2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

The 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 28th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament took place from 15 to 17 February 2019. The tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Carioca Arena 1.

Format

The tournament was held under a Final Four format, played by four teams, and included a third-place game.

Teams

The tournament was contested by four teams. The NBA opted to send the G League champions, rather than send the NBA champions.

Venue

When the event was announced, it was also announced that the game would be played at the Carioca Arena 1, the home arena of the tournament's host club, Flamengo. Carioca Arena 1 is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The arena was opened in 2016, and it has a seating capacity of 6,000 people for basketball games.

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 February
 
 
ArgentinaSan Lorenzo64
 
17 February
 
GreeceAEK86
 
GreeceAEK86
 
15 February
 
BrazilFlamengo70
 
BrazilFlamengo90
 
 
United StatesAustin Spurs58
 
Third place game
 
 
17 February
 
 
ArgentinaSan Lorenzo77
 
 
United StatesAustin Spurs59

Semifinals

15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
Semifinal
San Lorenzo Argentina64–86GreeceAEK AthensRio de Janeiro
18:00 (UTC-3)Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 13–27, 28–23, 10–18
Pts: Tucker 17
Rebs: Anthony 9
Asts: Calfani 5
Steals: Aguirre & Calfani 2
Blocks: Anthony 6
PIR: Anthony 25
Box ScorePts: James & Šakota 15
Rebs: James 8
Asts: Xanthopoulos 5
Steals: Griffin 3
Blocks: James 1
PIR: James 22
Arena: Carioca Arena 1
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (Puerto Rico), Boris Krejič (Slovenia), Omar Bermúdez Mariscal (Mexico)
15 February 2019Flamengo Brazil90–58United StatesAustin SpursCarioca Arena 1
21:00 (UTC-3)Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 24–14, 23–11, 23–18
Pts: Balbi 19
Rebs: Nesbitt 10
Asts: Balbi 6
Box ScorePts: 10 Huestis
Rebs: 7 Bader & Brimah
Asts: 3 McCamey, Rundles, & Green
Referees: Michael Weiland (Canada), Yohan Rosso (France), Carsten Straube (Germany)

Third place game

17 February 2019San Lorenzo Argentina77–59United StatesAustin SpursCarioca Arena 1
15:00 (UTC-3)Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 14–15, 31–18, 16–14
Pts: Tucker 20
Rebs: Calfani 10
Asts: Aguirre 7
Box ScorePts: 18 Green
Rebs: 10 Brimah
Asts: 4 Green
Referees: Omar Bermúdez Mariscal (Mexico), Boris Krejic (Slovenia),Carsten Straube (Germany)

Final

17 February 2019 (2019-02-17)
Final
AEK Athens Greece86–70BrazilFlamengoRio de Janeiro
18:00 (UTC-3)Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 22–14, 21–22, 23–15
Pts: Theodore 22
Rebs: James 7
Asts: Theodore 5
Steals: Theodore & Sant-Roos 3
Blocks: Hunter, James & Mačiulis 1
PIR: Theodore 25
Box ScorePts: Varejão 21
Rebs: Varejão11
Asts: Balbi 8
Steals: Mineiro 2
Blocks: Varejão 2
PIR: Varejão28
Arena: Carioca Arena 1
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (Puerto Rico), Michael Weiland (Canada), Yohan Rosso (France)


Final standings

Final Four MVP

References

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