EuroBasket 2017 Final
# EuroBasket 2017 Final

The EuroBasket 2017 Final was the championship game of the EuroBasket 2017 tournament. The game took place on 17 September 2017 in the Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul.

Slovenia, who defeated Spain in the semi-finals to reach the EuroBasket Final for the first time, met Serbia, the European runner-up from 2009, who defeated Russia in the semi-finals. Serbian team captain Milan Mačvan is the only player who played EuroBasket 2009 Final. Behind 35 points from Goran Dragić, who had announced his retirement from international play prior to the tournament, Slovenia won the final 93–85 and clinched their first ever EuroBasket championship.

It was the first EuroBasket Final in which both head coaches came from the same country. Slovenian team head coach Igor Kokoškov was coaching against his home country of Serbia.

## Road to the final

| Slovenia | Slovenia | Round | Serbia | Serbia |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | | Opponent | Result |
| Poland | 90–81 | Game 1 | Latvia | 92–82 |
| Finland | 81–78 | Game 2 | Russia | 72–75 |
| Greece | 78–72 | Game 3 | Turkey | 80–74 |
| Iceland | 102–75 | Game 4 | Great Britain | 82–68 |
| France | 95–78 | Game 5 | Belgium | 74–54 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1  Slovenia 5 5 0 446 384 +62 10 Knockout stage 2  Finland (H) 5 4 1 426 408 +18 9 3  France 5 3 2 450 422 +28 8 4  Greece 5 2 3 421 400 +21 7 5  Poland 5 1 4 411 414 −3 6 6  Iceland 5 0 5 355 481 −126 5 Source: EuroBasket Rules for classification: 1) Points. 2) Head-to-head results. 3) Points difference. 4) Points scored. (H) Host | Pos Teamvte Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1  Slovenia 5 5 0 446 384 +62 10 Knockout stage 2  Finland (H) 5 4 1 426 408 +18 9 3  France 5 3 2 450 422 +28 8 4  Greece 5 2 3 421 400 +21 7 5  Poland 5 1 4 411 414 −3 6 6  Iceland 5 0 5 355 481 −126 5 Source: EuroBasket Rules for classification: 1) Points. 2) Head-to-head results. 3) Points difference. 4) Points scored. (H) Host | Preliminary Round | Pos Teamvte Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1  Serbia 5 4 1 400 353 +47 9 Knockout stage 2  Latvia 5 4 1 444 396 +48 9 3  Russia 5 4 1 378 366 +12 9 4  Turkey (H) 5 2 3 388 380 +8 7 5  Belgium 5 1 4 353 410 −57 6 6  Great Britain 5 0 5 390 448 −58 5 Source: EuroBasket Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. (H) Host Notes: 1 2 3 Serbia 3 Pts, +7 PD; Latvia 3 Pts, +5 PD; Russia 3 Pts, −12 PD | Pos Teamvte Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1  Serbia 5 4 1 400 353 +47 9 Knockout stage 2  Latvia 5 4 1 444 396 +48 9 3  Russia 5 4 1 378 366 +12 9 4  Turkey (H) 5 2 3 388 380 +8 7 5  Belgium 5 1 4 353 410 −57 6 6  Great Britain 5 0 5 390 448 −58 5 Source: EuroBasket Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. (H) Host Notes: 1 2 3 Serbia 3 Pts, +7 PD; Latvia 3 Pts, +5 PD; Russia 3 Pts, −12 PD |
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
| Ukraine | 79–55 | Round of 16 | Hungary | 86–78 |
| Latvia | 103–97 | Quarterfinals | Italy | 83–67 |
| Spain | 92–72 | Semifinals | Russia | 87–79 |

## Match details

This game was the sixth time Slovenia and Serbia met at a EuroBasket tournament, including games in which Serbia played as the FR Yugoslavia. In the fourth quarter, Serbia led 82–80 with 3:30 minutes to go in the game. Slovenia went on a 12–0 run Slovenian guard Goran Dragić scored 35 points on 12-22 shooting, which was the most points scored in a final since Pau Gasol with 36 in 2003. Following his performance, Dragić was given the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament after averaging 22.6 points in 9 games.

Slovenia won its first ever European title in surprising fashion, as odd makers favored Serbia and seven other teams over Slovenia to win the EuroBasket title. Slovenia finished the tournament 9–0 and thus unbeaten, which was the first time since Lithuania went 6–0 in 2003.

| Slovenia | Serbia |
| - | - |
| Starters:PtsRebAst PG 3 Goran Dragić 35 7 3 SG 11 Jaka Blažič 7 3 2 SF 8 Edo Murić 5 1 0 G 77 Luka Dončić 8 7 2 C 14 Gašper Vidmar 2 5 0 Reserves: PF 0 Anthony Randolph 11 4 2 PG 1 Matic Rebec DNP PG 6 Aleksej Nikolić 4 3 2 SG 7 Klemen Prepelič 21 4 3 PF 17 Saša Zagorac 0 0 0 C 22 Žiga Dimec 0 1 0 SF 31 Vlatko Čančar 0 0 0 Head coach: Igor Kokoškov | 2017 European champions Slovenia 1st title | Starters:PtsRebAst G 24 Stefan Jović 2 0 2 SG 7 Bogdan Bogdanović 22 4 5 F 11 Vladimir Lučić 9 8 2 PF 6 Milan Mačvan 18 5 3 C 32 Ognjen Kuzmić 6 1 0 Reserves: SG 12 Dragan Milosavljević 2 1 0 PF 14 Stefan Birčević 8 5 0 C 15 Vladimir Štimac 2 1 0 G/F 19 Branko Lazić DNP PG 22 Vasilije Micić 4 1 3 G/F 23 Marko Gudurić 6 1 0 C 51 Boban Marjanović 6 3 1 Head coach: Aleksandar Đorđević |

## Rosters

### Slovenia

The following is the squad in the EuroBasket 2017.

### Serbia

The following is the Serbia roster for the EuroBasket 2017

