FIBA EuroBasket 1999 qualification

Qualification for the 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999 took place between 22 May 1996[1] and 28 February 1999.[2] A total of fourteen teams qualified for the tournament, joining hosts France and World Champions Yugoslavia.

Format

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A total of 39 teams participated. Competition consisted of three stages:

  • A Preliminary Round that consisted of six teams that competed in a round robin tournament that took place in Reykjavík, Iceland between 22 May and 26 May 1996.
  • A Qualifying Round where the third, fourth and fifth teams from the Preliminary Round joined another thirteen teams. The sixteen teams where divided in four round robin groups of four teams each and each group competition took place in a different city. This stage was hosted by Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and Slovakia and took place between 23 May and 25 May 1997.
  • A Semi-Final Round where the first and second teams from the Preliminary Round and from each of the four groups from the Qualifying Round joined another twenty teams. All thirty teams where then divided in five round robin groups of six teams each. This stage took place between 26 November 1997 and 27 February 1999 and competition consisted of home and away legs, taking place in each of the participating countries. The top two teams from each group plus the best four third-placed teams qualified for EuroBasket 1999.

Preliminary round

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Qualified for the Semi-Final Round
Qualified for the Qualifying Round

Times given below are in Western European Time (UTC±00:00).

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Denmark 5 4 1 476 365 +111 9
 Iceland 5 3 2 413 381 +32 8
 Ireland 5 3 2 434 407 +27 8
 Cyprus 5 3 2 358 366 −8 8
 Luxembourg 5 1 4 352 465 −113 6
 Albania 5 1 4 361 427 −66 6
22 May 1996
16:00
 Albania 65–99  Denmark
Scoring by half: 25–49, 40–50
Pts: Meli 19
Rebs: Mançe, Çapaliku 6
Asts: Kuqo 5
Pts: Jerichow 24
Rebs: Andersen 8
Asts: Baek 9
22 May 1996
18:00
 Cyprus 84–73  Ireland
Scoring by half: 33–36, 51–37
Pts: Stylianides 19
Rebs: Soleas, Stylianides 6
Asts: Soleas, Stylianides 5
Pts: Burke 22
Rebs: O'Connell 12
Asts: Fulton, O'Connell, Powell 3
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
22 May 1996
20:00
 Iceland 96–63  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 41–40, 55–23
Pts: Örlygsson 31
Rebs: Bragason 15
Asts: Ingvarsson 7
Pts: Feyder 16
Rebs: Wohl 10
Asts: Wohl 3
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Tony Colgan(IRL)
23 May 1996
16:00
 Albania 77–96  Ireland
Scoring by half: 40–45, 37–51
Pts: Kuqo 29
Rebs: Mema, Kuqo 4
Asts: Kuqo 6
Pts: Powell 25
Rebs: O'Connell 12
Asts: Fulton 6
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
23 May 1996
18:00
 Denmark 105–72  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 44–37, 61–35
Pts: Jerichow 18
Rebs: Sinding 11
Asts: Baek 7
Pts: Feyder 22
Rebs: Wohl 7
Asts: Adam 6
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
23 May 1996
20:00
 Iceland 70–61  Cyprus
Scoring by half: 29–29, 41–32
Pts: Örlygsson 16
Rebs: Bragason 9
Asts: Örlygsson 5
Pts: Stylianides 19
Rebs: Soleas, Karayiannis 7
Asts: Kyriacou 4
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Fernand Hengel (LUX), Alexander Faassen (NED)
24 May 1996
16:00
 Luxembourg 74–71  Albania
Scoring by half: 46–40, 28–31
Pts: Feyder 30
Rebs: Gruskovnjak 8
Asts: Gruskovnjak 8
Pts: Kuqo 24
Rebs: Çapaliku 10
Asts: Selmani 7
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
24 May 1996
18:00
 Denmark 98–63  Cyprus
Scoring by half: 39–35, 59–28
Pts: Hjorth 23
Rebs: Jerichow 10
Asts: T. Pedersen 7
Pts: Soleas, Antoniou 10
Rebs: Stylianides, Ashikalis, Antoniou 4
Asts: Stylianides 4
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
24 May 1996
20:00
 Iceland 89–74  Ireland
Scoring by half: 46–46, 43–28
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Alexander Faassen (NED), Jan Gjettermann (DEN)
25 May 1996
16:00
 Luxembourg 62–78  Cyprus
Scoring by half: 32–36, 30–42
Pts: Feyder 16
Rebs: Boever 8
Asts: Boever 3
Pts: Karayiannis 17
Rebs: Kyriacou 9
Asts: Stylianides 8
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
25 May 1996
18:00
 Albania 85–71  Iceland
Scoring by half: 44–33, 41–38
Pts: Kuqo 19
Rebs: Kuqo 9
Asts: Mema 5
Pts: Örlygsson 16
Rebs: Bragason 13
Asts: Bragason, Hardarson, Skúlason 3
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Alexander Faassen (NED), Tony Colgan (IRL)
25 May 1996
20:00
 Ireland 78–76  Denmark
Scoring by half: 39–39, 39–37
Pts: Powell 27
Rebs: Tomidy 6
Asts: Donnelly, O'Connell 2
Pts: Jerichow 27
Rebs: Andersen 10
Asts: Baek, Hjorth 3
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
26 May 1996
14:00
 Cyprus 72–63  Albania
Scoring by half: 50–30, 22–33
Pts: Kyriacou 20
Rebs: Zachariou 7
Asts: Stylianides 9
Pts: Selmani 12
Rebs: Mema 7
Asts: Selmani, Kuqo 4
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
26 May 1996
16:00
 Iceland 87–98  Denmark
Scoring by half: 40–51, 47–47
Pts: Örlygsson 25
Rebs: Birgisson 9
Asts: Hardarson, Örlygsson, Arnarson 3
Pts: Jerichow 23
Rebs: Jerichow 11
Asts: T. Pedersen 4
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Alexander Fassen (NED)
26 May 1996
18:00
 Luxembourg 81–115  Ireland
Scoring by half: 41–66, 40–49
Pts: Feyder 31
Rebs: Boever 6
Asts: Adam 7
Pts: Lacey 20
Rebs: Callahan 11
Asts: Callahan 6
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

Qualifying round

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Qualified for the Semi-Final Round

Group A (Nicosia, Cyprus)

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Czech Republic 3 3 0 230 154 +76 6
 Georgia 3 2 1 210 208 +2 5
 Austria 3 1 2 167 192 −25 4
 Cyprus 3 0 3 162 222 −60 3
23 May 1997
 Cyprus 57–61  Austria
Scoring by half: 18–29, 39–32
Pts: Stylianides 28
Rebs: Soleas 8
Asts: Stylianides, Michail 1
Pts: Ašćerić 16
Rebs: Ašćerić 18
Asts: Fritz 2
23 May 1997
 Czech Republic 79–71  Georgia
Scoring by half: 51–29, 28–42
Pts: Vahala 16
Rebs: Trnka 10
Asts: Okáč 3
Pts: Natsvlishvili 24
Rebs: Natsvlishvili 12
Asts: Chkheidze 2
Nicosia, Cyprus
24 May 1997
 Cyprus 69–72  Georgia
Scoring by half: 25–38, 44–34
Pts: Stylianides 17
Rebs: Soleas 9
Asts: Stylianides 3
Pts: Natsvlishvili 28
Rebs: Natsvlishvili 10
Asts: Khoshtaria 2
Nicosia, Cyprus
24 May 1997
 Austria 46–68  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 20–32, 26–36
Pts: Ašćerić 12
Rebs: Ašćerić 6
Asts: Lovrek 2
Pts: Okáč 22
Rebs: Okáč, Klapetek 7
Asts: Czudek 4
Nicosia, Cyprus
25 May 1997
 Cyprus 37–89  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 22–44, 15–45
Pts: Zachariou 10
Rebs: Zachariou 6
Asts: Zachariou 1
Pts: Trnka 16
Rebs: Okáč 14
Asts: Okáč 3
Nicosia, Cyprus
25 May 1997
 Georgia 67–60 (OT)  Austria
Scoring by half: 34–31, 22–25 Overtime: 11–4
Pts: Natsvlishvili 22
Rebs: Natsvlishvili 15
Asts: Tortladze 4
Pts: Fritz 16
Rebs: Ašćerić, Moschik 7
Asts: Lovrek, Nusterer, Volcic, Ašćerić 2
Nicosia, Cyprus

Group B (Dublin, Ireland)

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Times given below are in Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00).

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Netherlands 3 3 0 239 208 +31 6
 Belgium 3 2 1 266 235 +31 5
 Ireland 3 1 2 226 225 +1 4
 Norway 3 0 3 203 265 −62 3
23 May 1997
18:00
 Netherlands 79–63  Norway
Scoring by half: 41–25, 38–38
Pts: Hammink 19
Rebs: Hammink 11
Asts: Hammink 3
Pts: Bryn 14
Rebs: Bryn 9
Asts: Gjerde 5
23 May 1997
20:00
 Ireland 79–82  Belgium
Scoring by half: 50–44, 29–38
Pts: Tomidy 24
Rebs: Tomidy 11
Asts: O'Connell, Callahan 2
Pts: Sappenberghs 15
Rebs: Struelens 9
Asts: Jaumin 4
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
24 May 1997
18:00
 Belgium 76–82  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 40–43, 36–39
Pts: Struelens 23
Rebs: Struelens 13
Asts: Desaever 1
Pts: Huijbens 25
Rebs: Huijbens 8
Asts: Faijdherbe 3
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
24 May 1997
20:00
 Ireland 78–65  Norway
Scoring by half: 36–34, 42–31
Pts: Tomidy 22
Rebs: O'Connell 11
Asts: Fulton, Maguire, O'Connell 1
Pts: Bryn 17
Rebs: Sønsteby 7
Asts: Bryn 2
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
25 May 1997
15:00
 Belgium 108–75  Norway
Scoring by half: 54–33, 54–42
Pts: Stas 25
Rebs: Struelens 16
Asts: Jaumin, Bayer 3
Pts: Bryn 27
Rebs: Sønsteby 10
Asts: Sønsteby 4
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
25 May 1997
17:00
 Ireland 69–78  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 29–35, 40–43
Pts: Conlan 13
Rebs: Lacey, Tomidy 9
Asts: Conlan, Tomidy 1
Pts: Hammink 23
Rebs: Huijbens 11
Asts: de Waard 4
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Group C (Pezinok, Slovakia)

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Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Slovakia 3 3 0 229 185 +44 6
 England 3 2 1 267 208 +59 5
  Switzerland 3 1 2 199 223 −24 4
 Luxembourg 3 0 3 187 266 −79 3
23 May 1997
17:00
 Luxembourg 64–108  England
Scoring by half: 32–51, 32–57
Pts: Horsmans 21
Rebs: Wohl 8
Asts: Adam, Schroeder, Wolter, Feyder 2
Pts: Whyte 18
Rebs: Huggins 7
Asts: Bucknall 7
23 May 1997
19:00
 Slovakia 68–58   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 30–30, 38–28
Pts: Wimmer 19
Rebs: Petruška 12
Asts: Jakabovič 5
Pts: Gojanovic 15
Rebs: Valis 6
Asts: Valis 2
Hala Pezinok, Pezinok, Slovakia
24 May 1997
17:00
 England 85–63   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 41–28, 44–35
Pts: Bucknall 25
Rebs: Amaechi 8
Asts: Bucknall 2
Pts: Gojanovic 15
Rebs: Gojanovic 6
Asts: Lamka 3
Hala Pezinok, Pezinok, Slovakia
24 May 1997
19:00
 Luxembourg 53–80  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 31–43, 22–37
Pts: Feyder 23
Rebs: Boever 5
Asts: Adam 3
Pts: Jakabovič 16
Rebs: Petruška 8
Asts: Jakabovič 6
Hala Pezinok, Pezinok, Slovakia
25 May 1997
16:00
  Switzerland 78–70  Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 38–36, 40–34
Pts: Gojanovic 21
Rebs: Thévenoz 8
Asts: Koller 4
Pts: Feyder 31
Rebs: Horsmans 5
Asts: Adam 2
Hala Pezinok, Pezinok, Slovakia
25 May 1997
18:00
 Slovakia 81–74 (OT)  England
Scoring by half: 27–35, 40–32 Overtime: 14–7
Pts: Michail 30
Rebs: Petruška 11
Asts: Petruška 4
Pts: Amaechi 17
Rebs: Amaechi 12
Asts: Baker, Bucknall 2
Hala Pezinok, Pezinok, Slovakia
Attendance: 1,000

Group D (Dej, Romania)

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Times given below are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Portugal 3 2 1 293 229 +64 5
 Romania 3 2 1 264 217 +47 5
 Finland 3 2 1 239 223 +16 5
 Wales 3 0 3 192 223 −31 3
23 May 1997
15:30
 Portugal 101–75  Finland
Scoring by half: 43–30, 58–45
Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 30
Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 5
Asts: A. Selores Ramos, Rodrigues Neves, Oliveira Marçal 1
Pts: Pehkonen 13
Rebs: Möttölä 2
Asts: Riihelä 1
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania
23 May 1997
18:00
 Romania 113–68  Wales
Scoring by half: 47–21, 66–47
Pts: Popescu 22
Rebs: Popescu 11
Asts: Alexe 4
Pts: Horrocks 22
Rebs: Stone 9
Asts: Hall 4
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania
24 May 1997
16:00
 Wales 64–107  Portugal
Scoring by half: 33–58, 31–49
Pts: Walker 16
Rebs: Robbins 14
Asts: Horrocks 3
Pts: Machado Gomes 17
Rebs: Oliveira Marçal 16
Asts: Dias da Silva 7
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania
24 May 1997
18:00
 Finland 64–62  Romania
Scoring by half: 32–34, 32–28
Pts: Lehtonen 17
Rebs: Luhtanen 9
Asts: Luhtanen 5
Pts: Palii 14
Rebs: Palii 13
Asts: Alecu 4
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania
25 May 1997
16:00
 Finland 100–60  Wales
Scoring by half: 51–25, 49–35
Pts: Möttölä 22
Rebs: Riihelä 13
Asts: Lehtonen 4
Pts: Stone 11
Rebs: Stone 5
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania
25 May 1997
18:00
 Romania 89–85  Portugal
Scoring by half: 50–36, 39–49
Pts: Voinescu 23
Rebs: Ardelean 8
Asts: Stefan, Alexe 1
Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 25
Rebs: Dias da Silva, Rodrigues Neves 3
Asts: Amorim dos Santos, Rodrigues Neves, Machado Gomes 1
Arena of Somes S.A., Dej, Romania

Semi-final round

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Qualified for EuroBasket 1999

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Slovenia 10 9 1 810 695 +115 19  
 Greece 10 7 3 853 704 +149 17 1–1, +2
 Germany 10 7 3 731 688 +43 17 1–1, -2
 Bulgaria 10 3 7 744 831 −87 13  
 Slovakia 10 2 8 690 792 −102 12 1–1, +5
 Belgium 10 2 8 728 775 −47 12 1–1, -5
26 November 1997
18:45
 Greece 76–79  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 39–35, 37–44
Pts: Alvertis 21
Rebs: Alvertis 8
Asts: Sigalas, Kalaitzis, Koronios, Oikonomou 2
Pts: Tovornik 32
Rebs: Tušek 10
Asts: Gorenc 3
Athens
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA), Moise Bitton (ISR)

26 November 1997
19:30
 Germany 76–73  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 36–33, 40–40
Pts: Rödl 21
Rebs: Welp 15
Asts: Rödl 4
Pts: Natov, Minchev 19
Rebs: Petrov 9
Asts: Ravutsov 9
Duisburg
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Kestutis Pilipauskas (LTU)

26 November 1997
20:00
 Belgium 75–68  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 36–34, 39–34
Pts: Desaever 27
Rebs: Struelens 14
Asts: Struelens 5
Pts: Michalík 20
Rebs: Melus 9
Asts: Micuda 1
Arena of BBC Okapi Maes, Aalst
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Keith Bruce (ENG), Michel Zegwaard (NED)

29 November 1997
17:30
 Slovakia 73–76  Greece
Scoring by half: 33–43, 40–33
Pts: Toya 24
Rebs: Andruska 7
Asts: Wimmer, Timko 3
Pts: Alvertis 21
Rebs: Alvertis 11
Asts: Koronios, Sigalas, Alvertis, Oikonomou 1
Košice
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Konrad Tomczyk (POL), Dubravko Muhvic (CRO)

29 November 1997
17:30
 Bulgaria 86–82 (OT)  Belgium
Scoring by half: 37–32, 26–31 Overtime: 23-19
Pts: Minchev 24
Rebs: Natov, Minchev 9
Asts: Ravutsov, Minchev 2
Pts: Ibens 21
Rebs: Struelens 9
Asts: Desaever 3
Stara Zagora
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Murat Biricik (TUR), Mikhail Davydov (RUS)

29 November 1997
18:00
 Slovenia 75–71  Germany
Scoring by half: 35–38, 40–33
Pts: Tušek 23
Rebs: Tušek 10
Asts: Daneu, Alibegović, Tušek, Jagodnik, Gorenc 1
Pts: Harnisch 16
Rebs: Harnisch, Rödl, Welp 5
Asts: Nürnberger, Rödl, Wucherer, Nees 1
Polzela
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Alberto Grossi (ITA), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

3 Dec 1997
18:00
 Slovakia 70–101  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 35–51, 35–50
Pts: Andruska 24
Rebs: Andruska, Timko 6
Asts: Micuda 4
Pts: Tovornik 28
Rebs: Tušek 11
Asts: Gorenc 3
Košice
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Mauro Pozzana (ITA), Jozsef Harsanyi (HUN)

3 Dec 1997
18:45
 Greece 92–62  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 45–24, 47–38
Pts: Alvertis 23
Rebs: Rentzias 10
Asts: Chatzis 4
Pts: Stoyanov 13
Rebs: Natov 7
Asts: Natov 4
Lamia
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Tihomir Bubalo (SRB), Andrei Bostan (MDA)

3 Dec 1997
20:00
 Belgium 70–72  Germany
Scoring by half: 37–29, 33–43
Pts: Struelens 21
Rebs: Struelens 12
Asts: Desaever 4
Pts: Harnisch 19
Rebs: Rödl 6
Asts: Rödl 3
Arena of BBC Okapi Maes, Aalst
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Eduardo Sancha (ESP), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)

25 February 1998
17:00
 Bulgaria 86–70  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 39–30, 47–40
Pts: Stoykov 21
Rebs: Natov 14
Asts: Ravutsov 6
Pts: Micuda 18
Rebs: Micuda 6
Asts: Toya 3
Burgas
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Goran Urukalo (CRO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB)

25 February 1998
19:30
 Germany 74–71  Greece
Scoring by half: 29–37, 45–34
Pts: Koch, Nees 12
Rebs: Rödl 8
Asts: Rödl, Koch 6
Pts: Oikonomou, Koronios 14
Rebs: Oikonomou 5
Asts: Koronios 6
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 8,900
Referees: Miguel Betancor (ESP), Pierre-Yves Bichon (FRA)

25 February 1998
20:00
 Slovenia 72–61  Belgium
Scoring by half: 39–27, 33–34
Pts: Tovornik 20
Rebs: Jurković 11
Asts: Gorenc 4
Pts: Cleymans, Desy 14
Rebs: Cleymans 14
Asts: Desaever 6
Kranj
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Tiziano Zancanella (ITA), Gábor Missura (HUN)

28 February 1998
16:00
 Slovakia 66–68  Germany
Scoring by half: 42–38, 24–30
Pts: Petruška 22
Rebs: Petruška 10
Asts: Wimmer 3
Pts: Rödl 25
Rebs: Gnad, Nees 4
Asts: Terdenge 4
Ruzomberok
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Peter Poiger (AUT), Almir Aksamija (BIH)

28 February 1998
17:30
 Bulgaria 79–71  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 34–41, 45–30
Pts: Stoykov 30
Rebs: Natov 8
Asts: Natov, Stoykov 4
Pts: Tušek 14
Rebs: Tovornik 9
Asts: Kraljević, Horvat, Daneu, Tovornik, Duščak 1
Burgas
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Recep Ankarali (TUR), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

28 February 1998
21:00
 Greece 77–56  Belgium
Scoring by half: 50–25, 27–31
Pts: Oikonomou 14
Rebs: Sigalas 8
Asts: Oikonomou 6
Pts: Cleymans 15
Rebs: Cleymans 6
Asts: Cleymans 2
Drama
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Andrej Jelen (SLO), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)

25 November 1998
17:30
 Slovenia 79–66  Greece
Scoring by half: 35–32, 44–34
Pts: Nesterović 20
Rebs: Tušek, Jurković 5
Asts: Daneu 3
Pts: Alvertis 18
Rebs: Alvertis, Tsakalidis, Rentzias 3
Asts: Bountouris, Sigalas, Oikonomou 1
Maribor
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Juan Mitjana (ESP), Pierluigi D'Este (ITA)

25 November 1998
17:30
 Bulgaria 61–83  Germany
Scoring by half: 28–39, 33–44
Pts: Stoykov 24
Rebs: Natov 10
Asts: Natov, Ravutsov 4
Pts: Nowitzki 21
Rebs: Nowitzki 5
Asts: Nürnberger4
Burgas
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Branko Jovanovic (SRB), Fabio Facchini (ITA)

25 November 1998
17:30
 Slovakia 88–76  Belgium
Scoring by half: 41–33, 47–43
Pts: Petruška 29
Rebs: Petruška 14
Asts: Lovik 4
Pts: Struelens 16
Rebs: Goethals 8
Asts: Jaumin 6
Handlova
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Danko Radic (CRO), Leszek Rakoczy (POL)

28 November 1998
14:00
 Germany 76–91  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 35–44, 41–47
Pts: Rödl, Femerling 13
Rebs: Musch 6
Asts: Machowski 3
Pts: Daneu, Jurković 19
Rebs: Nesterović, Jurković 6
Asts: Duščak 3
Hardtberghalle, Bonn
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

28 November 1998
18:15
 Greece 79–72  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 37–21, 42–51
Pts: Papanikolaou 23
Rebs: Sigalas 5
Asts: Oikonomou 4
Pts: Lovik 28
Rebs: Petruška 9
Asts: Michalík 3
Chalkida
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Stelian Banica (ROU), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

29 November 1998
15:30
 Belgium 93–75  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 48–36, 45–39
Pts: Struelens 27
Rebs: Struelens 14
Asts: Struelens, Cleymans 5
Pts: Koeshinov 22
Rebs: Balev 9
Asts: Ravutsov, Veltchev 1
Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

2 Dec 1998
19:00
 Bulgaria 83–105  Greece
Scoring by half: 43–56, 40–49
Pts: Stoykov 18
Rebs: Balev 7
Asts: Dimitrov, Minchev, Ravutsov, Balev, Stoykov 2
Pts: Alvertis 25
Rebs: Papanikolaou 8
Asts: Alvertis 4
Burgas
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Karel Bruna (CZE), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)

2 Dec 1998
19:30
 Germany 79–70  Belgium
Scoring by half: 37–37, 42–33
Pts: Nowitzki 18
Rebs: Femerling 8
Asts: Rödl 5
Pts: Goethals 15
Rebs: Struelens 5
Asts: Jaumin 5
Hardtberghalle, Bonn
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Fernand Hengel (LUX), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)

2 Dec 1998
20:00
 Slovenia 80–57  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 45–31, 35–26
Pts: Zdovc 14
Rebs: Tušek 6
Asts: Zdovc, Nesterović 3
Pts: Michalík, Micuda 18
Rebs: Michalík 9
Asts: Michalík, Micuda 2
Murska Sobota Sports Hall, Murska Sobota
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: György Varadi (HUN), Andreas Roth (AUT)

24 February 1999
17:30
 Slovakia 73–72  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 41–29, 32–43
Pts: Jakabovic 17
Rebs: Micuda 6
Asts: Toya 3
Pts: Droumev 21
Rebs: Natov 12
Asts: Petrov, Veltchev 3
Handlova
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL)

24 February 1999
20:00
 Belgium 72–76  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 39–39, 33–37
Pts: Struelens 16
Rebs: Struelens 14
Asts: Stas 6
Pts: Smodiš 21
Rebs: Jagodnik 9
Asts: Trifunović, Jagodnik, Jeklin 2
Charleroi
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Antonio Coelho (POR), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)

24 February 1999
21:00
 Greece 58–53  Germany
Scoring by half: 29–26, 29–27
Pts: Papanikolaou 14
Rebs: Papanikolaou 10
Asts: Alvertis, Bountouris, Papanikolaou, Sigalas 2
Pts: Rödl 19
Rebs: Femerling 11
Asts: Pešić 3
Drama
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Ivan Zachara (CZE)

27 February 1999
14:00
 Germany 79–53  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 37–24, 42–29
Pts: Femerling 16
Rebs: Nees 7
Asts: Rödl 4
Pts: Micuda, Toya 13
Rebs: Micuda 11
Asts: Wimmer, Toya 2
ZAB Halle, Dessau
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Marek Nowicki (POL), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR)

27 February 1999
17:15
 Belgium 73–82  Greece
Scoring by half: 35–39, 38–43
Pts: Cleymans 18
Rebs: Struelens 7
Asts: Stas 6
Pts: Alvertis 24
Rebs: Papanikolaou 8
Asts: Alvertis, Nikolaidis 2
Brussels
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Pascal Dorizon (FRA), Mika Moberg (FIN)

27 February 1999
20:00
 Slovenia 86–67  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 41–38, 45–29
Pts: Smodiš 26
Rebs: Smodiš 9
Asts: Tovornik, Trifunović 4
Pts: Stoykov 28
Rebs: Stoykov 5
Asts: Veltchev 2
Sežana
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Stelian Banica (ROU)

Group B

[edit]
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Russia 10 9 1 942 723 +219 19
 Macedonia 10 8 2 747 677 +70 18
 Hungary 10 6 4 693 664 +29 16
 Poland 10 4 6 758 768 −10 14
 Portugal 10 3 7 709 813 −104 13
 Romania 10 0 10 615 846 −231 10
26 November 1997
17:00
 Russia 116–73  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 56–36, 60–37
Pts: Morgunov 20
Rebs: Morgunov 10
Asts: Karasev, Pashutin 7
Pts: Jovanovski 25
Rebs: Stankovik 7
Asts: Stefanov 6
Moscow
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Jaroslav Janac (SVK), Juris Kokainis (LAT)

26 November 1997
17:30
 Poland 60–69  Hungary
Scoring by half: 30–26, 30–43
Pts: Bacik, Tomczyk 11
Rebs: Dryja 10
Asts: Tomczyk 3
Pts: Boros 18
Rebs: Gulyas 7
Asts: Boros 7
Tarnów
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Pavel Volejnik (CZE)

26 November 1997
18:00
 Romania 70–71  Portugal
Scoring by half: 34–39, 36–32
Pts: Palii 18
Rebs: Stefan 10
Asts: Alexe, Voinescu 3
Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 19
Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 12
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 5
Bucharest
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Memduh Öget (TUR), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB)

29 November 1997
14:35
 Portugal 76–91  Russia
Scoring by half: 40–47, 36–44
Pts: Oliveira Marçal 31
Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 8
Asts: Rodrigues Neves, Oliveira Marçal 2
Pts: Karasev 22
Rebs: Panov 10
Asts: Karasev 4
Povoa do Varzim
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Michael Howell (ENG), Vicente Sanchis (ESP)

29 November 1997
17:15
 Hungary 86–56  Romania
Scoring by half: 41–30, 45–26
Pts: Gulyas 16
Rebs: Czigler 6
Asts: Mészáros 5
Pts: Alexe, Stanescu 15
Rebs: Alexe 6
Asts: Alexe 3
Arena of Albacomp-UPC, Székesfehérvar
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Andrej Lovsin (SLO), Miodrag Licina (SRB)

29 November 1997
20:30
 Macedonia 79–72  Poland
Scoring by half: 37–30, 42–42
Pts: Naumoski 49
Rebs: Naumoski, Blazevski 4
Asts: Naumoski 4
Pts: Zielinski 25
Rebs: Szybilski, Jankowski, Bacik 4
Asts: Zielinski 6
Skopje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ladislav Janac (SVK), Recep Ankarali (TUR)

3 Dec 1997
17:00
 Russia 87–78  Hungary
Scoring by half: 52–41, 35–37
Pts: Karasev 30
Rebs: Mikhailov 15
Asts: Karasev 7
Pts: Gulyas 23
Rebs: Gulyas 10
Asts: Mészáros, Boros 6
Moscow
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Zdenek Sedivy (CZE), Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU)

3 Dec 1997
18:00
 Romania 70–81  Poland
Scoring by half: 34–44, 36–37
Pts: Stefan 17
Rebs: Alexe, Carutasu 6
Asts: Alexe 7
Pts: Tomczyk 23
Rebs: Szybilski 10
Asts: Bacik 5
Bucharest
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stavros Tsanidis (GRE), Stojan Fiser (SLO)

3 Dec 1997
19:30
 Portugal 64–87  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 27–41, 37–46
Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 23
Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 7
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 4
Pts: Naumoski 32
Rebs: Gečevski 7
Asts: Bocevski 3
Mafra
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Bruno Vauthier (FRA), Luigi Lamonica (ITA)

25 February 1998
17:50
 Poland 75–82  Russia
Scoring by half: 44–45, 31–37
Pts: Tomczyk 16
Rebs: Szybilski 10
Asts: Zielinski 3
Pts: Karasev 20
Rebs: Nosov 8
Asts: Panov, Babkov 2
Wrocław
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Ladislav Janac (SVK)

25 February 1998
18:00
 Hungary 85–69  Portugal
Scoring by half: 51–42, 34–27
Pts: Gulyas 18
Rebs: Gulyas 7
Asts: Bencze, Halm 5
Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 22
Rebs: Dias da Silva, Gómez Marques Pinto 7
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 6
Pécs
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Tomislav Jovancic (SRB), Karel Bruna (CZE)

25 February 1998
20:30
 Macedonia 80–52  Romania
Scoring by half: 39–18, 41–34
Pts: Naumoski 23
Rebs: Bocevski, Blazevski 6
Asts: Blazevski 5
Pts: Stanescu 20
Rebs: Stanescu 10
Asts: Constantinescu 2
Skopje
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Zdenek Sedivy (CZE)

28 February 1998
16:30
 Portugal 81–86  Poland
Scoring by half: 48–55, 33–31
Pts: A. Selores Ramos 17
Rebs: Rodrigues Neves 5
Asts: Rodrigues Neves 5
Pts: Zielinski 24
Rebs: Szybilski, Tomczyk 6
Asts: Kosciuk 4
Mafra
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Juan Redondo (ESP), Alan Richardson (ENG)

28 February 1998
17:00
 Hungary 49–68  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 26–38, 23–30
Pts: Sitku 13
Rebs: Czigler 6
Asts: Bencze 4
Pts: Naumoski 23
Rebs: Mihajlovski, Bocevski 5
Asts: Mihajlovski, Gechevski 4
Pécs
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Andreas Roth (AUT)

28 February 1998
18:00
 Russia 115–45  Romania
Scoring by half: 52–30, 63–15
Pts: Babkov 33
Rebs: Kurashov 15
Asts: Pashutin 20
Pts: Palii 12
Rebs: Mircea 9
Asts: Palii, Păun 3
Moscow
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Andrei Bostan (MDA)

24 November 1998
19:30
 Portugal 81–64  Romania
Scoring by half: 43–32, 38–32
Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 16
Rebs: Dias da Silva, Gómez Marques Pinto 9
Asts: Tavares, A. Selores Ramos, Azevedo de Seixas 2
Pts: Tenter, Lapuste 20
Rebs: Lapuste 6
Asts: Tenter 3
Tondela
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Andrew Thackray (NZL), Victor Mas (ESP)

25 November 1998
18:00
 Hungary 78–68 (OT)  Poland
Scoring by half: 32–35, 33–30 Overtime: 13-3
Pts: Gulyas 24
Rebs: Sitku 7
Asts: Boros 5
Pts: Dryja 12
Rebs: Jankowski 5
Asts: Wojcik 3
Paks
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Ladislav Janac (SVK), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB)

25 November 1998
20:00
 Macedonia 89–94  Russia
Scoring by half: 34–50, 55–44
Pts: Naumoski 36
Rebs: Stankovik 7
Asts: Stefanov 5
Pts: Karasev 24
Rebs: Nosov 13
Asts: Panov 5
Skopje
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Memduh Öget (TUR), Ivan Zachara (CZE)

28 November 1998
16:25
 Poland 50–61  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 28–32, 22–29
Pts: Zielinski 12
Rebs: Zielinski 11
Asts: Suski 5
Pts: Naumoski 29
Rebs: Stankovik 7
Asts: Blazevski, Stefanov 2
Pruszkow
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Lars Klaar (SWE)

28 November 1998
17:00
 Russia 108–60  Portugal
Scoring by half: 54–25, 54–35
Pts: Petrenko 18
Rebs: Petrenko 14
Asts: Pashutin 8
Pts: Gouveia Simão 11
Rebs: Gómez Marques Pinto 4
Asts: Oliveira Marçal 4
Moscow
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Kestutis Pilipauskas (LTU), Borys Shulga (UKR)

28 November 1998
18:00
 Romania 54–72  Hungary
Scoring by half: 24–37, 30–35
Pts: Bicov 14
Rebs: Apostol, Lapuste 5
Asts: Tenter 5
Pts: Sitku 22
Rebs: Gulyas 6
Asts: Kálmán, Boros 4
Sibiu
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Tihomir Bubalo (SRB), Tonci Anzulovic (CRO)

2 Dec 1998
17:20
 Poland 91–64  Romania
Scoring by half: 44–30, 47–34
Pts: Jankowski 30
Rebs: Jankowski 11
Asts: Zielinski 7
Pts: Lapuste 22
Rebs: Lapuste 10
Asts: Apostol 4
Tarnów
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Juris Kokainis (LAT), Miroslav Macela (CZE)

2 Dec 1998
18:00
 Hungary 60–59  Russia
Scoring by half: 32–25, 28–34
Pts: Dávid 24
Rebs: Dávid 9
Asts: Halm 5
Pts: Mikhailov 11
Rebs: Goutorov 6
Asts: Domani, Petrenko 2
Salgotarjan
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE), Sasa Pukl (SLO)

2 Dec 1998
20:00
 Macedonia 75–63  Portugal
Scoring by half: 42–26, 33–37
Pts: Naumoski 20
Rebs: Bocevski 6
Asts: Naumoski 5
Pts: Oliveira Marçal 11
Rebs: Bento dos Reis Pires, Dias da Silva, Oliveira Marçal 4
Asts: Bento dos Reis Pires, Azevedo de Seixas 3
Skopje
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Vladimir Atanasov (BUL), Tiziano Zancanella (ITA)

24 February 1999
18:00
 Romania 59–71  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 34–29, 25–42
Pts: Torday 18
Rebs: Torday, Alecu 9
Asts: Alecu, Bicov, Fometescu, Popa 1
Pts: Stefanov 25
Rebs: Stankovik 8
Asts: Stefanov, Ilievski 2
Iași
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ladislav Janac (SVK), Recep Ankarali (TUR)

24 February 1999
19:00
 Russia 92–86  Poland
Scoring by half: 48–40, 44–46
Pts: Z. Pashutin 27
Rebs: E. Pashutin, Yudin, Sevastianov 3
Asts: E. Pashutin 6
Pts: Zielinski 17
Rebs: Tomczyk 7
Asts: Tomczyk 4
Tula
Referees: Tihomir Bubalo (SRB), Pavel Volejnik (CZE)

24 February 1999
19:30
 Portugal 79–58  Hungary
Scoring by half: 39–23, 40–35
Pts: Gómez Marques Pinto 14
Rebs: Oliveira Marçal 9
Asts: Machado Gomes 4
Pts: Sitku 17
Rebs: Sitku 8
Asts: Mészáros, Sitku 2
Santo André
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Juan Mitjana (ESP), Serge De Coster (BEL)

27 February 1999
17:30
 Macedonia 64–58  Hungary
Scoring by half: 43–29, 21–29
Pts: Naumoski 32
Rebs: Bocevski 8
Asts: Naumoski, Bocevski 2
Pts: Sitku 15
Rebs: Mészáros 5
Asts: Halm 4
Kumanovo
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Haluk Yesiloglu (TUR)

27 February 1999
17:30
 Poland 89–65  Portugal
Scoring by half: 47–31, 42–34
Pts: Zielinski 18
Rebs: Jankowski, Tomczyk 7
Asts: Zielinski, Kosciuk 3
Pts: A. Selores Ramos 14
Rebs: De Sousa Moreira N.S. 6
Asts: Machado Gomes, Costa, A. Selores Ramos 2
Pruszkow
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Mats Bjarnemar (SWE), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

27 February 1999
18:00
 Romania 81–98  Russia
Scoring by half: 43–53, 38–45
Pts: Torday 23
Rebs: Alecu, Lapuste 5
Asts: Lapuste 4
Pts: Petrenko 25
Rebs: Pashutin 12
Asts: Pashutin 9
Iași
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Srdan Dozai (CRO), Sasa Pukl (SLO)

Group C

[edit]
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Spain 10 10 0 827 643 +184 20
 Israel 10 7 3 749 688 +61 17
 Ukraine 10 5 5 733 692 +41 15
 England 10 4 6 679 726 −47 14
 Belarus 10 3 7 652 774 −122 13
 Denmark 10 1 9 639 771 −132 11
26 November 1997
19:00
 Ukraine 66–83  Spain
Scoring by half: 38–36, 28–47
Pts: Iailo 19
Rebs: Iailo 9
Asts: Zhuravlov, Pudzyrey 3
Pts: Paraiso Gonzalez 22
Rebs: Paraiso Gonzalez 10
Asts: Azofra de la Cuesta 4
Arena of BC Kyiv, Kyiv
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL), Viliam Koller (SVK)

26 November 1997
19:00
 Denmark 64–72  England
Scoring by half: 36–35, 28–37
Pts: Jerichow 23
Rebs: Andersen 8
Asts: Hansen 9
Pts: Amaechi 15
Rebs: Amaechi 6
Asts: Baker 4
K.B. Hallen, Frederiksberg
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Ryszard Jablonski (POL), Lars Klaar (SWE)

26 November 1997
20:45
 Israel 95–64  Belarus
Scoring by half: 51–27, 44–37
Pts: Katz 15
Rebs: Steinhauer 5
Asts: Sheffer 8
Pts: Pyntsikau 20
Rebs: Pyntsikau 4
Asts: Buzliakou 6
Sport Palace, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Fatih Dalay (TUR), Konstantinos Mouzakis (GRE)

29 November 1997
18:00
 Ukraine 62–65  Israel
Scoring by half: 33–33, 29–32
Pts: Okunskyy, Kholopov 12
Rebs: Okunskyy, Molchanov, Iailo, Bazelevskyy 4
Asts: Bazelevskyy, Iailo 2
Pts: Henefeld 15
Rebs: Henefeld 6
Asts: Kattache, Goodes, Shelef, Shteinhaur 3
Arena of BC Kyiv, Kyiv
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Karel Bruna (CZE), Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

29 November 1997
18:00
 Belarus 66–60  Denmark
Scoring by half: 24–26, 42–34
Pts: Baidakou 21
Rebs: Jeloudok 8
Asts: Buzliakou 5
Pts: Jerichow 16
Rebs: Larsen 15
Asts: Hauge 3
Minsk
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Zsolt Hartyani (HUN)

29 November 1997
19:30
 England 76–92  Spain
Scoring by half: 38–51, 38–41
Pts: Bucknall 23
Rebs: Amaechi, Huggins 8
Asts: Amoo-Gottfried 3
Pts: Herreros Ros 21
Rebs: Reyes Cabanas 7
Asts: Rodriguez Marín 9
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Kristinn Albertsson (ISL), Efim Resser (GER)

3 Dec 1997
19:00
 Denmark 76–95  Israel
Scoring by half: 36–48, 40–47
Pts: Hjorth, H. Pedersen 19
Rebs: Bjerregaard 8
Asts: Hansen 9
Pts: Sheffer, Shteinhaur 16
Rebs: Steinhauer 6
Asts: Goodes 11
K.B. Hallen, Frederiksberg
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Alexander Faassen (NED), Ainars Poga (LAT)

3 Dec 1997
20:00
 England 61–88  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 24–40, 37–48
Pts: Amaechi 17
Rebs: Amaechi 8
Asts: Baker 4
Pts: Okunskyy 18
Rebs: Okunskyy 14
Asts: Prikhodko 6
Spectrum Arena, Guildford
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Armand De Keyser (BEL)

3 Dec 1997
20:30
 Spain 101–53  Belarus
Scoring by half: 52–22, 49–31
Pts: Reyes Cabanas, Paraiso Gonzalez 19
Rebs: Reyes Cabanas 9
Asts: Paraiso Gonzalez, Rodilla Gil 4
Pts: Pyntsikau, Bykau 14
Rebs: Baidakou 5
Asts: Baidakou 2
Alcoy
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Christophe Vauthier (FRA), Carlos Araujo (POR)

25 February 1998
19:00
 Ukraine 66–67  Denmark
Scoring by half: 42–32, 24–35
Pts: Bazelevskyy 15
Rebs: Molchanov, Iailo 4
Asts: Okunskyy 4
Pts: Larsen 18
Rebs: Larsen 8
Asts: Hansen 4
Arena of BC Kyiv, Kyiv
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Georgiy Valtchev (BUL), Nikolaos Agadakos (GRE)

25 February 1998
19:00
 Belarus 55–60  England
Scoring by half: 25–29, 30–31
Pts: Jeloudok, Klemez 10
Rebs: Baidakou 9
Asts: Jeloudok 4
Pts: Bucknall 19
Rebs: Amaechi 12
Asts: Cheung 2
Minsk
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Plamen Simeonov (BUL), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL)

25 February 1998
20:55
 Israel 61–67  Spain
Scoring by half: 29–33, 32–34
Pts: Steinhauer 13
Rebs: Steinhauer 6
Asts: Henefeld 6
Pts: Angulo Espinosa 15
Rebs: De Miguel 7
Asts: Herreros Ros, Rodriguez Marín 3
Sport Palace, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Danko Radic (CRO), Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

28 February 1998
13:00
 Spain 86–57  Denmark
Scoring by half: 45–26, 41–31
Pts: Angulo Espinosa 15
Rebs: Reyes Cabanas 8
Asts: Rodilla Gil 3
Pts: Jerichow 14
Rebs: Andersen 9
Asts: Hjorth 3
Torrelavega
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Eric De Neve (BEL), Fernando Rocha (POR)

28 February 1998
18:00
 Belarus 72–102  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 30–52, 42–50
Pts: Baidakou 24
Rebs: Jeloudok, Bykau 7
Asts: Kuzmin 7
Pts: Okunskyy 23
Rebs: Okunskyy 12
Asts: Ievstratenko 4
Minsk
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Sergey Bulanov (RUS), Yuri Yakovlev (MDA)

28 February 1998
20:00
 England 68–82  Israel
Scoring by half: 36–37, 32–45
Pts: Amaechi 18
Rebs: Bucknall 8
Asts: Bucknall, Baker 4
Pts: Katz 25
Rebs: Steinhauer 8
Asts: Sheffer, Henefeld, Kattache 2
Arena of Exide Manchester, Manchester
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Michel Zegwaard (NED)

25 November 1998
18:00
 Belarus 71–65  Israel
Scoring by half: 36–41, 35–24
Pts: Meshcharakou 23
Rebs: Baidakou 8
Asts: Meshcharakou 2
Pts: Steinhauer 23
Rebs: Sheffer, Shteinhaur 9
Asts: Henefeld, Turgeman 3
Minsk
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Georgiy Valtchev (BUL)

25 November 1998
19:30
 Spain 80–51  Ukraine
Scoring by half: 32–34, 48–17
Pts: Reyes Cabanas 20
Rebs: De La Fuente 7
Asts: Corrales Gordo 5
Pts: Volkov, Bazelevskyy 14
Rebs: Volkov 8
Asts: Murzin 2
Leon
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Antonio Pimentel (POR), Michel Zegwaard (NED)

25 November 1998
19:30
 England 87–70  Denmark
Scoring by half: 39–36, 48–34
Pts: Amaechi 21
Rebs: Huggins 7
Asts: Bucknall 6
Pts: Andersen 17
Rebs: Andersen 11
Asts: Jerichow 6