In the summer of 1985 the EuroBasket was held in Stuttgart, where the Soviet Union, after the boycott suffered a year earlier in Los Angeles, swept Czechoslovakia in the final by 120-89

In the semifinals the Soviet Union defeated Italy by 112-96, and Czechoslovakia defeated Spain by 98-95. In the fight for the Bronze, the metal went to Italy after beating Spain by 102-90.

Soviet Union 120
·Valters – 27p, 3a.
·Kurtinaitis – 24p, 2r.
·Tarakanov – 0p, 4r.
·Volkov – 18p, 7r.
·Sabonis – 23p, 14r.
Jovaisa – 6p, 2a.
Homicius – 10p, 1r.
Enden – 2p.
Tikhonenko – 6p, 3r.
Belostenny – 4p, 4r.

Czechoslovakia 89
·Brabenec – 21p, 3a.
·Havlik – 6p, 2a.
·Rajniak – 8p, 2r.
·Kropilak – 23p, 9r.
·Skala – 5p, 5r.
Zuffa – 2p, 1a.
Bohm – 6p, 2r.
Vraniak – 0p, 3r.
Maticky – 6p, 4r.
Okac – 12p, 11r.
Vyoral – 0p, 1r.
Krejci – 0p.