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Men's Olympic Games 1972 - Home
Germany - 27 August 1972 - 9 September 1972
Winner
: Soviet Union
Final standings
| 1 | Soviet Union |
| 2 |  United States |
| 3 |  Cuba |
| 4 |  Italy |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia |
| 6 |  Puerto Rico |
| 7 |  Brazil |
| 8 |  Czechoslovakia |
| 9 |  Australia |
| 10 |  Poland |
| 11 |  Spain |
| 12 |  West Germany |
| 13 |  Philippines |
| 14 |  Japan |
| 15 |  Senegal |
| 16 |  Egypt |
Group A (Germany - 27/08/1972 - 03/09/1972)
Classification
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 542 | 312 | +230 |
| 2 | Cuba | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 560 | 445 | +115 |
| 3 | Brazil | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 561 | 490 | +71 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 493 | 489 | +4 |
| 5 | Australia | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 523 | 524 | -1 |
| 6 | Spain | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 486 | 500 | -14 |
| 7 | Japan | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 442 | 643 | -201 |
| 8 | Egypt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 440 | 644 | -204 |
Last matches
27 August 1972 | |||
United States | 66 - 35 |  Czechoslovakia | |
Spain | 79 - 74 |  Australia | |
Cuba | 105 - 64 |  Egypt | |
Brazil | 110 - 55 |  Japan | |
28 August 1972 | |||
| Cuba | 74 - 53 | Spain | |
| Czechoslovakia | 74 - 61 | Japan | |
| United States | 81 - 55 | Australia | |
| Brazil | 110 - 84 | Egypt | |
29 August 1972 | |||
| United States | 67 - 48 | Cuba | |
| Czechoslovakia | 69 - 68 | Australia | |
| Brazil | 72 - 69 | Spain | |
| Japan | 78 - 73 | Egypt | |
30 August 1972 | |||
| United States | 61 - 54 | Brazil | |
| Spain | 72 - 58 | Egypt | |
| Cuba | 77 - 65 | Czechoslovakia | |
| Australia | 92 - 76 | Japan | |
1 September 1972 | |||
| Brazil | 83 - 82 | Czechoslovakia | |
| Cuba | 84 - 70 | Australia | |
| Spain | 87 - 76 | Japan | |
| United States | 96 - 31 | Egypt | |
2 September 1972 | |||
| United States | 72 - 56 | Spain | |
| Australia | 75 - 69 | Brazil | |
| Czechoslovakia | 94 - 64 | Egypt | |
| Cuba | 108 - 63 | Japan | |
3 September 1972 | |||
| Cuba | 64 - 63 | Brazil | |
| Czechoslovakia | 74 - 70 | Spain | |
| Australia | 89 - 66 | Egypt | |
| United States | 99 - 33 | Japan | |
Group B (Germany - 27/08/1972 - 03/09/1972)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 639 | 479 | +160 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 582 | 484 | +98 |
| 3 | Italy | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 547 | 471 | +76 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 570 | 531 | +39 |
| 5 | West Germany | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 482 | 518 | -36 |
| 6 | Poland | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 520 | 536 | -16 |
| 7 | Philippines | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 526 | 666 | -140 |
| 8 | Senegal | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 405 | 586 | -181 |
Last matches
27 August 1972 | |||
Puerto Rico | 81 - 74 |  West Germany | |
Yugoslavia | 85 - 78 |  Italy | |
Poland | 90 - 75 |  Philippines | |
Soviet Union | 94 - 52 |  Senegal | |
28 August 1972 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 85 - 64 | Poland | |
| Soviet Union | 87 - 63 | West Germany | |
| Puerto Rico | 92 - 72 | Philippines | |
| Italy | 92 - 56 | Senegal | |
29 August 1972 | |||
| Puerto Rico | 79 - 74 | Yugoslavia | |
| Soviet Union | 79 - 66 | Italy | |
| West Germany | 93 - 74 | Philippines | |
| Poland | 95 - 59 | Senegal | |
30 August 1972 | |||
| Italy | 68 - 57 | West Germany | |
| Puerto Rico | 92 - 57 | Senegal | |
| Soviet Union | 94 - 64 | Poland | |
| Yugoslavia | 117 - 76 | Philippines | |
1 September 1972 | |||
| Philippines | 68 - 62 | Senegal | |
| Italy | 71 - 59 | Poland | |
| Yugoslavia | 81 - 56 | West Germany | |
| Soviet Union | 100 - 87 | Puerto Rico | |
2 September 1972 | |||
| West Germany | 67 - 65 | Poland | |
| Italy | 71 - 54 | Puerto Rico | |
| Yugoslavia | 73 - 57 | Senegal | |
| Soviet Union | 111 - 80 | Philippines | |
3 September 1972 | |||
| West Germany | 72 - 62 | Senegal | |
| Soviet Union | 74 - 67 | Yugoslavia | |
| Puerto Rico | 85 - 83 | Poland | |
| Italy | 101 - 81 | Philippines | |
Final round (Germany - 05/09/1972 - 09/09/1972)
Classification Round
5 September 1972 | |||
| Philippines | 2 - 0 (forfeit) | Egypt | |
| Japan | 70 - 67 | Senegal | |
| Australia | 70 - 69 | West Germany | |
| Poland | 87 - 76 | Spain | |
6 September 1972 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 66 - 63 | Czechoslovakia | |
| Puerto Rico | 87 - 83 | Brazil | |
7 September 1972 | |||
| Philippines | 82 - 73 | Japan | |
8 September 1972 | |||
| Spain | 84 - 83 | West Germany | |
| Brazil | 87 - 69 | Czechoslovakia | |
9 September 1972 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 86 - 70 | Puerto Rico | |
| Australia | 91 - 83 | Poland | |
Semi-Finals
8 September 1972 | |||
| Soviet Union | 67 - 61 | Cuba | |
| United States | 68 - 38 | Italy | |
Third Place Match
8 September 1972 | |||
| Cuba | 66 - 65 | Italy | |
Final
9 September 1972 | |||
| Soviet Union | 51 - 50 | United States | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 Soviet Union 9 2 United States 8 3 Cuba 7 4 Yugoslavia 7 5 Puerto Rico 6 6 Australia 5 Losses 1 Egypt 8 2 Senegal 8 3 Japan 7 4 Philippines 6 5 Poland 6 6 West Germany 6