title: 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
text: # 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
  
  The 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 14th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U20 European Championship, the second-tier level of the European Under-20 basketball championship. The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 22 July 2018.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  * Albania
  * Armenia
  * Azerbaijan
  * Belarus
  * Belgium
  * Bulgaria
  * Czech Republic (15th place, 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A)
  * Estonia
  * Finland
  * Georgia
  * Hungary
  * Kosovo
  * Latvia (16th place, 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A)
  * Luxembourg
  * Macedonia
  * Moldova
  * Netherlands
  * Poland
  * Portugal
  * Russia
  * Slovakia
  * Slovenia (14th place, 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A)
  
  ## Group phase
  
  In the Group phase, the 22 participating teams are divided into two groups of six and two groups of five. Teams play five or four games within their group.
  
  All times are local (UTC+3).
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Latvia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 315 | 201 | +114 | 8 | Quarterfinals | — | 63–60 | 79–39 | 81–56 | 92–46 |
  | 2 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 1 | 277 | 230 | +47 | 7 | Quarterfinals | 60–63 | — | 76–65 | 60–51 | 81–51 |
  | 3 | Macedonia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 262 | 299 | −37 | 6 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 39–79 | 65–76 | — | 84–77 | 74–67 |
  | 4 | Belarus | 4 | 1 | 3 | 273 | 287 | −14 | 5 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 56–81 | 51–60 | 77–84 | — | 89–62 |
  | 5 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 226 | 336 | −110 | 4 | 17th−22nd place classification | 46–92 | 51–81 | 67–74 | 62–89 | — |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 420 | 247 | +173 | 10 | Quarterfinals | — | 73–52 | 55–50 | 86–52 | 71–49 | 135–44 |
  | 2 | Bulgaria (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 355 | 298 | +57 | 9 | Quarterfinals | 52–73 | — | 58–56 | 84–54 | 69–56 | 92–59 |
  | 3 | Estonia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 355 | 282 | +73 | 8 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 50–55 | 56–58 | — | 85–58 | 73–71 | 91–40 |
  | 4 | Albania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 380 | 392 | −12 | 7 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 52–86 | 54–84 | 58–85 | — | 77–71 | 139–66 |
  | 5 | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 347 | 348 | −1 | 6 | 17th−22nd place classification | 49–71 | 56–69 | 71–73 | 71–77 | — | 100–58 |
  | 6 | Moldova | 5 | 0 | 5 | 267 | 557 | −290 | 5 | 17th−22nd place classification | 44–135 | 59–92 | 40–91 | 66–139 | 58–100 | — |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 389 | 323 | +66 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 365 | 283 | +82 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 313 | 262 | +51 | 8 | 9th−16th place playoffs |
  | 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 339 | 294 | +45 | 7 | 9th−16th place playoffs |
  | 5 | Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 4 | 299 | 329 | −30 | 6 | 17th−22nd place classification |
  | 6 | Armenia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 248 | 462 | −214 | 5 | 17th−22nd place classification |
  
  * 13 July 2018 13:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Armenia | 62–75 | Luxembourg |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia
  * 13 July 2018 16:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Hungary | 50–63 | Czech Republic |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * St. George School Gym, Sofia
  * 13 July 2016 18:15
  * Boxscore
  
  | Netherlands | 63–73 | Russia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 14−12, 11−20, 17−21, 21−20 |||
  | Pts: Van Eyck 11 Rebs: Enaruna 8 Asts: Van Oostrum 5 | | Pts: Motovilov 24 Rebs: Khomenko 7 Asts: Tonoyan 7 |
  
  * Triaditza Hall, Sofia Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Valentin Oliot (FRA), Kristaps Konstantinovs (LAT)
  * 14 July 2018 13:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Russia | 69–68 | Hungary |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 21−15, 16−11, 18−23, 14−19 |||
  | Pts: Motovilov 26 Rebs: Tikhonenko 5 Asts: Motovilov 5 | | Pts: Németh, Pápai 12 Rebs: Völgyi 6 Asts: Kerpel-Fronius, Völgyi 2 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Luis Lopes (POR), Ivan Miličević (BIH), Nikolay Tsintsarski (BUL)
  * 14 July 2018 18:15
  * Boxscore
  
  | Luxembourg | 47–66 | Netherlands |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * St. George School Gym, Sofia
  * 14 July 2016 20:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Czech Republic | 99–46 | Armenia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * St. George School Gym, Sofia
  * 15 July 2018 16:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Armenia | 54–97 | Russia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 12−18, 2−17, 24−30, 16−32 |||
  | Pts: Zohrabian 10 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Koyumjan 4 | | Pts: Tonoyan, Toure 16 Rebs: Mikheev 9 Asts: Akhmedov 10 |
  
  * St. George School Gym, Sofia Referees: Siniša Prpa (SRB), Erion Hoxhaj (ALB), Ivan Mijalkovski (MKD)
  * 15 July 2018 16:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Czech Republic | 63–53 | Luxembourg |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Triaditza Hall, Sofia
  * 15 July 2018 20:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Hungary | 42–50 | Netherlands |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia
  * 17 July 2018 16:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Russia | 85–76 | Czech Republic |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 14−15, 20−17, 25−21, 26−23 |||
  | Pts: Andrianov 15 Rebs: Klyuev 6 Asts: Andrianov, Tonoyan 4 | | Pts: Nábělek 21 Rebs: Kozák 9 Asts: Kozák 5 |
  
  * Triaditza Hall, Sofia Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Sebastián Negrón (CHI), Chess van Looy (BEL)
  * 17 July 2018 18:15
  * Boxscore
  
  | Luxembourg | 62–73 | Hungary |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Triaditza Hall, Sofia
  * 17 July 2018 20:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Netherlands | 85–36 | Armenia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Triaditza Hall, Sofia
  * 18 July 2018 13:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Russia | 65–62 | Luxembourg |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 17−16, 25−8, 11−23, 12−15 |||
  | Pts: Motovilov 13 Rebs: Khomenko, Toure 7 Asts: Akhmedov 6 | | Pts: Andjelkovic 23 Rebs: Andjelkovic 7 Asts: Lessel 3 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Nikolay Tsintsarski (BUL), Aleksandar Davidov (MKD)
  * 18 July 2018 18:15
  * Boxscore
  
  | Armenia | 50–106 | Hungary |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia
  * 18 July 2018 20:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Czech Republic | 64–49 | Netherlands |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Poland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 304 | 240 | +64 | 8 | Quarterfinals | — | 81–66 | 59–58 | 93–63 | 71–53 |
  | 2 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 304 | 241 | +63 | 7 | Quarterfinals | 66–81 | — | 71–56 | 83–59 | 84–45 |
  | 3 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 261 | 269 | −8 | 6 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 58–59 | 56–71 | — | 66–62 | 81–77 |
  | 4 | Portugal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 260 | 309 | −49 | 5 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 63–93 | 59–83 | 62–66 | — | 76–67 |
  | 5 | Kosovo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 242 | 312 | −70 | 4 | 17th−22nd place classification | 53–71 | 45–84 | 77–81 | 67–76 | — |
  
  ## 17th−22nd place classification
  
  ### Group E
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 209 | 127 | +82 | 4 | 17th place game | — | 109–69 | 100–58 |
  | 2 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 165 | +25 | 3 | 19th place game | 69–109 | — | 121–56 |
  | 3 | Moldova | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 221 | −107 | 2 | 21st place game | 58–100 | 56–121 | — |
  
  ### Group F
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kosovo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 130 | +30 | 4 | 17th place game | — | 73–67 | 87–63 |
  | 2 | Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 135 | +7 | 3 | 19th place game | 67–73 | — | 75–62 |
  | 3 | Armenia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 162 | −37 | 2 | 21st place game | 63–87 | 62–75 | — |
  
  ### 21st place game
  
  * 22 July 2018 13:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Moldova | 66–75 | Armenia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * St. George School Gym, Sofia
  
  ### 19th place game
  
  * 22 July 2018 16:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Azerbaijan | 73–92 | Luxembourg |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * St. George School Gym, Sofia
  
  ### 17th place game
  
  * 22 July 2018 18:15
  * Boxscore
  
  | Slovakia | 82–73 | Kosovo |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * St. George School Gym, Sofia
  
  ## 9th−16th place playoffs
  
  | 13th place game | 13th place game | 13th place game | 13th−16th place semifinals | 13th−16th place semifinals | 13th−16th place semifinals | 9th−16th place quarterfinals | 9th−16th place quarterfinals | 9th−16th place quarterfinals | 9th−12th place semifinals | 9th−12th place semifinals | 9th−12th place semifinals | 9th place game | 9th place game | 9th place game |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | | A3 | Macedonia | 77 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B4 | Albania | 69 | | | | | | |
  | | | | B4 | Albania | 44 | | | | A3 | Macedonia | 34 | |
  | | | | D3 | Georgia | 104 | | | | C4 | Hungary | 57 | |
  | | | | | | | D3 | Georgia | 54 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | C4 | Hungary | 65 | | | | | |
  | D3 | Georgia | 88 | | | | | | | | | C4 | Hungary | 60 |
  | B3 | Estonia | 64 | | | | | | | | | C4 | D4 | Portugal | 67 |
  | | | | | | | B3 | Estonia | 53 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A4 | Belarus | 66 | | | | | | |
  | 15th place game | 15th place game | 15th place game | B3 | Estonia | 56 | | | | A4 | Belarus | 64 | 11th place game | 11th place game | 11th place game |
  | | | | C3 | Netherlands | 54 | | | | D4 | Portugal | 71 | | | |
  | B4 | Albania | 48 | | | | C3 | | | Netherlands | 51 | | A3 | Macedonia | 73 |
  | C3 | Netherlands | 78 | | | | D4 | Portugal | 65 | | | | A4 | Belarus | 83 |
  
  ## Championship playoffs
  
  | Fifth place game | Fifth place game | Fifth place game | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | | A1 | Latvia | 77 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B2 | Bulgaria | 57 | | | | | | |
  | | | | B2 | Bulgaria | 53 | | | | A1 | Latvia | 62 | |
  | | | | C2 | Czech Republic | 60 | | | | D1 | Poland (OT) | 66 | |
  | | | | | | | D1 | Poland | 91 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | C2 | Czech Republic | 70 | | | | | |
  | C2 | Czech Republic | 72 | | | | | | | | | D1 | Poland | 71 |
  | D2 | Finland | 87 | | | | | | | | | D1 | B1 | Slovenia | 60 |
  | | | | | | | B1 | Slovenia | 64 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A2 | Belgium | 52 | | | | | | |
  | Seventh place game | Seventh place game | Seventh place game | A2 | Belgium | 58 | | | | B1 | Slovenia | 60 | Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
  | | | | D2 | Finland | 69 | | | | C1 | Russia | 50 | | | |
  | B2 | Bulgaria | 64 | | | | C1 | | | Russia | 78 | | A1 | Latvia | 76 |
  | A2 | Belgium | 52 | | | | D2 | Finland | 71 | | | | C1 | Russia | 62 |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  * 20 July 2018 13:45
  * Boscsore
  
  | Slovenia | 64–52 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 20−3, 10−13, 15−17, 19−19 |||
  | Pts: Škedelj 20 Rebs: Macura 8 Asts: Macura, Strmčnik 3 | | Pts: Snyers 13 Rebs: Lambrecht 10 Asts: Peeters, Snyers 2 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Petr Hrůša (CZE)
  * 20 July 2018 16:00
  * Boscsore
  
  | Russia | 78–71 | Finland |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 16−24, 17−16, 25−9, 20−22 |||
  | Pts: Motovilov 23 Rebs: Popov 10 Asts: Andrianov, Motovilov 3 | | Pts: Gustavson, Maxhuni 17 Rebs: Nyman 6 Asts: Maxhuni 11 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Luis Lopes (POR), Luka Kardum (CRO), Valentin Oliot (FRA)
  * 20 July 2018 18:15
  * Boscsore
  
  | Latvia | 77–57 | Bulgaria |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 18−15, 22−13, 24−14, 13−15 |||
  | Pts: Strautiņš 23 Rebs: Strautiņš 11 Asts: Zoriks 6 | | Pts: Minchev 10 Rebs: Alipiev 8 Asts: L. Dimitrov 4 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Gentian Cici (ALB), Sebastián Negrón (CHI)
  * 20 July 2018 20:30
  * Boscsore
  
  | Poland | 91–70 | Czech Republic |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 23−17, 27−18, 16−25, 25−10 |||
  | Pts: Rutkowski 17 Rebs: Bogucki 13 Asts: Kolenda 6 | | Pts: Tůma 16 Rebs: Kolář, Kozák 7 Asts: Tůma 5 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Johannes Sarekoski (FIN), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
  
  ### 5th–8th place semifinals
  
  * 21 July 2018 13:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Belgium | 58–69 | Finland |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 20−19, 21−20, 3−16, 14−14 |||
  | Pts: Lambrecht 15 Rebs: Lambrecht 14 Asts: Snyers 5 | | Pts: Maxhuni 16 Rebs: Nyman 6 Asts: Valtonen 3 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Ivan Miličević (BIH), Sebastián Negrón (CHI)
  * 21 July 2018 16:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Bulgaria | 53–60 | Czech Republic |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 12−17, 10−15, 18−13, 13−15 |||
  | Pts: Minchev 18 Rebs: Alipiev, Minchev 7 Asts: L. Dimitrov 5 | | Pts: Kolář 16 Rebs: Kotásek, Štafl 7 Asts: Kolář 3 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Anton Makhlin (RUS), Marek Maliszewski (POL), Kristaps Konstantinovs (LAT)
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * 21 July 2018 18:15
  * Boxscore
  
  | Latvia | 62–66 (OT) | Poland |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 7−14, 11−15, 14−17, 22−8, Overtime: 8−12 |||
  | Pts: Strautiņš 17 Rebs: Blumbergs 14 Asts: Zoriks, Zotovs 4 | | Pts: Kolenda 20 Rebs: Bogucki 18 Asts: Kobel 7 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Gentian Cici (ALB), Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE)
  * 21 July 2018 20:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Slovenia | 60–50 | Russia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 18−12, 7−12, 16−16, 19−10 |||
  | Pts: Macura 19 Rebs: Macura 19 Asts: Bratec 6 | | Pts: Motovilov 26 Rebs: Andrianov, Lopatin 7 Asts: Khomenko 3 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Luka Kardum (CRO), Luis Lopes (POR), Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU)
  
  ### Seventh place game
  
  * 22 July 2018 13:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Bulgaria | 64–52 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–10, 13–15, 13–15 |||
  | Pts: Minchev 25 Rebs: Minchev, Vasov 7 Asts: L. Dimitrov 5 | | Pts: Buysschaert 15 Rebs: Buysschaert 8 Asts: Mortant 4 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Luis Lopes (POR), Johannes Sarekoski (FIN), Ivan Mijalkovski (MKD)
  
  ### Fifth place game
  
  * 22 July 2018 16:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Czech Republic | 72–87 | Finland |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 24–17, 15–25, 19–22 |||
  | Pts: Kozák 13 Rebs: Kolář 6 Asts: Tůma 5 | | Pts: Valtonen 16 Rebs: Kaukiainen, Nyman 7 Asts: Kaukiainen 10 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Chess van Looy (BEL), Aleksandar Davidov (MKD)
  
  ### Third place game
  
  * 22 July 2018 18:15
  * Boxscore
  
  | Latvia | 76–62 | Russia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 24–18, 20–10, 16–14 |||
  | Pts: Strautiņš 24 Rebs: Blumbergs 13 Asts: Zoriks 8 | | Pts: Khomenko 13 Rebs: Klyuev 8 Asts: Klyuev, Motovilov 2 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
  
  ### Final
  
  * 22 July 2018 20:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Poland | 71–60 | Slovenia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 14–13, 22–15, 16–13 |||
  | Pts: Kolenda 19 Rebs: Gołębiowski 10 Asts: Kobel 5 | | Pts: Bratec 20 Rebs: Macura 9 Asts: Strmčnik 6 |
  
  * Universiada Hall, Sofia Attendance: 400 Referees: Luka Kardum (CRO), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Nikolay Tsintsarski (BUL)
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Rank | Team | Record |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Poland | 7–0 |
  | | Slovenia | 7–1 |
  | | Latvia | 6–1 |
  | 4 | Russia | 6–2 |
  | 5 | Finland | 5–2 |
  | 6 | Czech Republic | 5–3 |
  | 7 | Bulgaria | 5–3 |
  | 8 | Belgium | 3–4 |
  | 9 | Portugal | 4–3 |
  | 10 | Hungary | 4–4 |
  | 11 | Belarus | 3–4 |
  | 12 | Macedonia | 3–4 |
  | 13 | Georgia | 4–3 |
  | 14 | Estonia | 4–4 |
  | 15 | Netherlands | 4–4 |
  | 16 | Albania | 2–6 |
  | 17 | Slovakia | 3–4 |
  | 18 | Kosovo | 2–5 |
  | 19 | Luxembourg | 2–5 |
  | 20 | Azerbaijan | 1–6 |
  | 21 | Armenia | 1–6 |
  | 22 | Moldova | 0–7 |
  
  * Promoted to the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A
  