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.^[1][2]

2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Season	2019
Dates	15–17 February 2019
Teams	4
Regular season
Season MVP	Jordan Theodore (AEK)
Finals
Champions	AEK (1st title)
Runners-up	Flamengo
Records
Highest scoring	Dar Tucker (San Lorenzo) 37 (final four) Jordan Theodore (ΑΕΚ) 22 (in the final)
← 2017 2020 →

Format

The tournament was held under a Final Four format, played by four teams, and included a third-place game.^[3]

Teams

The tournament was contested by four teams. The NBA opted to send the G League champions, rather than send the NBA champions.^[4]

Team	Qualification	Qualified date	Participation (bold indicates winners)
San Lorenzo	Winners of the 2018 FIBA Americas League	25 March 2018	Debut
AEK	Winners of the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League	6 May 2018	Debut
Austin Spurs	Winners of the 2017–18 NBA G League	10 April 2018	Debut
Flamengo	Host team		1 (2014)

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.

Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Brazil)
Carioca Arena 1
Capacity: 6,000

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	15 February
	San Lorenzo	64
					17 February
	AEK	86
					AEK	86
	15 February
					Flamengo	70
	Flamengo	90
	Austin Spurs	58
					Third place game
					17 February
					San Lorenzo	77
					Austin Spurs	59

Semifinals

15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) Semifinal	San Lorenzo	64–86	AEK Athens	Rio 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 Score	Pts: 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)

San Lorenzo v AEK Athens

15 February 2019	Flamengo	90–58	Austin Spurs	Carioca 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 Score	Pts: 10 Huestis Rebs: 7 Bader & Brimah Asts: 3 McCamey, Rundles, & Green	Referees: Michael Weiland (Canada), Yohan Rosso (France), Carsten Straube (Germany)

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Third place game

17 February 2019	San Lorenzo	77–59	Austin Spurs	Carioca 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 Score	Pts: 18 Green Rebs: 10 Brimah Asts: 4 Green	Referees: Omar Bermúdez Mariscal (Mexico), Boris Krejic (Slovenia),Carsten Straube (Germany)

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Final

17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) Final	AEK Athens	86–70	Flamengo	Rio 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 Score	Pts: 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)

AEK Athens v Flamengo

2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup champions
AEK Athens (1st title)

Final standings

	Team
	AEK
	Flamengo
	San Lorenzo
4	Austin Spurs

Final Four MVP

Main article: FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP

• Jordan Theodore ( AEK)^[5]

References

1. La FIBA Intercontinental Cup ritorna al formato Final Four (in Italian).
2. FIBA Intercontinental Cup to reportedly go back to a Final Four format.
3. New FIBA Intercontinental Cup trophy unveiled ahead of showcase event in Rio.
4. "NBA G League champions Austin Spurs highlight revamped four-team FIBA Intercontinental Cup". FIBA. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
5. AEK beat Flamengo in Final to win FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA official website
• 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup