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Germany - 27th August 1972 - 9th September 1972
Men's Olympic Games 1972 is the 8th edition of this competition.
The competition takes place from 27th August till 9th September 1972 in Germany.
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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 - 04/09/1972)
| 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 |
27th August 1972 | |||
Czechoslovakia | 69 - 68 |  Australia | |
Japan | 78 - 73 |  Egypt | |
Cuba | 105 - 64 | Egypt | |
28th August 1972 | |||
| Egypt | 58 - 72 |  Spain | |
United States | 67 - 48 | Cuba | |
| Japan | 76 - 92 | Australia | |
29th August 1972 | |||
Brazil | 54 - 61 | United States | |
| Czechoslovakia | 65 - 77 | Cuba | |
| Australia | 70 - 84 | Cuba | |
30th August 1972 | |||
| Egypt | 31 - 96 | United States | |
| United States | 66 - 35 | Czechoslovakia | |
| Czechoslovakia | 82 - 83 | Brazil | |
31th August 1972 | |||
| Egypt | 64 - 94 | Czechoslovakia | |
| Australia | 75 - 69 | Brazil | |
| Japan | 76 - 87 | Spain | |
1st September 1972 | |||
| Japan | 33 - 99 | United States | |
| Spain | 56 - 72 | United States | |
| Japan | 63 - 108 | Cuba | |
2nd September 1972 | |||
| Cuba | 64 - 63 | Brazil | |
| Spain | 70 - 74 | Czechoslovakia | |
| Australia | 89 - 66 | Egypt | |
3rd September 1972 | |||
| Japan | 55 - 110 | Brazil | |
| Spain | 79 - 74 | Australia | |
| Brazil | 110 - 84 | Egypt | |
4th September 1972 | |||
| Japan | 61 - 74 | Czechoslovakia | |
| Brazil | 72 - 69 | Spain | |
| Cuba | 74 - 53 | Spain | |
| United States | 81 - 55 | Australia | |
Group B (Germany - 27/08/1972 - 04/09/1972)
| 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 |
27th August 1972 | |||
Soviet Union | 79 - 66 |  Italy | |
Puerto Rico | 79 - 74 |  Yugoslavia | |
Poland | 90 - 75 |  Philippines | |
28th August 1972 | |||
West Germany | 57 - 68 | Italy | |
| West Germany | 93 - 74 | Philippines | |
| Soviet Union | 94 - 64 | Poland | |
29th August 1972 | |||
Senegal | 62 - 68 | Philippines | |
| Philippines | 76 - 117 | Yugoslavia | |
| Puerto Rico | 92 - 57 | Senegal | |
30th August 1972 | |||
| West Germany | 56 - 81 | Yugoslavia | |
| Italy | 71 - 59 | Poland | |
| Yugoslavia | 85 - 78 | Italy | |
31th August 1972 | |||
| West Germany | 67 - 65 | Poland | |
| Yugoslavia | 73 - 57 | Senegal | |
| Soviet Union | 100 - 87 | Puerto Rico | |
1st September 1972 | |||
| Italy | 71 - 54 | Puerto Rico | |
| Philippines | 80 - 111 | Soviet Union | |
| Italy | 101 - 81 | Philippines | |
2nd September 1972 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 67 - 74 | Soviet Union | |
| West Germany | 72 - 62 | Senegal | |
| Poland | 83 - 85 | Puerto Rico | |
3rd September 1972 | |||
| Senegal | 52 - 94 | Soviet Union | |
| Senegal | 56 - 92 | Italy | |
| West Germany | 74 - 81 | Puerto Rico | |
4th September 1972 | |||
| Senegal | 59 - 95 | Poland | |
| West Germany | 63 - 87 | Soviet Union | |
| Poland | 64 - 85 | Yugoslavia | |
| Puerto Rico | 92 - 72 | Philippines | |
Final round (Germany - 05/09/1972 - 09/09/1972)
Classification Round (07/09/1972)
5th September 1972 | |||
| Egypt | 0 - 2 (forfeit) | Philippines | |
| Czechoslovakia | 63 - 66 | Yugoslavia | |
| West Germany | 69 - 70 | Australia | |
| Japan | 70 - 67 | Senegal | |
| Spain | 76 - 87 | Poland | |
| Puerto Rico | 87 - 83 | Brazil | |
7th September 1972 | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 69 - 87 | Brazil | |
| Philippines | 82 - 73 | Japan | |
| West Germany | 83 - 84 | Spain | |
| Yugoslavia | 86 - 70 | Puerto Rico | |
| Australia | 91 - 83 | Poland | |
Semi-Finals (08/09/1972)
8th September 1972 | |||
| Soviet Union | 67 - 61 | Cuba | |
| United States | 68 - 38 | Italy | |
Third Place Match (09/09/1972)
9th September 1972 | |||
| Cuba | 66 - 65 | Italy | |
Final (09/09/1972)
9th September 1972 | |||
| Soviet Union | 51 - 50 | United States | |