EuroBasket 1959
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox international basketball competition
The 1959 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1959, was the eleventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 21 May 1959 and concluded with the final on 31 May 1959. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul was the location of the event.
The Soviet Union claimed their fifth EuroBasket title, while Czechoslovakia captured the silver, and France the bronze.
Results
First round
In the preliminary round, the 17 teams were split up into four groups. One of the groups had five teams, with the other three having four each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round, while the other nine teams were relegated to classification play.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 160 | +100 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 197 | −13 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 189 | −12 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 222 | −75 | 3 |
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21 May 1959
11:30 |
| Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 57–72 | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland |
| Scoring by half: 29–39, 28–33 | ||
| Pts: Lampén (12) | Pts: Nartowski (13) | |
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22 May 1959
18:00 |
| Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 85–62 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain |
| Scoring by half: 40–27, 45–35 | ||
| Pts: Konvička (19) | Pts: Rodriguez (15) | |
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23 May 1959
18:00 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 57–43 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Scoring by half: 27–22, 30–21 | ||
| Pts: Rodriguez (19) | Pts: Lampén (16) | |
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24 May 1959
18:00 |
| Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 82–51 | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland |
| Scoring by half: 42–15, 40–36 | ||
| Pts: Baumruk (22) | Pts: Wichowski (9) | |
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25 May 1959
10:00 |
| Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 93–47 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Scoring by half: 49–23, 44–24 | ||
| Pts: Konvička(15) | Pts: Lampén (20) | |
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25 May 1959
16:30 |
| Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | 61–58 (OT) | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain |
| Scoring by half: 28–28, 27–27 Overtime: 6–3 | ||
| Pts: Pstrokonski (16) | Pts: Martinez (22) | |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 208 | +11 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 196 | 187 | −9 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 202 | 0 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 193 | −20 | 3 |
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21 May 1959
21:30 |
| Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 61–50 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Scoring by half: 22–28, 39–22 | ||
| Pts: Aerts (20) | Pts: Erim (15) | |
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22 May 1959
19:30 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 80–72 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 42–35, 38–37 | ||
| Pts: Radev (18) | Pts: Kristancic (22) | |
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23 May 1959
21:00 |
| Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 66–70 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 30–30, 36–40 | ||
| Pts: Tezol (10) | Pts: Korac (38) | |
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24 May 1959
16:30 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 77–79 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 39–46, 38–33 | ||
| Pts: Atanasov (32) | Pts: Steveniers (21) | |
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25 May 1959
18:00 |
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 60–56 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 34–21, 26–35 | ||
| Pts: Korac (26pts) | Pts: Steveniers (20pts) | |
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25 May 1959
19:30 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 62–57 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Scoring by half: 32–23, 30–34 | ||
| Pts: Radev (21) | Pts: Erim (13) | |
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 0 | 316 | 173 | +143 | 8 |
| File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 252 | 228 | +24 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 250 | 233 | +17 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 145 | 216 | −60 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg East Germany | 4 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 224 | −124 | 4 |
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21 May 1959
18:00 |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 74–59 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
| Scoring by half: 30–30, 44–29 | ||
| Pts: Pieri (19) | Pts: Klein (14) | |
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21 May 1959
20:30 |
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 80–48 | File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France |
| Scoring by half: 42–23, 38–25 | ||
| Pts: Zubkov (15) | Pts: Baillet (7) | |
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22 May 1959
10:00 |
| East Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 37–87 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 20–43, 17–44 | ||
| Pts: Kulik (9) | Pts: Botchkarev (15) | |
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22 May 1959
21:00 |
| France File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | 77–66 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
| Scoring by half: 29–31, 48–35 | ||
| Pts: Mayeur (18) | Pts: Klein (29) | |
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23 May 1959
10:00 |
| Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg | 79–67 | File:Flag of Germany.svg East Germany |
| Scoring by half: 44–37, 35–30 | ||
| Pts: Hemmo (23) | Pts: Kulik (18) | |
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23 May 1959
19:30 |
| France File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | 50–47 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Scoring by half: 22–24, 28–23 | ||
| Pts: Lefebvre (12) | Pts: Vianello (12) | |
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24 May 1959
11:30 |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 85–65 | File:Flag of Germany.svg East Germany |
| Scoring by half: 37–33, 48–32 | ||
| Pts: Gavagnin (20) | Pts: Kulik (21) | |
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24 May 1959
19:30 |
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 90–44 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
| Scoring by half: 44–25, 46–19 | ||
| Pts: Botchkarev (17) | Pts: Kastan (12) | |
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25 May 1959
11:30 |
| France File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | 77–35 | File:Flag of Germany.svg East Germany |
| Scoring by half: 39–16, 38–19 | ||
| Pts: Dorigo (13) | Pts: Flau (11) | |
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25 May 1959
21:00 |
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 59–44 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Scoring by half: 26–15, 33–29 | ||
| Pts: Valdmanis (17pts) | Pts: Calebotta (17pts) | |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 149 | +61 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 153 | +101 | 5 |
| File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 145 | 216 | −71 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 224 | −91 | 3 |
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21 May 1959
10:00 |
| Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 109–48 | File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran |
| Scoring by half: 50–23, 59–25 | ||
| Pts: Banhegyi (17) | Pts: Agakuzik (13) | |
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22 May 1959
11:30 |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg | 83–48 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
| Scoring by half: 33–21, 50–27 | ||
| Pts: Novacek (19) | Pts: Ledl (13) | |
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23 May 1959
11:30 |
| Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg | 43–92 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 23–36, 20–56 | ||
| Pts: Havlicek (9) | Pts: Gabanyi (14) | |
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23 May 1959
16:30 |
| Iran File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg | 48–65 | File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania |
| Scoring by half: 19–31, 29–34 | ||
| Pts: Solbi (12) | Pts: Folbert (18) | |
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24 May 1959
10:00 |
| Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg | 42–49 | File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran |
| Scoring by half: 26–18, 16–31 | ||
| Pts: Privoznik (17) | Pts: Meshun (11) | |
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25 May 1959
19:30 |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg | 62–53 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 28–25, 34–28 | ||
| Pts: Novacek (24) | Pts: Bencze (17) | |
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Classification round 1
The first classification round was played in three round-robin groups. The first place from each group advanced to the second round to define the 9th–11th places, the second from each group, the 12th–14th and the remaining teams, the 14–17th places in the final standings.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 119 | +119 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg East Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 145 | −23 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 141 | −71 | 2 |
26 May 1959
20:00 |
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 80–58 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
| Scoring by half: 32–29, 48–29 | ||
| Pts: Korac (32) | Pts: Privoznik (24) | |
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27 May 1959
8:30 |
| East Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 61–95 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 25–43, 36–52 | ||
| Pts: Flau (14) | Pts: Korac (21) | |
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28 May 1959
8:30 |
| East Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 61–50 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
| Scoring by half: 33–25, 28–25 | ||
| Pts: Flau (18) | Pts: Privoznik (15) | |
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Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 100 | +38 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 123 | −15 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 118 | −23 | 2 |
26 May 1959
19:30 |
| Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 53–50 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain |
| Scoring by half: 25–21, 28–29 | ||
| Pts: Büyükaycan (25) | Pts: Martinez (12) | |
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27 May 1959
17:30 |
| Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 55–73 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Scoring by half: 25–39, 30–34 | ||
| Pts: Büyükaycan (10) | Pts: Alesini (22) | |
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28 May 1959
11:30 |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 65–45 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain |
| Scoring by half: 25–19, 40–26 | ||
| Pts: Alesini (20) | Pts: Martinez (10) | |
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Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 98 | +26 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 93 | +31 | 3 |
| File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 137 | −57 | 2 |
26 May 1959
21:00 |
| Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg | 56–55 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Scoring by half: 26–29, 30–26 | ||
| Pts: Hemmo (15) | Pts: Lampén (17) | |
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27 May 1959
11:30 |
| Iran File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg | 37–69 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Scoring by half: 19–32, 18–37 | ||
| Pts: Meshun (9) | Pts: Lampén (18) | |
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28 May 1959
10:00 |
| Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg | 68–43 | File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran |
| Scoring by half: 35–11, 33–32 | ||
| Pts: Ben-Bassat (12) | Pts: Meshun (12) | |
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Classification round 2
Group 1 (9th–11th Place)
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 130 | +20 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 134 | +17 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 147 | −37 | 2 |
29 May 1959
11:30 |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 76–78 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 29–36, 47–42 | ||
| Pts: Calebotta (20) | Pts: Korac (32) | |
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30 May 1959
11:30 |
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 72–54 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
| Scoring by half: 28–29, 44–25 | ||
| Pts: Korac (27) | Pts: Klein (19) | |
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31 May 1959
10:00 |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 75–56 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
| Scoring by half: 34–33, 41–23 | ||
| Pts: Alesini (20) | Pts: Klein (19) | |
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Group 2 (12th–14th Place)
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 110 | +6 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 111 | +6 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg East Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 114 | +12 | 2 |
29 May 1959
16:00 |
| Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 54–53 | File:Flag of Germany.svg East Germany |
| Scoring by half: 31–29, 23–24 | ||
| Pts: Büyükaycan (16) | Pts: Flau (14) | |
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30 May 1959
10:00 |
| East Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 49–60 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Scoring by half: 23–34, 26–26 | ||
| Pts: Flau (17) | Pts: Lampén (31) | |
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31 May 1959
16:30 |
| Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 62–57 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Scoring by half: 27–22, 35–35 | ||
| Pts: Uyguç (17) | Pts: Kuusela (22) | |
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Group 3 (15th–17th Place)
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 75 | +60 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 113 | −20 | 3 |
| File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 131 | −40 | 2 |
29 May 1959
8:30 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 64–33 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
| Scoring by half: 32–14, 32–19 | ||
| Pts: Rodriguez (14) | Pts: Ledl (7) | |
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30 May 1959
8:30 |
| Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg | 60–49 | File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran |
| Scoring by half: 34–27, 26–22 | ||
| Pts: Doppes (18) | Pts: Meshun (19) | |
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31 May 1959
8:30 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 71–42 | File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran |
| Scoring by half: 28–16, 43–26 | ||
| Pts: Parra (20) | Pts: Vaizi (9) | |
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Semi-final round
The Semi-Final round consisted of two round-robin groups, where the top two from each one advanced to the Final Round to decide the first four places in the final standings, and the remaining teams, the 5th–8th places.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 179 | +34 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 177 | +13 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 190 | −9 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 210 | −38 | 3 |
27 May 1959
16:00 |
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 78–59 | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland |
| Scoring by half: 28–23, 50–36 | ||
| Pts: Krouminch (18) | Pts: Wichowski (14) | |
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27 May 1959
20:30 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 52–67 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 22–33, 30–34 | ||
| Pts: Rashkov (11) | Pts: Simon (24) | |
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28 May 1959
17:30 |
| Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 63–56 | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland |
| Scoring by half: 29–32, 34–24 | ||
| Pts: Gabanyi (22) | Pts: Wichowski (24) | |
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28 May 1959
20:30 |
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 66–60 | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 34–38, 32–22 | ||
| Pts: Krouminch (28) | Pts: Mirchev (22) | |
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29 May 1959
17:30 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 69–57 | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland |
| Scoring by half: 33–29, 36–28 | ||
| Pts: Ilov (20) | Pts: Wichowski (14) | |
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29 May 1959
20:30 |
| Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 60–69 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 27–36, 33–33 | ||
| Pts: Banhegyi (11) | Pts: Zubkov (22) | |
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Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 164 | +15 | 6 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 191 | 160 | +31 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 191 | 218 | −27 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 206 | −19 | 3 |
27 May 1959
10:00 |
| Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 76–49 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 45–31, 31–18 | ||
| Pts: Tetiva (23) | Pts: Loridon (14) | |
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27 May 1959
19:00 |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg | 52–61 | File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France |
| Scoring by half: 26–29, 26–32 | ||
| Pts: Nedef (18) | Pts: Mayeur (16) | |
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28 May 1959
16:00 |
| Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 63–66 | File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France |
| Scoring by half: 23–36, 40–30 | ||
| Pts: Steveniers (22) | Pts: Dorigo (13) | |
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28 May 1959
19:00 |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg | 59–66 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 33–31, 26–35 | ||
| Pts: Novacek (20) | Pts: Tetiva (19) | |
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29 May 1959
10:00 |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg | 76–79 () | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 30–39, 40–31 Overtime: 6–9 | ||
| Pts: Nedef (21) | Pts: Eygel (18) | |
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29 May 1959
19:00 |
| France File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | 52–49 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 20–26, 32–23 | ||
| Pts: Dorigo (20) | Pts: Lukasik (11) | |
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Final round
- Two groups of four teams determined the 1st–8th places. Results from matches between teams that shared a group in Semi-Final round were carried over to this round (i.e. Soviet Union vs. Hungary, France vs. Czechoslovakia, etc.).
Group 1 (1st–4th Place)
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 204 | +36 | 6 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 196 | −4 | 4 |
| File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 184 | 199 | −15 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 200 | −17 | 4 |
30 May 1959
19:00 |
| France File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | 60–62 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 24–36, 36–26 | ||
| Pts: Mayeur (21) | Pts: Banhegyi (19) | |
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30 May 1959
20:30 |
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 83–72 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 40–38, 43–34 | ||
| Pts: Valdmanis (19) | Pts: Baumruk (19) | |
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31 May 1959
18:00 |
| Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 61–71 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 21–32, 40–39 | ||
| Pts: Bencze (10) | Pts: Baumruk (23) | |
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31 May 1959
19:45 |
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 88–72 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Scoring by half: 37–30, 51–42 | ||
| Pts: Krouminch (32) | Pts: Lefebvre (16) | |
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Group 2 (5th–8th Place)
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 194 | 158 | +36 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 203 | −5 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 222 | −26 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 199 | −5 | 3 |
30 May 1959
16:00 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 53–52 | File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania |
| Scoring by half: 24–28, 29–24 | ||
| Pts: Mirchev (10) | Pts: Novacek (19) | |
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30 May 1959
17:30 |
| Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | 74–68 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 37–31, 37–37 | ||
| Pts: Nartowski (14) | Pts: Steveniers (20) | |
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31 May 1959
11:30 |
| Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | 67–66 | File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania |
| Scoring by half: 35–34, 32–32 | ||
| Pts: Pawlak (17) | Pts: Novacek (29) | |
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31 May 1959
15:00 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 72–49 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 34–31, 38–18 | ||
| Pts: Radev (17) | Pts: Aerts (17) | |
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Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France |
| 4. | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| 5. | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria |
| 6. | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland |
| 7. | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| 8. | File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania |
| 9. | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| 10. | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 11. | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
| 12. | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| 13. | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| 14. | File:Flag of Germany.svg East Germany |
| 15. | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain |
| 16. | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
| 17. | File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran |
Team rosters
1. Soviet Union: Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Maigonis Valdmanis, Valdis Muižnieks, Viktor Zubkov, Arkady Bochkarov, Yuri Korneev, Guram Minashvili, Mikhail Semyonov, Aleksandr Petrov, Vladimir Torban, Mikhail Studenetski (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan)
2. Czechoslovakia: Jiří Baumruk, František Konvička, Bohumil Tomášek, Miroslav Škeřík, Jaroslav Šíp, Boris Lukášik, Jaroslav Křivý, Dušan Lukášik, Zdeněk Rylich, Jiří Šťastný, Jaroslav Tetiva, Bohuslav Rylich (Coach: Gustáv Herrmann)
3. France: Henri Grange, Robert Monclar, Maxime Dorigo, Philippe Baillet, Christian Baltzer, Andre Chavet, Jerome Christ, Jean-Claude Lefebvre, Bernard Mayeur, Michel Rat, Lucien Sedat, Henri Villecourt (Coach: Robert Busnel)
4. Hungary: János Greminger, Tibor Zsíros, László Bánhegyi, Tibor Czinkán, László Gabányi, János Simon, János Bencze, Zoltán Judik, Ottó Temesvári, Miklós Boháty, Árpád Glatz, Merényi (Coach: János Páder)
9. Yugoslavia: Miodrag Nikolić, Marjan Kandus, Branko Radović, Slobodan Gordić, Igor Jelnikar, Matja Dermastija, Milutin Minja, Ivo Daneu, Nemanja Đurić, Radivoj Korać, Radovan Radović, Boris Kristančič (Coach: Aleksandar Nikolić)