Basketball at the 1956 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group B

National teams, games, results and standings of Group B 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 B, National Teams

Canada France Singapore Soviet Union

Preliminary Round Group B, Standings

		Games						Points
Standing	National Team	PTS	GP	W	L	W.Perc		scored	against	diff.	Qualified for
1.	France	6	3	3	0	1.000		236	183	53	Quarter-Final (1-8) A
2.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	.667		255	177	78	Quarter-Final (1-8) B
3.	Canada	4	3	1	2	.333		206	234	-28	Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15) D
4.	Singapore	3	3	0	3	.000		154	257	-103	Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15) C

Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage

Preliminary Round Group B, Games Played

1.

Nov 22, 1956

Soviet Union

97

-

59

Canada

2.

Nov 23, 1956

Singapore

54

-

81

France

3.

Nov 24, 1956

Canada

85

-

58

Singapore

4.

Nov 24, 1956

Soviet Union

67

-

76

France

5.

Nov 26, 1956

Soviet Union

91

-

42

Singapore

6.

Nov 26, 1956

France

79

-

62

Canada