Basketball at the 1968 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group A

National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the basketball tournament played in the 1968 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.

Preliminary Round Group A, National Teams

Italy
Italy 		Panama
Panama 		Philippines
Philippines 		Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico 		Senegal
Senegal 		Spain
Spain 		USA
USA 		Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia

Preliminary Round Group A, Standings

Standing National Team PTS GP W L Points Qualified
scored against dif.
1. USA USA 14 7 7 0 599 392 207 Yes
2. Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 13 7 6 1 592 511 81 Yes
3. Italy Italy 12 7 5 2 562 539 23 No
4. Spain Spain 11 7 4 3 557 548 9 No
5. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 10 7 3 4 493 468 25 No
6. Panama Panama 9 7 2 5 572 624 -52 No
7. Philippines Philippines 8 7 1 6 525 636 -111 No
8. Senegal Senegal 7 7 0 7 383 565 -182 No

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

Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played

Game Date Results
1. Oct 13, 1968 USA USA 81 - 46 Spain Spain
2. Oct 13, 1968 Italy Italy 91 - 66 Philippines Philippines
3. Oct 13, 1968 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 69 - 26 Senegal Senegal
4. Oct 13, 1968 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 96 - 85 Panama Panama
5. Oct 14, 1968 USA USA 93 - 36 Senegal Senegal
6. Oct 14, 1968 Spain Spain 108 - 79 Philippines Philippines
7. Oct 14, 1968 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 72 - 93 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
8. Oct 14, 1968 Italy Italy 94 - 87 Panama Panama
9. Oct 14, 1968 USA USA 100 - 61 Italy Italy
10. Oct 15, 1968 Senegal Senegal 65 - 84 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
11. Oct 15, 1968 Spain Spain 88 - 82 Panama Panama
12. Oct 15, 1968 USA USA 96 - 75 Philippines Philippines
13. Oct 15, 1968 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 65 - 68 Italy Italy
14. Oct 16, 1968 Philippines Philippines 92 - 95 Panama Panama
15. Oct 16, 1968 Spain Spain 86 - 62 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
16. Oct 16, 1968 Senegal Senegal 55 - 81 Italy Italy
17. Oct 16, 1968 USA USA 73 - 58 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
18. Oct 18, 1968 USA USA 95 - 60 Panama Panama
19. Oct 18, 1968 Senegal Senegal 54 - 64 Spain Spain
20. Oct 18, 1968 Philippines Philippines 65 - 89 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
21. Oct 18, 1968 Italy Italy 69 - 80 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
22. Oct 19, 1968 Philippines Philippines 80 - 68 Senegal Senegal
23. Oct 19, 1968 Panama Panama 69 - 80 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
24. Oct 19, 1968 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 92 - 79 Spain Spain
25. Oct 20, 1968 Panama Panama 94 - 79 Senegal Senegal
26. Oct 20, 1968 Italy Italy 98 - 86 Spain Spain
27. Oct 20, 1968 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 89 - 68 Philippines Philippines
28. Oct 20, 1968 USA USA 61 - 56 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
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