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EuroBasket 2007 Final
EventEuroBasket 2007
Spain Russia
Spain Russia
59 60
1234 Total
Spain 11201514 60
Russia 22121510 59
Date16 September 2007
VenuePalacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
RefereesNikolaos Zavlanos
Ilija Belošević
Zoran Šutulović
Attendance15,500
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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

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16 September
21:30
 Spain 59–60  Russia
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

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

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  1. ^ "CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!". FIBA Europe. 16 September 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2016.