Baskeball at the 1968 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 1968 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 USA 14 7 7 0 1.000 599 392 207 Semifinals
2. Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 13 7 6 1 .857 592 511 81 Semifinals
3. Italy Italy 12 7 5 2 .714 562 539 23 Classification 5-8
4. Spain Spain 11 7 4 3 .571 557 548 9 Classification 5-8
5. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 10 7 3 4 .429 493 468 25 Classification 9-12
6. Panama Panama 9 7 2 5 .286 572 624 -52 Classification 9-12
7. Philippines Philippines 8 7 1 6 .143 525 636 -111 Classification 13-16
8. Senegal Senegal 7 7 0 7 .000 383 565 -182 Classification 13-16

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

Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played

Game
Date
Results
1.
Oct 13, 1968
USA
USA
81
-
46
Spain
Spain
2.
Oct 13, 1968
Italy
Italy
91
-
66
Philippines
Philippines
3.
Oct 13, 1968
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
69
-
26
Senegal
Senegal
4.
Oct 13, 1968
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
96
-
85
Panama
Panama
5.
Oct 14, 1968
USA
USA
93
-
36
Senegal
Senegal
6.
Oct 14, 1968
Spain
Spain
108
-
79
Philippines
Philippines
7.
Oct 14, 1968
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
72
-
93
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
8.
Oct 14, 1968
Italy
Italy
94
-
87
Panama
Panama
9.
Oct 14, 1968
USA
USA
100
-
61
Italy
Italy
10.
Oct 15, 1968
Senegal
Senegal
65
-
84
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
11.
Oct 15, 1968
Spain
Spain
88
-
82
Panama
Panama
12.
Oct 15, 1968
USA
USA
96
-
75
Philippines
Philippines
13.
Oct 15, 1968
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
65
-
68
Italy
Italy
14.
Oct 16, 1968
Philippines
Philippines
92
-
95
Panama
Panama
15.
Oct 16, 1968
Spain
Spain
86
-
62
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
16.
Oct 16, 1968
Senegal
Senegal
55
-
81
Italy
Italy
17.
Oct 16, 1968
USA
USA
73
-
58
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
18.
Oct 18, 1968
USA
USA
95
-
60
Panama
Panama
19.
Oct 18, 1968
Senegal
Senegal
54
-
64
Spain
Spain
20.
Oct 18, 1968
Philippines
Philippines
65
-
89
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
21.
Oct 18, 1968
Italy
Italy
69
-
80
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
22.
Oct 19, 1968
Philippines
Philippines
80
-
68
Senegal
Senegal
23.
Oct 19, 1968
Panama
Panama
69
-
80
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
24.
Oct 19, 1968
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
92
-
79
Spain
Spain
25.
Oct 20, 1968
Panama
Panama
94
-
79
Senegal
Senegal
26.
Oct 20, 1968
Italy
Italy
98
-
86
Spain
Spain
27.
Oct 20, 1968
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
89
-
68
Philippines
Philippines
28.
Oct 20, 1968
USA
USA
61
-
56
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico