Baskeball at the 1956 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group A
National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the Preliminary Round of the basketball tournament played in the 1956 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.
Preliminary Round Group A, National Teams
Preliminary Round Group A, Standings
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Games |
Points | |||||||||||||
Standing | National Team | PTS |
GP | W | L | W.Perc | scored | against | diff. | Qualified for | ||||
1. | USA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 320 | 122 | 198 | Quarter-Final (1-8) B | ||||
2. | Philippines | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 224 | 237 | -13 | Quarter-Final (1-8) A | ||||
3. | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 171 | 225 | -54 | Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15) D | ||||
4. | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 134 | 265 | -131 | Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15) C | ||||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played
Game
Date
Results
1.
Nov 23, 1956
USA
98
-
40
Japan
2.
Nov 23, 1956
Philippines
94
-
55
Thailand
3.
Nov 24, 1956
USA
101
-
29
Thailand
4.
Nov 24, 1956
Japan
61
-
77
Philippines
5.
Nov 26, 1956
Thailand
50
-
70
Japan
6.
Nov 26, 1956
USA
121
-
53
Philippines