XVIII EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (BARCELONA 1973)

(From 27-09-1973 to 6-10-1973)

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COMPETITION SYSTEM

· The top eight qualified teams in the last European Championship access the Final Stage directly, and four more join them after a preliminary Qualifying Stage.

· The twelve participating teams are divided in 2 groups of 6 teams each playing a round robin. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by their basket average.

· The group winners and runners-up advance to the semifinal round (played as an X-pairing). The two winners after the semifinals qualify for the final, whereas the two losers play a consolation final for the bronze medal.

 

 

::::: QUALIFYING STAGE :::::

 

 

PRELIMINARY ROUND

 

GROUP A (Badalona)

 

GROUP B (Barcelona)

Competition Day 1 (27-09-1973)

Competition Day 1 (27-09-1973)

Poland - Soviet Union

83-104 (33-53)

Bulgaria - France

89-70 (41-31)

Czechoslovakia - Israel

92-89 (37-38;81-81)

Spain - Yugoslavia

59-65 (26-31)

Turkey - Romania

69-84 (38-40)

Greece - Italy

54-59 (26-37)

Competition Day 2 (28-09-1973)

Competition Day 2 (28-09-1973)

Czechoslovakia - Soviet Union

55-77 (29-36)

Greece - Yugoslavia

68-84 (27-44)

Israel - Romania

85-80 (39-45)

Spain - Bulgaria

85-69 (47-35)

Poland - Turkey

64-65 (33-28)

Italy - France

71-63 (36-26)

Competition Day 3 (29-09-1973)

Competition Day 3 (29-09-1973)

Soviet Union - Turkey

79-53 (36-24)

Greece - France

67-62 (41-38)

Czechoslovakia - Romania

70-61 (49-27)

Yugoslavia - Bulgaria

76-65 (36-33)

Israel - Poland

98-84 (43-43)

Italy - Spain

65-77 (31-41)

Competition Day 4 (1-10-1973)

Competition Day 4 (1-10-1973)

Czechoslovakia - Turkey

66-64 (35-34)

Greece - Bulgaria

72-86 (35-49)

Soviet Union - Israel

101-78 (49-40)

France - Spain

80-85 (35-45)

Romania - Poland

60-66 (38-38)

Yugoslavia - Italy

73-71 (27-33) (*)

Competition Day 5 (2-10-1973)

Competition Day 5 (2-10-1973)

Romania - Soviet Union

84-98 (37-44)

Bulgaria - Italy

58-69 (28-30)

Czechoslovakia - Poland

81-79 (39-41)

Greece - Spain

74-86 (31-42)

Turkey - Israel

94-93 (42-53;85-85)

France - Yugoslavia

70-80 (28-36)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Soviet Union

5

5

0

459

353

10

2. Czechoslovakia

5

4

1

364

370

8

3. Turkey

5

2

3

345

386

4

4. Israel

5

2

3

443

451

4

5. Poland

5

1

4

376

408

2

6. Romania

5

1

4

369

388

2

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Yugoslavia

5

5

0

378

333

10

2. Spain

5

4

1

392

353

8

3. Italy

5

3

2

335

325

6

4. Bulgaria

5

2

3

367

372

4

5. Greece

5

1

4

335

377

2

6. France

5

0

5

345

392

0

* The score at the end of regulation was 63-63, and it was necessary to play two extra-times to decide the winner of this game (67-67; 73-71).

 

 

FINAL ROUND

 

PLACES 9-12

Semifinals (4-10-1973)

A5-B6: Poland - France

62-67 (31-31) [Badalona]

B5-A6: Greece - Romania

78-89 (43-53) [Badalona]

Finals (6-10-1973)

11/12: Poland - Greece

64-65 (28-37) [Barcelona]

9/10: France - Romania

69-72 (38-40) [Barcelona]

 

 

PLACES 5-8

Semifinals (4-10-1973)

A3-B4: Turkey - Bulgaria

67-76 (27-42) [Barcelona]

B3-A4: Italy - Israel

94-73 (51-33) [Barcelona]

Finals (5-10-1973)

7/8: Turkey - Israel

78-96 (42-49) [Barcelona]

5/6: Bulgaria - Italy

71-80 (37-42) [Barcelona]

 

 

PLACES 1-4

Semifinals (4-10-1973)

A1-B2: Soviet Union - Spain

76-80 (45-40) [Barcelona]

B1-A2: Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia

96-71 (46-31) [Badalona]

Finals (5-10-1973)

3/4: Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia

90-58 (52-25) [Barcelona]

1/2: Spain - Yugoslavia

67-78 (31-43) [Barcelona] (x)

(x) Game played on 6-10-1973.

 

 

FINAL

VENUE: Palacio Municipal de Deportes (Barcelona)

DATE: 6-10-1973 (22:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 8.000

REFEREES: Hugh Richardson (USA), John McDonaugh (CAN)

FOULED OUT: Estrada (28’), Ramos (39’)

2P: YUG (32) / SPA (29); 1P: YUG (14/20) / SPA (9/12); PF: YUG (23) / SPA (27)

Југославија

Yugoslavia - Spain

España

78-67 (43-31)

Yugoslavia (coach: Mirko Novosel)

Zoran Slavnić (12)

Ratomir Tvrdić (6)

Damir Šolman (7)

Krešimir Ćosić (23)

Milun Marović (5)

Spain (coach: Antonio Díaz Miguel)

Vicente Ramos (5)

Nino Buscató (10)

Wayne Brabender (22)

Clifford Luyk (10)

Luis Miguel Santillana (6)

Vinko Jelovac (8)

Željko Jerkov (-)

Nikola Plećaš (8)

Dražen Dalipagić (9)

Carmelo Cabrera (8)

Rafael Rullán (2)

José Luis Sagi-Vela (4)

Miguel Ángel Estrada (-)

Gonzalo Sagi-Vela (-)

 

 

FINAL STANDING

1.

Yugoslavia YUG

2.

Spain SPA

3.

Soviet Union USSR

4.

Czechoslovakia CZE

5.

Italy ITA

6.

Bulgaria BUL

7.

Israel ISR

8.

Turkey TUR

9.

Romania ROM

10.

France FRA

11.

Greece GRE

12.

Poland POL

 

 

TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME)

Player

Pts.

G

Avg.

1. Atanas Golomeev (BUL)

156

7

22.3

2. Titus Tărău (ROM)

139

7

19.9

3. Wayne Brabender (SPA)

138

7

19.7

4. Jacques Cachemire (FRA)

124

7

17.7

5. Sergej Belov (USSR)

122

7

17.4

6. Jean-Claude Bonato (FRA)

122

7

17.4

7. Georgi Khristov (BUL)

118

7

16.9

8. Erdal Poyrazoğlu (TUR)

118

7

16.9

9. Gheorghe Oczelak (ROM)

116

7

16.6

10. Jiří Pospíšil (CZE)

105

7

15.0

 

 

TOURNAMENT MVP: Wayne Brabender (SPA)

 

 

TOURNAMENT TEAM

Sergej Belov (USSR)

Nino Buscató (SPA)

Wayne Brabender (SPA)

Krešimir Ćosić (YUG)

Atanas Golomeev (BUL)

   

 

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