1959 Basketball World Cup: Preliminary Round Group A
National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the Preliminary Round of the FIBA Basketball World Championship played in 1959, 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 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 271 | 204 | 67 | Final Round | ||||
| 2. |  Formosa |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 207 | 209 | -2 | Final Round | ||||
| 3. |  Argentina |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 197 | 202 | -5 | Classification Rnd I B | ||||
| 4. |  United Arab Emirates |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 179 | 239 | -60 | Classification Rnd I A | ||||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played
Game
Date
Results
1.
Jan 16, 1959
Formosa
71
-
69
United Arab Emirates
2.
Jan 16, 1959
USA
87
-
73
Argentina
3.
Jan 17, 1959
Argentina
65
-
52
United Arab Emirates
4.
Jan 17, 1959
USA
81
-
73
Formosa
5.
Jan 18, 1959
USA
103
-
58
United Arab Emirates
6.
Jan 18, 1959
Formosa
63
-
59
Argentina