The EuroBasket 2007 Final was the championship game of the EuroBasket 2007 tournament. The game was played on 16 September 2007 at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid in Madrid, Spain.
Russia won their first title after the Soviet Union dissolution by defeating Spain 60–59. Naturalized J.R. Holden scored the last basket with only 2.1 seconds left and Pau Gasol missed the last shot at the buzzer. Andrei Kirilenko was named MVP of the tournament.[1]
Final
16 September
21:30 |
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59–60 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 12–20, 15–15, 10–14 | ||
Pts: Calderón 15 Rebs: P. Gasol 14 Asts: P. Gasol 3 |
Pts: Kirilenko 17 Rebs: Khryapa 12 Asts: Khryapa 4 |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 15,500 Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Zoran Šutulović (MNE) |
Game Statistics
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Legend: PTS = points, FT = free-throws (made/attempts), 2-FG = 2-point field goals (made/attempts), 3-PG = 3-point field goals (made/attempts), Rebs = Rebounds
References
- ^ "CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!". FIBA Europe. 16 September 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2016.