Basketball at the 1956 Olympic Games: Quarter-Final Round (1-8) Group B
National teams, games, results and standings of Group B from the basketball tournament played in the 1956 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.
Quarter-Final Round (1-8) Group B, National Teams
![]() Brazil | ![]() Bulgaria | ![]() Soviet Union | ![]() USA |
Quarter-Final Round (1-8) Group B, Standings
Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | L | Points | Qualified | |||||
scored | against | dif. | ||||||||||
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 150 | 133 | Yes | |||
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 209 | -1 | Yes | |||
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 224 | -42 | No | |||
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 192 | 282 | -90 | No | |||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Quarter-Final Round (1-8) Group B, Games Played
Game | Date | Results | ||||||
1. | Nov 27, 1956 | ![]() |
Bulgaria | 44 - 85 | USA | ![]() |
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2. | Nov 27, 1956 | ![]() |
Brazil | 68 - 87 | Soviet Union | ![]() |
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3. | Nov 28, 1956 | ![]() |
Bulgaria | 56 - 66 | Soviet Union | ![]() |
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4. | Nov 28, 1956 | ![]() |
USA | 113 - 51 | Brazil | ![]() |
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5. | Nov 29, 1956 | ![]() |
Soviet Union | 55 - 85 | USA | ![]() |
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6. | Nov 29, 1956 | ![]() |
Bulgaria | 82 - 73 | Brazil | ![]() |
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