Final Group B Table

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
*Ireland	6	4	2	473	382	10
Slovakia	6	4	2	478	363	10
Switzerland	6	4	2	439	363	10
Malta	6	0	6	286	568	6

Reference: [1]

Group B Results

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
11.09.2004	Msida	Malta	51	Ireland	90
11.09.2004	Lausanne	Switzerland	56	Slovakia	73
13.09.2004	Msida	Malta	53	Slovakia	107
15.09.2004	Dublin	Ireland	79	Switzerland	68
18.09.2004	Msida	Malta	57	Switzerland	90
18.09.2004	Bratislava	Slovakia	70	Ireland	67
03.09.2005	Dublin	Ireland	98	Malta	49
03.09.2005	Bratislava	Slovakia	60	Switzerland	66
07.09.2005	Levice	Slovakia	100	Malta	39
07.09.2005	Geneva	Switzerland	76	Ireland	57
10.09.2005	NBA, Dublin	Ireland	82	Slovakia	68
10.09.2005	Geneva	Switzerland	83	Malta	37

Reference: [2]

Points System: 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss / * Qualify for Qualification Games / Note: Ireland finished ahead of Slovakia & Switzerland based on greater Points Difference in Games between the Countries (Ireland +3 / Slovakia 0 / Switzerland -3)

Qualification Games

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
		Qualification Games
17.09.2005	NBA, Dublin	Ireland	80	Denmark	66
24.09.2005	Aarhus	Denmark	86	Ireland	70
		(Denmark won 152-150 on Agg)
17.09.2005	Gmunden	Austria	75	Macedonia	101
24.09.2005	Skopje	Macedonia	99	Austria	62
		(Macedonia won 200-137 on Agg)

Reference: [2]

Report

Ireland won their Division B Qualifying Group with a 4-2 record, beating Malta twice and getting victories at home to Slovakia and Switzerland. Ireland needed to win by 13 points in their last group game to top the table on points difference ahead of Slovakia and Switzerland and did just about enough, beating Slovakia 82-68.

Ireland thus qualified for the Qualification Games Playoff with Denmark to determine who would go forward to the Semi-Final Round and after a promising first leg in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Ireland were 14 points up having won 80-66, but it was not to be enough as the Danes pulled out an 86-70 win in Aarhus the following week to go through ny 2 points.

About

Eurobasket is the Men’s European Nations Championship, and Division B is the Second Level. Qualifying Groups are played to determine who goes forward to the Playoffs to decide which Countries Qualify for the Semi-Final Round (Division A). The Top 16 play in the Final Round (Division A)

References

Websites

[1] FIBA Europe (2017) FIBA Eurobasket 2005 | Division B Scoreboard | Group B [Internet] Available from: http://www.fibaeurope.com/pageID_-vjCv8HqHsAzz3gbhkE3j2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2005.roundID_3768.html [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[2] FIBA Europe (2017) FIBA Eurobasket 2005 | Division B | Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.fibaeurope.com/pageID_7FB92Qp-IjY7rsXYN-DG72.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2005.roundID_3768.html [Accessed 6 August 2017]

Images

[3] Seek Logo (2017) FIBA Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: https://seeklogo.com/images/F/FIBA_Europe-logo-5598D2A380-seeklogo.com.gif [Accessed 6 August 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jim Naughton, Ireland National Team.

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