Basketball Final Stage Brackets in the 1972 Olympic Games

Information about knockout stage results from the basketball tournament played in the 1972 Olympics with champion, medals, national teams, dates, scores, boxscores and more.

Final Stage Brackets 1972

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Semi-Finals Final Game
USA USA68
Italy Italy38
Final
USA USA50
Soviet Union Soviet Union51
Third Place
Italy Italy65
Cuba Cuba66
Soviet Union Soviet Union67
Cuba Cuba61

* The tournament didn't have Round of 16. * The tournament didn't have Quarter Finals.

All the Games from the Playoffs

Date
Stage
Results
Sep 05, 1972
Classification 13-16
Egypt
Egypt
0
-
2
Philippines
Philippines
* forfeit
Sep 05, 1972
Classification 9-12
West Germany
West Germany
69
-
70
Australia
Australia
Sep 05, 1972
Classification 13-16
Japan
Japan
70
-
67
Senegal
Senegal
Sep 05, 1972
Classification 9-12
Spain
Spain
76
-
87
Poland
Poland
Sep 06, 1972
Classification 5-8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
63
-
66
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Sep 06, 1972
Classification 5-8
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
87
-
83
Brazil
Brazil
Sep 06, 1972
Semifinals
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
67
-
61
Cuba
Cuba
Sep 06, 1972
Semifinals
USA
USA
68
-
38
Italy
Italy
Sep 07, 1972
Classification 13-16, Place 13
Philippines
Philippines
82
-
73
Japan
Japan
Sep 08, 1972
Classification 9-12, Place 11
West Germany
West Germany
83
-
84
Spain
Spain
Sep 08, 1972
Classification 5-8, Place 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
69
-
87
Brazil
Brazil
Sep 08, 1972
3rd Place Game
Cuba
Cuba
66
-
65
Italy
Italy
$wbronze Bronze: Cuba
Sep 09, 1972
Classification 9-12, Place 9
Australia
Australia
91
-
83
Poland
Poland
Sep 09, 1972
Classification 5-8, Place 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
86
-
70
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Sep 09, 1972
Final Game
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
51
-
50
USA
USA
Gold Medal Gold: Soviet Union / Silver Medal Silver: USA