21 to 25 May. 1997
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Group Standings
| Group A | Games | Points | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | RUS | FRA | CRO | SVK | GER | LAT | P | W | L | For | Agst | Pts | |
| 1. | RUS | 59-53 | 73-50 | 71-59 | 65-48 | 100-71 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 368 | 281 | 10 | |
| 2. | FRA | 53-59 | 71-51 | 56-43 | 68-60 | 63-56 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 311 | 269 | 9 | |
| 3. | CRO | 50-73 | 51-71 | 64-53 | 73-63 | 71-76 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 309 | 336 | 7 | |
| 4. | SVK | 59-71 | 43-56 | 53-64 | 75-61 | 68-43 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 295 | 7 | |
| 5. | GER | 48-65 | 60-68 | 63-73 | 61-75 | 75-65 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 307 | 346 | 6 | |
| 6. | LAT | 71-100 | 56-63 | 76-71 | 43-68 | 65-75 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 311 | 377 | 6 | |
| Group B | Games | Points | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | LTU | POL | YUG | CZE | ITA | BIH | P | W | L | For | Agst | Pts | |
| 1. | LTU | 79-72 | 55-59 | 86-76 | 63-57 | 99-69 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 382 | 333 | 9 | |
| 2. | POL | 72-79 | 81-74 | 75-78 | 80-71 | 75-53 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 383 | 355 | 8 | |
| 3. | YUG | 59-55 | 74-81 | 85-75 | 58-59 | 93-48 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 369 | 318 | 8 | |
| 4. | CZE | 76-86 | 78-75 | 75-85 | 67-52 | 90-59 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 386 | 357 | 8 | |
| 5. | ITA | 57-63 | 71-80 | 59-58 | 52-67 | 64-44 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 303 | 312 | 7 | |
| 6. | BIH | 69-99 | 53-75 | 48-93 | 59-90 | 44-64 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 273 | 421 | 5 | |
| COMPARATIVE RANKING (by game points & goal average) |
Points | Current Run | Last 2 | Margin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5 | +15 | |||||||||
| # | Teams | GP | W-L | For | Agst | Diff | ||||
| 1. | RUS | 5 | 5-0 | 368 | 281 | 87 | 5 wins | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| 2. | FRA | 5 | 4-1 | 311 | 269 | 42 | 3 wins | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| 3. | LTU | 5 | 4-1 | 382 | 333 | 49 | 2 wins | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 4. | YUG | 5 | 3-2 | 369 | 318 | 51 | 1 win | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 5. | CZE | 5 | 3-2 | 386 | 357 | 29 | 2 defeats | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| 6. | POL | 5 | 3-2 | 383 | 355 | 28 | 2 wins | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 7. | SVK | 5 | 2-3 | 298 | 295 | 3 | 2 defeats | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| 8. | ITA | 5 | 2-3 | 303 | 312 | -9 | 1 defeat | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| 9. | CRO | 5 | 2-3 | 309 | 336 | -27 | 1 win | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| 10. | GER | 5 | 1-4 | 307 | 346 | -39 | 1 defeat | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 11. | LAT | 5 | 1-4 | 311 | 377 | -66 | 4 defeats | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 |
| 12. | BIH | 5 | 0-5 | 273 | 421 | -148 | 5 defeats | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-5 |