6 Arena of GTU, Tbilisi Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Nail Saitgaleev (RUS), Haluk Yesiloglu (TUR) 11 Sep 2004 20:30 Boxscore  Luxembourg 69–94  Macedonia Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 11–20, 15–23, 17–28 Pts: Delgado Almeida Rosario 24 Rebs: Jones 9 Asts: Becker 2 Pts: Gechevski 18 Rebs: Gechevski 9 Asts: Blazevski 4 Arena Centre Sportif "Roll Delles", Mondorf-les-Bains Referees: Vincent Delestrée (BEL), Carlos Mateus (FRA) 15 Sep 2004 18:30 Boxscore  Finland 97–64  Luxembourg Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 33–15, 22–16, 21–17 Pts: Kotti 22 Rebs: Möttölä 11 Asts: Lehtonen 6 Pts: M. Rajniak 25 Rebs: Jones 17 Asts: Becker, Wulff, Melchior, M. Rajniak 2 Attendance: 1,170 Referees: Andres Tobi (EST), John Hammervoll (NOR) 15 Sep 2004 18:30 Boxscore  Macedonia 81–77  Georgia Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 19–13, 21–22, 18–20 Pts: Dzons 19 Rebs: Gechevski 10 Asts: Samardziev 5 Pts: Williams 27 Rebs: Pachulia 8 Asts: Williams 6 Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Nikolaos Karoussis (GRE), Branislav Medak (SRB) 18 Sep 2004 17:00 Boxscore  Finland 78–87  Macedonia Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 19–15, 16–22, 25–24 Pts: Kotti 22 Rebs: Möttölä 11 Asts: Rannikko 4 Pts: Dzons 26 Rebs: Gechevski 9 Asts: Kurtovic 3 Arena of Honka Playboys, Espoo Attendance: 2,251 Referees: Atso Matsalu (EST), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE) 18 Sep 2004 20:00 Boxscore  Luxembourg 61–87  Georgia Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 15–18, 19–20, 6–23 Pts: Jones 25 Rebs: Jones 22 Asts: Becker 3 Pts: V. Boisa 20 Rebs: V. Boisa 14 Asts: Williams 9 Hall Omnisport Soleurvre, Soleuvre Referees: Luca Carlini (SUI), Ronny Denis (BEL) 3 Sep 2005 15:00 Boxscore  Finland 87–79  Georgia Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 26–14, 18–25, 21–16 Pts: Rannikko 27 Rebs: Möttölä 9 Asts: Möttölä, Rannikko 2 Pts: Tskitishvili 23 Rebs: Pachulia 14 Asts: Williams 6 Arena of New Wave Basket, Helsinki Attendance: 1,990 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Lahdo Sharro (SWE) 3 Sep 2005 20:30 Boxscore  Macedonia 105–66  Luxembourg Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 25–19, 30–13, 25–18 Pts: Antić 26 Rebs: Antić 12 Asts: Stefanov 10 Pts: P. Rajniak 24 Rebs: M. Rajniak 9 Asts: Wulff, Schmitz 2 Arena of Rabotnicki, Skopje Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Yaron Zarif (ISR), Ervin Koci (ALB) 7 Sep 2005 19:00 Boxscore  Georgia 73–60  Macedonia Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 16–16, 16–13, 26–11 Pts: V. Boisa 20 Rebs: Pachulia, Tskitishvili 13 Asts: Williams 6 Pts: V. Stefanov, Gechevski, Stik 13 Rebs: Stik 6 Asts: V. Stefanov 7 Arena of GTU, Tbilisi Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Jaroslav Janac (SVK), Recep Ankarali (TUR) 7 Sep 2005 20:30 Boxscore  Luxembourg 62–82  Finland Scoring by quarter: 6–20, 18–22, 23–16, 15–24 Pts: P. Rajniak 24 Rebs: M. Rajniak 8 Asts: Schartz 4 Pts: Möttölä 17 Rebs: Muurinen 10 Asts: Lehtoranta, Rannikko 4 Arena of T71, Dudelange Referees: Boris Schmidt (GER) 10 Sep 2005 19:00 Boxscore  Georgia 87–65  Luxembourg Scoring by quarter: 24–7, 18–19, 22–19, 23–20 Pts: Pachulia 30 Rebs: Pachulia 21 Asts: Gamqrelidze 11 Pts: P. Rajniak 25 Rebs: P. Rajniak 9 Asts: P. Rajniak, M. Rajniak 4 Arena of GTU, Tbilisi Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Alikram Rzayev (AZE), Anton Makhlin (RUS) 10 Sep 2005 20:30 Boxscore  Macedonia 83–70  Finland Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 23–10, 17–18, 28–16 Pts: Stik 20 Rebs: Antić 5 Asts: V. Stefanov 6 Pts: Möttölä 28 Rebs: Möttölä 9 Asts: Rannikko 4 Arena of Rabotnicki, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Christos Mastraftsis (GRE), Marin Mehandjiev (BUL) Qualification Games 17 September 18:00 Boxscore Austria  75–101  Macedonia 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 Gmunden, Austria Attendance: 1100 Referees: M Reatto (ITA), P Bodnar (HUN) 24 September 20:00 Boxscore Macedonia  99–62  Austria 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 Skopje, FYR Macedonia Attendance: 2500 Referees: K Koromilas (GRE), D Nakic (CRO) Macedonia won 200–137 and advanced to Eurobasket 2007 Division A 17 September 2005 17:00 Boxscore Ireland  80–66  Denmark 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 Dublin, Ireland Attendance: 1200 Referees: S De Coster (BEL), C Mateus (FRA) 24 September 2005 15:00 Boxscore Denmark  86–70  Ireland 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 Aarhus, Denmark Attendance: 1225 Referees: B Schmidt (GER), S Herbertsson (ISL) 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 External links https://web.archive.org/web/20090812040433/http://eurobasket2005.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_SxABsY6cGsUtre3B9W0Og2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110726164347/http://eurobasket2005.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_KKvc1Mc7HPcqdAKTK9Px21.html