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2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
City	Cairo
Dates	11–13 February 2022
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1
Final positions
Champions	Flamengo (2nd title)
Runners-up	San Pablo Burgos
Third place	Lakeland Magic
Fourth place	Zamalek
Tournament statistics
Games played	4
MVP	Luke Martinez (Flamengo)
Top scorer	Luke Martinez (Flamengo)
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The 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 31st edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament was held in February 2022. The competition was played in the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo, the first time the competition was hosted in Egypt, as well as the first time in Africa.

Flamengo won their second Intercontinental Cup after beating San Pablo Burgos in the finals. Luke Martínez was named the tournament's MVP.

Teams

In September 2021, the Egyptian Basketball Federation announced that Zamalek, defending BAL champions, will play in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. This will be the first time an African team will play in the competition. On 19 November 2021, FIBA officially announced the four competing teams.

Team	Qualification	Qualified date	Participations (bold indicates winners)
Zamalek	Hosts and Winners of the 2021 BAL season	30 May 2021	Debut
San Pablo Burgos	Winners of the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League	9 May 2021	1 (2020)
Flamengo	Winners of the 2020–21 BCL Americas	13 April 2021	2 (2014, 2019)
Lakeland Magic	Winners of the 2020–21 NBA G League season	11 May 2021	Debut

Draw

The draw was held on 15 January in Cairo.

Results

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	11 February
	Zamalek	61
					13 February
	San Pablo Burgos	78
					San Pablo Burgos	62
	11 February
					Flamengo	75
	Flamengo	94
	Lakeland Magic	71
					Third place
					13 February
					Zamalek	78
					Lakeland Magic	113

Semifinals

11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)	Flamengo	94–71	Lakeland Magic	Cairo
17:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 27−19, 24−16, 19−19, 24−17
	Pts: Santos 18 Rebs: Batista 7 Asts: Balbi 9	Boxscore	Pts: Dowtin, Gravett 16 Rebs: Gravett 6 Asts: Gravett 8	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Danniel García (VEN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)

11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)	Zamalek	61–78	San Pablo Burgos	Cairo
20:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 16−23, 18−21, 13−19, 14−15
	Pts: McKinney 15 Rebs: Mahmoud 11 Asts: McKinney 4	Boxscore	Pts: Eddie 17 Rebs: Nnoko 10 Asts: Renfroe 6	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

Third place game

13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)	Zamalek	78–113	Lakeland Magic	Cairo
17:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 21−30, 22−33, 14−20, 21−30
	Pts: Sosa 18 Rebs: Diogu 15 Asts: Mahmoud 5	Boxscore	Pts: Gravett 22 Rebs: Teske 7 Asts: Dowtin 11	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Danniel García (VEN), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

Final

13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)	San Pablo Burgos	62–75	Flamengo	Cairo
20:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 12−25, 17−20, 20−20, 13−10
	Pts: Benite 14 Rebs: Eddie, Nnoko 6 Asts: Gamble 3	Boxscore	Pts: Olivinha 17 Rebs: Tucker 6 Asts: Santos 5	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

References

1. ^ Ismail, Ali (12 September 2021). "BASKETBALL: Zamalek to participate in FIBA Intercontinental Cup". KingFut. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
2. ^ "FIBA Intercontinental Cup to break new ground with 2022 edition taking place in Egypt". FIBA.basketball. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
3. "Flamengo domina o Burgos e é bicampeão da Copa Intercontinental de basquete". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
4. ^ "Linguasport - Intercontinental Cup (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
5. "MVP Martinez: Intercontinental Cup title 10 months in the making for Flamengo". FIBA. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
6. "FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2022 pairings drawn in Egypt". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA official website

• FIBA Intercontinental Cup
• 2022 in basketball
• 2022 in Egyptian sport
• February 2022 sports events in Egypt
• International basketball competitions hosted by Egypt
• Sports competitions in Cairo