Group A of the EuroBasket 2011 took place between 31 August and 5 September 2011. The group played all of its games at Cido Arena in Panevėžys, Lithuania.
The group was composed of Poland, Great Britain, Turkey, host Lithuania, defending champions Spain and Portugal, who qualified from additional qualifying round. The three best ranked teams advanced to the second round.
Standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | GA | Pts. | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 404 | 364 | 1.109 | 9 | 1–0 |
 Lithuania
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 429 | 374 | 1.147 | 9 | 0–1 |
 Turkey
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 385 | 333 | 1.156 | 8 | |
 Great Britain
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 372 | 410 | 0.907 | 7 | 1–0 |
 Poland
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 401 | 424 | 0.945 | 7 | 0–1 |
 Portugal
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 344 | 430 | 0.800 | 5 |
All times are local (UTC+3)
31 August edit
Spain vs. Poland edit
31 August 2011
15:15 |
| Spain |
83–78 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 22–16, 17–21, 22–26 | ||
| Pts: P. Gasol 29 Rebs: P. Gasol, M. Gasol 7 Asts: San Emeterio, Sada 3 |
Pts: Koszarek 19 Rebs: Hrycaniuk 9 Asts: Kelati 7 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS), Petri Mäntylä (FIN) |
Turkey vs. Portugal edit
31 August 2011
17:45 |
| Turkey |
79–56 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 24–18, 25–11, 15–18 | ||
| Pts: Türkoğlu, Kanter 14 Rebs: İlyasova 8 Asts: Tunçeri 6 |
Pts: Évora 18 Rebs: Évora 18 Asts: Miranda, Minhava 3 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Spyridon Gontas (GRE), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR) |
Lithuania vs. Great Britain edit
31 August 2011
21:00 |
| Lithuania |
80–69 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 30–21, 5–18, 26–12 | ||
| Pts: Kaukėnas 16 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Kalnietis 5 |
Pts: Deng 25 Rebs: Deng 10 Asts: Deng 4 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 6,900 Referees: Sreten Radovic (CRO), Robert Vyklicky (CZE), Petar Obradovic (BIH) |
1 September edit
Portugal vs. Spain edit
1 September 2011
15:15 |
| Portugal |
73–87 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 20–27, 16–24, 21–10 | ||
| Pts: Tavares 17 Rebs: Andrade 7 Asts: Minhava 5 |
Pts: P. Gasol 20 Rebs: M. Gasol 9 Asts: Fernández 6 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Robert Vyklicky (CZE), Petar Obradovic (BIH), Miroslav Tomov (BUL) |
Great Britain vs. Turkey edit
1 September 2011
17:45 |
| Great Britain |
61–90 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 16–22, 17–20, 18–26 | ||
| Pts: Deng 22 Rebs: Deng 8 Asts: van Oostrum 2 |
Pts: Preldžič 15 Rebs: Aşık 9 Asts: Preldžič, Arslan 6 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Sreten Radovic (CRO), Damir Javor (SLO), Petri Mäntylä (FIN) |
Poland vs. Lithuania edit
1 September 2011
21:00 |
| Poland |
77–97 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 18–28, 14–23, 25–21 | ||
| Pts: Kelati 16 Rebs: Lapeta 6 Asts: Koszarek 4 |
Pts: Kalnietis 19 Rebs: Lavrinovič 9 Asts: Kalnietis 6 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 6,900 Referees: Spyridon Gontas (GRE), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS) |
2 September edit
Spain vs. Great Britain edit
2 September 2011
15:15 |
| Spain |
86–69 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 19–16, 22–13, 26–24 | ||
| Pts: P. Gasol 21 Rebs: M. Gasol 11 Asts: M. Gasol 5 |
Pts: Deng 17 Rebs: Clark 12 Asts: van Oostrum 6 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 550 Referees: Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS), Robert Vyklicky (CZE) |
Portugal vs. Poland edit
2 September 2011
17:45 |
| Portugal |
73–81 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 23–19, 13–20, 24–32 | ||
| Pts: Tavares, Costa 13 Rebs: Andrade 5 Asts: da Silva 4 |
Pts: Koszarek 18 Rebs: Leończyk 9 Asts: Koszarek 4 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Petri Mäntylä (FIN), Miroslav Tomov (BUL) |
Turkey vs. Lithuania edit
2 September 2011
21:00 |
| Turkey |
68–75 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 18–13, 14–19, 19–24 | ||
| Pts: İlyasova 20 Rebs: Aşık 13 Asts: Türkoğlu 4 |
Pts: Songaila 12 Rebs: Javtokas 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 7 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Sreten Radovic (CRO), Spyridon Gontas (GRE), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR) |
4 September edit
Great Britain vs. Portugal edit
4 September 2011
15:15 |
| Great Britain |
85–73 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 28–18, 15–11, 26–28 | ||
| Pts: Deng 31 Rebs: Deng 10 Asts: Deng 4 |
Pts: Andrade 24 Rebs: Andrade, Santos 10 Asts: three players 2 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 800 Referees: Spyridon Gontas (GRE), Petar Obradovic (BIH), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR) |
Poland vs. Turkey edit
4 September 2011
17:45 |
| Poland |
84–83 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 22–21, 22–27, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Berisha 21 Rebs: Hrycaniuk 6 Asts: Koszarek 4 |
Pts: Kanter 19 Rebs: Preldžič 7 Asts: Preldžič 4 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS), Miroslav Tomov (BUL) |
Lithuania vs. Spain edit
4 September 2011
21:00 |
| Lithuania |
79–91 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–31, 24–31, 23–19, 20–10 | ||
| Pts: Valančiūnas 13 Rebs: Lavrinovič 8 Asts: five players 3 |
Pts: Navarro 22 Rebs: Ibaka 9 Asts: five players 4 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 5,684 Referees: Sreten Radovic (CRO), Damir Javor (SLO), Petri Mäntylä (FIN) |
5 September edit
Great Britain vs. Poland edit
5 September 2011
15:15 |
| Great Britain |
88–81 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–14, 16–25, 33–25 | ||
| Pts: Deng 28 Rebs: Deng 14 Asts: Deng 6 |
Pts: Berisha 19 Rebs: Hrycaniuk 7 Asts: Koszarek 8 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 800 Referees: Spyridon Gontas (GRE), Robert Vyklicky (CZE), Miroslav Tomov (BUL) |
Spain vs. Turkey edit
5 September 2011
17:45 |
| Spain |
57–65 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 19–25, 17–14, 2–16 | ||
| Pts: M. Gasol 12 Rebs: Ibaka 8 Asts: Ibaka, Navarro 3 |
Pts: Preldžič 18 Rebs: İlyasova 11 Asts: Arslan 6 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Sreten Radovic (CRO), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Damir Javor (SLO) |
Portugal vs. Lithuania edit
5 September 2011
21:00 |
| Portugal |
69–98 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 19–13, 15–27, 19–30 | ||
| Pts: Andrade 16 Rebs: Fonseca, Andrade 5 Asts: da Silva 5 |
Pts: Pocius, Jasikevičius 14 Rebs: Valančiūnas, Lavrinovič 7 Asts: three players 3 | |
Cido Arena, Panevėžys
Attendance: 5,684 Referees: Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS), Petar Obradovic (BIH), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR) |