Toulouse, France, 23rd June - Yugoslav basketball players won the first place in group "A" of the 31st European Championship as they tonight, with their excellent play in the second half-time beat France - the host.
After bad play, particularly in the attack, in the first 20 minutes, the Yugoslav team was in minus of six points (27:33). In continuation, however, there was an unexpected shift - the players of the current European leader improves their defense and play much faster in the attack. Thus, by a series of points they reach the score peaceful end of the match.
Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, on 24th and 25th June, are free days, while the Championship continues on Saturday, 26th June with matches of the second phase. The competitors of the Yugoslav national team will be Spain, Slovenia and Russia.
Location: Hall in Toulouse. Attendance: 5,000.
YUGOSLAVIA: Player Statistics
|
Player
|
Min
|
2P FG M/A
|
%
|
3P FG M/A |
% |
FT M/A |
% |
REB(O/D) |
Totals |
Ast |
PF |
St |
Pts |
|
D. Bodiroga
|
33
|
3/7
|
43
|
0/0
|
|
7/8
|
88
|
1/7
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
13
|
|
P. Danilovic
|
37
|
6/7
|
86
|
1/2
|
50
|
1/3
|
33
|
0/0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
13
|
|
V. Divac
|
25
|
5/7
|
71
|
0/1
|
0
|
0/2
|
0
|
0/2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
16
|
|
M. Gurovic
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N. Loncar
|
16
|
2/3
|
67
|
0/0
|
|
0/0
|
|
0/1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
D. Lukovski
|
11
|
0/0
|
|
0/1
|
0
|
6/6
|
100
|
0/1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
S. Obradovic
|
23
|
1/1
|
100
|
1/3
|
33
|
2/2
|
100
|
0/0
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
|
V. Scepanovic
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. Stojakovic
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. Tarlac
|
20
|
0/2
|
0
|
0/0
|
|
0/0
|
|
1/2
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0 |
0 |
| D. Tomasevic |
29 |
3/6 |
50 |
0/0 |
|
0/0 |
|
2/7 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| M. Topic |
6 |
0/0 |
|
0/0 |
|
1/2 |
50 |
0/2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
|
20/33 |
61 |
2/7 |
29 |
17/23 |
74 |
4/22 |
26 |
10 |
19 |
6 |
63 |
Legend
Min - Minutes Played
2P FG (M/A) - Two Point Field Goals (Made/Attempted)
3P FG (M/A) - Three Point Field Goals (Made/Attempted)
FT (M/A) - Free Throws (Made/Attempted)
REB (O/D) - Rebounds (Offensive/Defensive)
AST - Assists
PF - Personal Fouls
ST - Steals
PTS - Points
Results in Group A - third Round
YUGOSLAVIA - France 63-52
Israel - Macedonia 64-62
FINAL STANDINGS IN GROUP A
- YUGOSLAVIA 3-0
- France 2-1
- Israel 1-2
- Macedonia 0-3
Eight-Finals - Group E, Pau
June 26, YUGOSLAVIA - Slovenia
June 27, YUGOSLAVIA - Spain
June 28, YUGOSLAVIA - Russia
The best four teams in Group E will be qualified for the Quarter-finals
Group E - Standings
- YUGOSLAVIA 3-0
- Russia 2-1
- France 2-1
- Spain 2-1
- Slovenia 2-1
- Israel 1-2
Previous matches
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June 21 - Yugoslavia - Israel 81-61
|
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June 22 - Yugoslavia - Macedonia 83-68
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