2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Singapore |
| City | Singapore |
| Dates | 18–21 September |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Unicaja (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | NBA G League United |
| Third place | Al Ahli Tripoli |
| Fourth place | Flamengo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 9 |
| MVP | Tyler Kalinoski (Unicaja) |
| Top scorer | Jaden Shackelford (NBA G League United, 21.0 ppg) |
| Official website | |
| 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup | |
The 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 35th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament was hosted at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for a third consecutive year under a three-year agreement with the Singaporean government. It was the third time the tournament was hosted in Asia.[1]
Unicaja were the defending champions, and defeated NBA G League United by a score of 71–61, to win their second championship.[2]
Teams
The list of teams was confirmed by FIBA on 17 July 2025.[3]
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | Participations (bold indicates winners) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra Hawks | Winners of the 2024–25 NBL season | 23 March 2025 | Debut | [4] |
| Flamengo | Winners of the 2024–25 Basketball Champions League Americas | 19 April 2025 | 3 (2014, 2019, 2022) | [5] |
| Unicaja | Winners of the 2024–25 Basketball Champions League | 11 May 2025 | 1 (2024) | [6] |
| Utsunomiya Brex | Winners of the 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia | 13 June 2025 | Debut | [7] |
| Al Ahli Tripoli | Winners of the 2025 BAL season | 14 June 2025 | Debut | [8] |
| NBA G League United | Representative of the NBA G League | 17 July 2025 | 1 (2024) | [3] |
Group stage
- All times are local (UTC+08:00)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unicaja | 2 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 129 | +41 | 4 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Al Ahli Tripoli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 151 | −3 | 3 | Qualification to third place game |
| 3 | Utsunomiya Brex | 2 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 184 | −38 | 2 | Qualification to fifth place game |
Source: FIBA
18 September
20:00 |
| Al Ahli Tripoli | 61–73 | Unicaja |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–16, 18–18, 15–21, 18–18 | ||
| Pts: Almeida 21 Rebs: Almeida 9 Asts: Badrush 3 |
Pts: Pérez 16 Rebs: Díaz 6 Asts: three players 4 | |
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 1,783 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Yann Vézo Davidson (MAD), Carlos Vélez (COL) |
19 September
20:00 |
| Utsunomiya Brex | 68–97 | Unicaja |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 13–18, 20–35, 15–21 | ||
| Pts: Newbill 21 Rebs: Newbill 8 Asts: Newbill 8 |
Pts: Kalinoski 19 Rebs: Kravish 6 Asts: Perry 8 | |
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 2,871 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Waseem Husainy (CAN) |
20 September
20:00 |
| Al Ahli Tripoli | 87–78 | Utsunomiya Brex |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 14–22, 27–23, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Romero 21 Rebs: Romero 15 Asts: Knight 6 |
Pts: Newbill 28 Rebs: Jerrett 6 Asts: Newbill 7 | |
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 3,201 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), James Griguol (AUS), Yann Vézo Davidson (MAD) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA G League United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 185 | +8 | 4 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Flamengo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 175 | 0 | 3 | Qualification to third place game |
| 3 | Illawarra Hawks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 184 | −8 | 2 | Qualification to fifth place game |
Source: FIBA
18 September
17:00 |
| NBA G League United | 93–91 | Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 19–13, 29–27, 26–35 | ||
| Pts: Hunt 24 Rebs: Hunt 9 Asts: Hunt 7 |
Pts: Deodato, Johnson 20 Rebs: Deodato, Johnson 5 Asts: Johnson, Borges 5 | |
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 1,547 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), James Griguol (AUS) |
19 September
17:00 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 82–84 (OT) | Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 18–8, 19–25, 23–20, Overtime: 9–11 | ||
| Pts: Harvey 24 Rebs: Bolden 11 Asts: Bolden, McLaughlin 2 |
Pts: Borges 22 Rebs: Cummings, Borges 9 Asts: Borges 8 | |
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 2,569 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Carlos Vélez (COL), Sun Jian (CHN) |
20 September
17:00 |
| NBA G League United | 100–94 | Illawarra Hawks |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 27–20, 22–23, 27–26 | ||
| Pts: Shackelford 26 Rebs: Williams 9 Asts: Randle 4 |
Pts: Harvey 32 Rebs: McGee 10 Asts: McLaughlin 5 | |
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 2,285 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Waseem Husainy (CAN) |
Final round
Fifth place game
21 September
13:00 |
| Utsunomiya Brex | 69–93 | Illawarra Hawks |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 13–26, 15–20, 27–21 | ||
| Pts: Ishikawa 15 Rebs: Takeuchi, Aoki 6 Asts: five players 2 |
Pts: McLaughlin 15 Rebs: Yates 9 Asts: McDowell-White, Froling 4 | |
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 2,147 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Waseem Husainy (CAN), Sun Jian (CHN) |
Third place game
21 September
16:00 |
| Al Ahli Tripoli | 95–85 | Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 13–22, 25–21, 31–20 | ||
| Pts: Maker, Almeida 21 Rebs: Maker 12 Asts: Knight 9 |
Pts: Deodato, Cummings 14 Rebs: Johnson 5 Asts: Borges 8 | |
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 3,710 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Carlos Vélez (COL), Yener Yılmaz (TUR) |
Final
21 September
19:00 |
| Unicaja | 71–61 | NBA G League United |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 22–15, 23–5, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: Tillie 14 Rebs: Webb 8 Asts: Perry 5 |
Pts: Shackelford 17 Rebs: Hunt 11 Asts: Hunt 3 | |
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 6,217 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), James Griguol (AUS), Yann Vézo Davidson (MAD) |
References
- ^ "Singapore to host FIBA Intercontinental Cup under three-year partnership as competition reaches Asia in historical first". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Unicaja crowned FIBA Intercontinental Cup champions again". FIBA. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Line-up for the FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2025 in Singapore is set as ticket sales start today". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Illawarra Hawks clinch fairytale NBL title after thrilling finals defeat of Melbourne United". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 23 March 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Flamengo wins second BCL Americas crown". www.fiba.basketball. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Final Four MVP Carter leads Unicaja to back-to-back BCL titles". www.championsleague.basketball. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Utsunomiya dethrone Al Riyadi, capture BCL Asia 2025 crown". FIBA.basketball. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Al Ahli Tripoli are the 2025 BAL Champions". The BAL. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.