| Men Basketball European Championship Chalenge Round 1979 Thessaloniki, Athens (GRE)     | 
| Final Group Thessaloniki | p | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. France | 10 | 5 | 0 | 414: | 372 |  | 2. Spain | 8 | 4 | 1 | 439: | 421 |  | 3. Greece | 6 | 3 | 2 | 422: | 385 |  | 4. Poland | 4 | 2 | 3 | 397: | 406 |  | 5. Sweden | 2 | 1 | 4 | 335: | 349 |  | 6. Finland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 366: | 440 |   
| Team | Fr | Sp | Gr | Po | Sw | Fi |  | France | ----- |   | 81:80 |   | 59:58 | 106:86 |  | Spain |   | ----- | 89:88 |   | 79:74 | 99:85 |  | Greece |   |   | ----- | 90:83 |   |   |  | Poland |   |   |   | ----- | 81:73 | 83:75 |  | Sweden |   |   |   |   | ----- |   |  | Finland |   |   |   |   |   | ----- |   
| France, Spain, Greece, Poland qualify for |  | Men 1979 |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 22.05 | Spain | 99-85 | Finland | 58-41 |  | 22.05 | Poland | 81-73 | Sweden | 30-33 |  | 22.05 | France | 81-80 | Greece | 45-44 |  | 23.05 | Poland | 83-75 | Finland | 37-38 |  | 23.05 | France | 59-58 | Sweden | 33-31 |  | 23.05 | Spain | 89-88 | Greece | 46-51 |  | 24.05 | Greece | 90-83 | Poland | 46-40 |  | 24.05 | France | 106-86 | Finland | 51-44 |  | 25.05 | Spain | 79-74 | Sweden | 44-33 |   
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| Group A Thessaloniki | p | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. Greece | 8 | 4 | 1 | 394: | 338 |  | 2. Sweden | 8 | 4 | 1 | 343: | 309 |  | 3. Finland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 347: | 357 |  | 4. Turkey | 4 | 2 | 3 | 358: | 379 |  | 5. Hungary | 4 | 2 | 3 | 362: | 375 |  | 6. Austria | 0 | 0 | 5 | 339: | 385 |   
| Team | Gr | Sw | Fi | Tu | Hu | Au |  | Greece | ---- | 72:70 | 92:62 | 87:77 |   | 82:67 |  | Sweden |   | ---- | 60:58 | 73:60 | 73:65 | 67:54 |  | Finland |   |   | ---- | 71:66 | 72:70 | 84:69 |  | Turkey |   |   |   | ---- | 87:81 | 68:67 |  | Hungary | 62:61 |   |   |   | ---- | 84:82 |  | Austria |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | FT |  | 16.05 | Sweden | 60-58 | Finland | 30-34 |  | 16.05 | Hungary | 62-61 | Greece | 30-26 |  | 16.05 | Turkey | 68-67 | Austria | 33-33 |  | 17.05 | Finland | 72-70 | Hungary | 44-38 |   |  | 17.05 | Sweden | 73-60 | Turkey | 36-24 |   |  | 17.05 | Greece | 82-67 | Austria | 40-36 |   |  | 18.05 | Hungary | 84-82 | Austria | 40-45 | 75-75 |  | 18.05 | Finland | 71-66 | Turkey | 45-27 |  | 18.05 | Greece | 72-70 | Sweden | 42-34 |  | 19.05 | Greece | 87-77 | Turkey | 43-30 |   |  | 19.05 | Sweden | 73-65 | Hungary | 37-36 |   |  | 19.05 | Finland | 84-69 | Austria | 39-37 |   |  | 20.05 | Sweden | 67-54 | Austria | 28-19 |  | 20.05 | Turkey | 87-81 | Hungary | 38-40 | 77-77 |  | 20.05 | Greece | 92-62 | Finland | 48-29 |   
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| Group B Athens | p | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. France | 10 | 5 | 0 | 425: | 356 |  | 2. Spain | 8 | 4 | 1 | 473: | 413 |  | 3. Poland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 389: | 374 |  | 4. West Germany | 4 | 2 | 3 | 427: | 410 |  | 5. Romania | 2 | 1 | 4 | 420: | 395 |  | 6. Scotland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 316: | 502 |   
| Team | Fr | Sp | Po | Ge | Ro | Sc |  | France | ----- | 93:79 | 75:69 | 79:62 | 79:78 | 99:68 |  | Spain |   | ----- | 93:81 | 103:88 | 85:83 | 113:68 |  | Poland |   |   | ----- | 84:80 | 71:68 | 84:58 |  | West Germany |   |   |   | ----- | 93:89 | 104:55 |  | Romania |   |   |   |   | ----- | 102:67 |  | Scotland |   |   |   |   |   | ----- |   
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | FT |  | 16.05 | Romania | 102-67 | Scotland | 55-35 |   |  | 16.05 | Spain | 103-88 | West Germany | 46-37 |   |  | 16.05 | France | 75-69 | Poland | 39-37 |   |  | 17.05 | Spain | 113-68 | Scotland | 113-68 |  | 17.05 | France | 79-62 | West Germany | 38-35 |  | 17.05 | Poland | 71-68 | Romania | 36-44 |  | 18.05 | West Germany | 104-55 | Scotland | 51-28 |   |  | 18.05 | France | 79-78 | Romania | 34-31 | 69-69 |  | 18.05 | Spain | 93-81 | Poland | 51-43 |   |  | 19.05 | Poland | 84-80 | West Germany | 39-45 |  | 19.05 | Spain | 85-83 | Romania | 46-53 |  | 19.05 | France | 99-68 | Scotland | 49-35 |  | 20.05 | Poland | 84-58 | Scotland | 30-36 |   |  | 20.05 | West Germany | 93-89 | Romania | 52-53 |   |  | 20.05 | France | 93-79 | Spain | 35-46 |   |   
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| Group Luxembourg | p | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. Scotland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 272: | 235 |  | 2. Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 247: | 236 |  | 3. Norway | 2 | 1 | 2 | 207: | 239 |  | 4. Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 3 | 235: | 251 |   
| Team | Sc | Sw | No | Lu |  | Scotland | ---- | 94:76 | 80:67 | 98:92 |  | Switzerland |   | ---- | 91:67 | 80:75 |  | Norway |   |   | ---- | 73:68 |  | Luxembourg |   |   |   | ---- |   
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 04.04 | Switzerland | 91-67 | Norway | 44-42 |  | 04.04 | Scotland | 98-92 | Luxembourg | 52-41 |  | 06.04 | Scotland | 94-76 | Switzerland | 51-36 |  | 06.04 | Norway | 73-68 | Luxembourg | 43-37 |  | 08.04 | Scotland | 80-67 | Norway | 38-37 |  | 08.04 | Switzerland | 80-75 | Luxembourg | 40-39 |   
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| Group Istanbul (TUR) | p | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. Turkey | 8 | 4 | 0 | 360: | 223 |  | 2. England | 6 | 3 | 1 | 343: | 262 |  | 3. Portugal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 279: | 288 |  | 4. Denmark | 2 | 1 | 3 | 272: | 339 |  | 5. Algeria | 0 | 0 | 4 | 255: | 397 |   
| Team | Tu | En | Po | De | Al |  | Turkey | ----- | 75:63 | 90:61 | 84:58 | 111:41 |  | England |   | ----- | 74:60 | 98:54 | 108:73 |  | Portugal |   |   | ----- | 71:69 | 87:55 |  | Denmark |   |   |   | ----- | 91:86 |  | Algeria |   |   |   |   | ----- |   
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 11.04 | England | 74-60 | Portugal | 43-34 |  | 11.04 | Turkey | 84-58 | Denmark | 48-26 |  | 12.04 | England | 108-73 | Algeria | 52-40 |  | 12.04 | Turkey | 90-61 | Portugal | 37-25 |  | 13.04 | Portugal | 71-69 | Denmark | 38-31 |  | 13.04 | Turkey | 111-41 | Algeria | 55-24 |  | 14.04 | Portugal | 87-55 | Algeria | 38-27 |  | 14.04 | England | 98-54 | Denmark | 56-27 |  | 15.04 | Denmark | 91-86 | Algeria | 50-47 |  | 15.04 | Turkey | 75-63 | England | 34-20 |  | . |  
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