1972 Olympic Games: Basketball Results

All the results from the games played in the basketball tournament of the 1972 Olympics with stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more.

1.

First Round, Group B

Poland

90

-

75

Philippines

2.

First Round, Group A

Cuba

105

-

64

Egypt

3.

First Round, Group A

USA

66

-

35

Czechoslovakia

4.

First Round, Group A

Japan

55

-

110

Brazil

5.

First Round, Group B

Yugoslavia

85

-

78

Italy

6.

First Round, Group B

Senegal

52

-

94

Soviet Union

7.

First Round, Group A

Spain

79

-

74

Australia

8.

First Round, Group B

West Germany

74

-

81

Puerto Rico

9.

First Round, Group A

Brazil

110

-

84

Egypt

10.

First Round, Group B

West Germany

63

-

87

Soviet Union

11.

First Round, Group A

USA

81

-

55

Australia

12.

First Round, Group A

Cuba

74

-

53

Spain

13.

First Round, Group B

Senegal

56

-

92

Italy

14.

First Round, Group B

Puerto Rico

92

-

72

Philippines

15.

First Round, Group A

Japan

61

-

74

Czechoslovakia

16.

First Round, Group B

Poland

64

-

85

Yugoslavia

17.

First Round, Group A

Brazil

72

-

69

Spain

18.

First Round, Group B

Senegal

59

-

95

Poland

19.

First Round, Group B

Soviet Union

79

-

66

Italy

20.

First Round, Group A

Japan

78

-

73

Egypt

21.

First Round, Group B

Puerto Rico

79

-

74

Yugoslavia

22.

First Round, Group B

West Germany

93

-

74

Philippines

23.

First Round, Group A

Czechoslovakia

69

-

68

Australia

24.

First Round, Group A

USA

67

-

48

Cuba

25.

First Round, Group B

Soviet Union

94

-

64

Poland

26.

First Round, Group A

Egypt

58

-

72

Spain

27.

First Round, Group B

West Germany

57

-

68

Italy

28.

First Round, Group A

Japan

76

-

92

Australia

29.

First Round, Group A

Czechoslovakia

65

-

77

Cuba

30.

First Round, Group B

Philippines

76

-

117

Yugoslavia

31.

First Round, Group B

Puerto Rico

92

-

57

Senegal

32.

First Round, Group A

Brazil

54

-

61

USA

33.

First Round, Group B

Senegal

62

-

68

Philippines

34.

First Round, Group A

Australia

70

-

84

Cuba

35.

First Round, Group B

West Germany

56

-

81

Yugoslavia

36.

First Round, Group A

Egypt

31

-

96

USA

37.

First Round, Group A

Czechoslovakia

82

-

83

Brazil

38.

First Round, Group A

Japan

76

-

87

Spain

39.

First Round, Group B

Italy

71

-

59

Poland

40.

First Round, Group B

Soviet Union

100

-

87

Puerto Rico

41.

First Round, Group A

Australia

75

-

69

Brazil

42.

First Round, Group B

Yugoslavia

73

-

57

Senegal

43.

First Round, Group A

Egypt

64

-

94

Czechoslovakia

44.

First Round, Group A

Japan

63

-

108

Cuba

45.

First Round, Group B

West Germany

67

-

65

Poland

46.

First Round, Group A

Spain

56

-

72

USA

47.

First Round, Group B

Philippines

80

-

111

Soviet Union

48.

First Round, Group B

Italy

71

-

54

Puerto Rico

49.

First Round, Group A

Japan

33

-

99

USA

50.

First Round, Group A

Spain

70

-

74

Czechoslovakia

51.

First Round, Group B

Italy

101

-

81

Philippines

52.

First Round, Group B

Poland

83

-

85

Puerto Rico

53.

First Round, Group B

Yugoslavia

67

-

74

Soviet Union

54.

First Round, Group A

Australia

89

-

66

Egypt

55.

First Round, Group B

West Germany

72

-

62

Senegal

56.

First Round, Group A

Cuba

64

-

63

Brazil

57.

Classification 13-16

Egypt

0

-

2

Philippines

* forfeit

58.

Classification 9-12

West Germany

69

-

70

Australia

59.

Classification 13-16

Japan

70

-

67

Senegal

60.

Classification 9-12

Spain

76

-

87

Poland

61.

Classification 5-8

Czechoslovakia

63

-

66

Yugoslavia

62.

Classification 5-8

Puerto Rico

87

-

83

Brazil

63.

Semifinals

Soviet Union

67

-

61

Cuba

64.

Semifinals

USA

68

-

38

Italy

65.

Classification 13-16, Place 13

Philippines

82

-

73

Japan

66.

Classification 5-8, Place 7

Czechoslovakia

69

-

87

Brazil

67.

Classification 9-12, Place 11

West Germany

83

-

84

Spain

68.

3rd Place Game

Cuba

66

-

65

Italy

Bronze: Cuba

69.

Classification 9-12, Place 9

Australia

91

-

83

Poland

70.

Classification 5-8, Place 5

Yugoslavia

86

-

70

Puerto Rico

71.

Final Game

Soviet Union

51

-

50

USA

Gold: Soviet Union / Silver: USA