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Men's World Championship 1978 - Home
Philippines - 1 October 1978 - 14 October 1978
Winner
: Yugoslavia
Final standings
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
| 3 |  Brazil |
| 4 |  Italy |
| 5 |  United States |
| 6 |  Canada |
| 7 |  Australia |
| 8 |  Philippines |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia |
| 10 |  Puerto Rico |
| 11 |  China |
| 12 |  Dominican Republic |
| 13 |  Republic of Korea |
| 14 |  Senegal |
First round - Group A (Philippines - Manila - 01/10/1978 - 03/10/1978)
Classification
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 325 | 244 | +81 |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 216 | +44 |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 310 | -70 |
| 4 | Senegal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 245 | -55 |
Last matches
1 October 1978 | |||
Yugoslavia | 99 - 64 |  Senegal | |
Canada | 105 - 69 |  Republic of Korea | |
2 October 1978 | |||
| Canada | 60 - 42 | Senegal | |
| Yugoslavia | 121 - 85 | Republic of Korea | |
3 October 1978 | |||
| Republic of Korea | 86 - 84 | Senegal | |
| Yugoslavia | 105 - 95 | Canada | |
First round - Group B (Philippines - Manila - 01/10/1978 - 03/10/1978)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 342 | 269 | +73 |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 302 | 263 | +39 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 275 | 297 | -22 |
| 4 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 296 | 386 | -90 |
Last matches
1 October 1978 | |||
Italy | 93 - 80 |  Puerto Rico | |
Brazil | 154 - 97 |  China | |
2 October 1978 | |||
| Brazil | 88 - 84 | Italy | |
| Puerto Rico | 107 - 104 | China | |
3 October 1978 | |||
| Brazil | 100 - 88 | Puerto Rico | |
| Italy | 125 - 95 | China | |
First round - Group C (Philippines - Manila - 01/10/1978 - 03/10/1978)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 219 | +58 |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 217 | +3 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 248 | -19 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 218 | 260 | -42 |
Last matches
1 October 1978 | |||
United States | 77 - 75 |  Australia | |
Czechoslovakia | 82 - 81 |  Dominican Republic | |
2 October 1978 | |||
| Australia | 71 - 68 | Czechoslovakia | |
| United States | 104 - 65 | Dominican Republic | |
3 October 1978 | |||
| Australia | 74 - 72 | Dominican Republic | |
| United States | 96 - 79 | Czechoslovakia | |
Final Group (Philippines - Manila - 05/10/1978 - 12/10/1978)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 731 | 645 | +86 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 707 | 557 | +150 |
| 3 | Brazil | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 633 | 577 | +56 |
| 4 | Italy | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 609 | 582 | +27 |
| 5 | United States | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 612 | 605 | +7 |
| 6 | Canada | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 605 | 644 | -39 |
| 7 | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 566 | 632 | -66 |
| 8 | Philippines | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 543 | 764 | -221 |
Last matches
5 October 1978 | |||
| Brazil | 69 - 62 | Canada | |
| Italy | 81 - 80 | United States | |
| Yugoslavia | 117 - 101 | Philippines | |
6 October 1978 | |||
Soviet Union | 112 - 67 | Australia | |
7 October 1978 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 108 - 76 | Italy | |
| Brazil | 108 - 78 | Australia | |
| Soviet Union | 110 - 63 | Philippines | |
8 October 1978 | |||
| Italy | 87 - 69 | Australia | |
| Brazil | 92 - 90 | United States | |
| Yugoslavia | 100 - 93 | United States | |
| Soviet Union | 107 - 85 | Canada | |
9 October 1978 | |||
| United States | 96 - 90 | Canada | |
| Yugoslavia | 105 - 92 | Soviet Union | |
| Brazil | 119 - 72 | Philippines | |
10 October 1978 | |||
| Soviet Union | 79 - 69 | Italy | |
| Canada | 91 - 79 | Australia | |
| Australia | 97 - 52 | Philippines | |
| Italy | 112 - 75 | Philippines | |
11 October 1978 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 91 - 87 | Brazil | |
| Soviet Union | 97 - 76 | United States | |
| Canada | 99 - 88 | Philippines | |
| United States | 100 - 70 | Brazil | |
12 October 1978 | |||
| Italy | 100 - 83 | Canada | |
| Yugoslavia | 105 - 101 | Australia | |
| Soviet Union | 110 - 92 | Philippines | |
Classification 9-14 (Philippines - Manila - 05/10/1978 - 08/10/1978)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 523 | 444 | +79 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 546 | 481 | +65 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 475 | 485 | -10 |
| 4 | China | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 495 | 516 | -21 |
| 5 | Senegal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 414 | 444 | -30 |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 438 | 521 | -83 |
Last matches
5 October 1978 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 80 - 76 | Senegal | |
| Puerto Rico | 97 - 83 | Senegal | |
| China | 102 - 90 | Republic of Korea | |
6 October 1978 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 113 - 93 | Republic of Korea | |
| Czechoslovakia | 118 - 104 | Puerto Rico | |
| Czechoslovakia | 118 - 95 | China | |
7 October 1978 | |||
| Senegal | 89 - 79 | China | |
| Czechoslovakia | 103 - 82 | Republic of Korea | |
| Puerto Rico | 119 - 87 | Republic of Korea | |
8 October 1978 | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 102 - 82 | Senegal | |
| China | 115 - 112 | Dominican Republic | |
| Puerto Rico | 119 - 89 | Dominican Republic | |
Final Round (Philippines - Manila - 13/10/1978 - 14/10/1978)
Place 7
13 October 1978 | |||
| Australia | 92 - 74 | Philippines | |
Place 5
13 October 1978 | |||
| United States | 96 - 94 | Canada | |
Third Place Match
13 October 1978 | |||
| Brazil | 86 - 85 | Italy | |
Final
14 October 1978 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 82 - 81 ot | Soviet Union | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 Yugoslavia 10 2 Brazil 8 3 Italy 6 4 Soviet Union 6 5 United States 6 6 Czechoslovakia 5 Losses 1 Philippines 8 2 Australia 6 3 Canada 6 4 Republic of Korea 6 5 Senegal 6 6 China 5
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