The twenty first 1979 Balkan basketball tournament was held in Athens, Greece. Five national teams from Balkan area took part in the competition.
14.09 Greece-Turkey 92-71(40-44) <br> 14.09 Bulgaria-Romania 84-91(37-52) <br> 15.09 Greece-Romania 71-64(44-24) <br> 15.09 Turkey-Yugoslavia 62-88(36-41) <br> 16.09 Turkey-Romania 75-72(34-32) <br> 16.09 Bulgaria-Yugoslavia 64-87(36-47) <br> 17.09 Greece-Bulgaria 64-62(34-31) <br> 17.09 Romania-Yugoslavia 60-82(26-37) <br> 18.09 Greece-Yugoslavia 66-62(26-35) <br> 18.09 Turkey-Bulgaria 79-66(48-30)