Basketball at the 1972 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 1972 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 |
14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 542 | 312 | 230 | Semifinals | ||||
| 2. |  Cuba |
13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 560 | 445 | 115 | Semifinals | ||||
| 4. |  Brazil |
11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 561 | 490 | 71 | Classification 5-8 | ||||
| 4. |  Czechoslovakia |
11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 493 | 489 | 4 | Classification 5-8 | ||||
| 5. |  Spain |
10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 486 | 500 | -14 | Classification 9-12 | ||||
| 6. |  Australia |
10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 523 | 524 | -1 | Classification 9-12 | ||||
| 7. |  Japan |
8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 442 | 643 | -201 | Classification 13-16 | ||||
| 8. |  Egypt |
7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 440 | 644 | -204 | 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.
Aug 27, 1972
Cuba
105
-
64
Egypt
2.
Aug 27, 1972
USA
66
-
35
Czechoslovakia
3.
Aug 27, 1972
Japan
55
-
110
Brazil
4.
Aug 27, 1972
Spain
79
-
74
Australia
5.
Aug 28, 1972
Brazil
110
-
84
Egypt
6.
Aug 28, 1972
USA
81
-
55
Australia
7.
Aug 28, 1972
Cuba
74
-
53
Spain
8.
Aug 28, 1972
Japan
61
-
74
Czechoslovakia
9.
Aug 29, 1972
Brazil
72
-
69
Spain
10.
Aug 29, 1972
Japan
78
-
73
Egypt
11.
Aug 29, 1972
Czechoslovakia
69
-
68
Australia
12.
Aug 29, 1972
USA
67
-
48
Cuba
13.
Aug 30, 1972
Egypt
58
-
72
Spain
14.
Aug 30, 1972
Japan
76
-
92
Australia
15.
Aug 30, 1972
Czechoslovakia
65
-
77
Cuba
16.
Aug 30, 1972
Brazil
54
-
61
USA
17.
Sep 01, 1972
Australia
70
-
84
Cuba
18.
Sep 01, 1972
Egypt
31
-
96
USA
19.
Sep 01, 1972
Czechoslovakia
82
-
83
Brazil
20.
Sep 01, 1972
Japan
76
-
87
Spain
21.
Sep 02, 1972
Australia
75
-
69
Brazil
22.
Sep 02, 1972
Egypt
64
-
94
Czechoslovakia
23.
Sep 02, 1972
Japan
63
-
108
Cuba
24.
Sep 02, 1972
Spain
56
-
72
USA
25.
Sep 03, 1972
Japan
33
-
99
USA
26.
Sep 03, 1972
Spain
70
-
74
Czechoslovakia
27.
Sep 03, 1972
Australia
89
-
66
Egypt
28.
Sep 03, 1972
Cuba
64
-
63
Brazil