Basketball at the 1948 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group A

National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the basketball tournament played in the 1948 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.

Preliminary Round Group A, National Teams

Brazil
Brazil 		Canada
Canada 		Great Britain
Great Britain 		Hungary
Hungary 		Italy
Italy 		Uruguay
Uruguay

Preliminary Round Group A, Standings

Standing National Team PTS GP W L Points Qualified
scored against dif.
1. Brazil Brazil 10 5 5 0 261 150 111 Yes
2. Uruguay Uruguay 8 5 3 2 246 170 76 Yes
3. Hungary Hungary 8 5 3 2 201 172 29 No
4. Canada Canada 8 5 3 2 222 205 17 No
4. Italy Italy 6 5 1 4 170 208 -38 No
6. Great Britain Great Britain 5 5 0 5 103 298 -195 No

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

Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played

Game Date Results
1. Jul 30, 1948 Brazil Brazil 45 - 41 Hungary Hungary
2. Jul 30, 1948 Uruguay Uruguay 69 - 17 Great Britain Great Britain
3. Jul 30, 1948 Canada Canada 55 - 37 Italy Italy
4. Jul 31, 1948 Uruguay Uruguay 32 - 36 Brazil Brazil
5. Jul 31, 1948 Canada Canada 44 - 24 Great Britain Great Britain
6. Jul 31, 1948 Italy Italy 19 - 32 Hungary Hungary
7. Aug 02, 1948 Great Britain Great Britain 11 - 76 Brazil Brazil
8. Aug 02, 1948 Canada Canada 36 - 37 Hungary Hungary
9. Aug 03, 1948 Italy Italy 34 - 46 Uruguay Uruguay
10. Aug 04, 1948 Great Britain Great Britain 28 - 49 Italy Italy
11. Aug 04, 1948 Hungary Hungary 31 - 49 Uruguay Uruguay
12. Aug 04, 1948 Canada Canada 35 - 57 Brazil Brazil
13. Aug 05, 1948 Hungary Hungary 60 - 23 Great Britain Great Britain
14. Aug 05, 1948 Brazil Brazil 47 - 31 Italy Italy
15. Aug 05, 1948 Canada Canada 52 - 50 Uruguay Uruguay
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