Basketball Results of the 1972 Olympic Games
This list has all the results from the games played in the basketball tournament of the 1972 Olympics with stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more.
Game |
Date |
Stage |
Results |
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1. |
Aug 27, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Poland |
90 - 75 |
Philippines |
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2. |
Aug 27, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Cuba |
105 - 64 |
Egypt |
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3. |
Aug 27, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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USA |
66 - 35 |
Czechoslovakia |
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4. |
Aug 27, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Japan |
55 - 110 |
Brazil |
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5. |
Aug 27, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Yugoslavia |
85 - 78 |
Italy |
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6. |
Aug 27, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Senegal |
52 - 94 |
Soviet Union |
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7. |
Aug 27, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Spain |
79 - 74 |
Australia |
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8. |
Aug 27, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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West Germany |
74 - 81 |
Puerto Rico |
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9. |
Aug 28, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Brazil |
110 - 84 |
Egypt |
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10. |
Aug 28, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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West Germany |
63 - 87 |
Soviet Union |
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11. |
Aug 28, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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USA |
81 - 55 |
Australia |
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12. |
Aug 28, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Cuba |
74 - 53 |
Spain |
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13. |
Aug 28, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Senegal |
56 - 92 |
Italy |
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14. |
Aug 28, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Puerto Rico |
92 - 72 |
Philippines |
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15. |
Aug 28, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Japan |
61 - 74 |
Czechoslovakia |
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16. |
Aug 28, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Poland |
64 - 85 |
Yugoslavia |
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17. |
Aug 29, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Brazil |
72 - 69 |
Spain |
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18. |
Aug 29, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Senegal |
59 - 95 |
Poland |
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19. |
Aug 29, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Soviet Union |
79 - 66 |
Italy |
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20. |
Aug 29, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Japan |
78 - 73 |
Egypt |
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21. |
Aug 29, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Puerto Rico |
79 - 74 |
Yugoslavia |
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22. |
Aug 29, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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West Germany |
93 - 74 |
Philippines |
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23. |
Aug 29, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Czechoslovakia |
69 - 68 |
Australia |
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24. |
Aug 29, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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USA |
67 - 48 |
Cuba |
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25. |
Aug 30, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Soviet Union |
94 - 64 |
Poland |
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26. |
Aug 30, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Egypt |
58 - 72 |
Spain |
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27. |
Aug 30, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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West Germany |
57 - 68 |
Italy |
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28. |
Aug 30, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Japan |
76 - 92 |
Australia |
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29. |
Aug 30, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Czechoslovakia |
65 - 77 |
Cuba |
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30. |
Aug 30, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Philippines |
76 - 117 |
Yugoslavia |
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31. |
Aug 30, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Puerto Rico |
92 - 57 |
Senegal |
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32. |
Aug 30, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Brazil |
54 - 61 |
USA |
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33. |
Sep 01, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Senegal |
62 - 68 |
Philippines |
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34. |
Sep 01, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Australia |
70 - 84 |
Cuba |
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35. |
Sep 01, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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West Germany |
56 - 81 |
Yugoslavia |
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36. |
Sep 01, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Egypt |
31 - 96 |
USA |
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37. |
Sep 01, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Czechoslovakia |
82 - 83 |
Brazil |
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38. |
Sep 01, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Japan |
76 - 87 |
Spain |
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39. |
Sep 01, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Italy |
71 - 59 |
Poland |
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40. |
Sep 01, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Soviet Union |
100 - 87 |
Puerto Rico |
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41. |
Sep 02, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Australia |
75 - 69 |
Brazil |
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42. |
Sep 02, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Yugoslavia |
73 - 57 |
Senegal |
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43. |
Sep 02, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Egypt |
64 - 94 |
Czechoslovakia |
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44. |
Sep 02, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Japan |
63 - 108 |
Cuba |
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45. |
Sep 02, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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West Germany |
67 - 65 |
Poland |
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46. |
Sep 02, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Spain |
56 - 72 |
USA |
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47. |
Sep 02, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Philippines |
80 - 111 |
Soviet Union |
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48. |
Sep 02, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Italy |
71 - 54 |
Puerto Rico |
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49. |
Sep 03, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Japan |
33 - 99 |
USA |
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50. |
Sep 03, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Spain |
70 - 74 |
Czechoslovakia |
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51. |
Sep 03, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Italy |
101 - 81 |
Philippines |
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52. |
Sep 03, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Poland |
83 - 85 |
Puerto Rico |
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53. |
Sep 03, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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Yugoslavia |
67 - 74 |
Soviet Union |
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54. |
Sep 03, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Australia |
89 - 66 |
Egypt |
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55. |
Sep 03, 1972 |
First Round, Group B |
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West Germany |
72 - 62 |
Senegal |
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56. |
Sep 03, 1972 |
First Round, Group A |
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Cuba |
64 - 63 |
Brazil |
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57. |
Sep 05, 1972 |
Classification 13-16 |
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Egypt |
0 - 2 |
Philippines |
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* forfeit |
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58. |
Sep 05, 1972 |
Classification 9-12 |
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West Germany |
69 - 70 |
Australia |
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59. |
Sep 05, 1972 |
Classification 13-16 |
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Japan |
70 - 67 |
Senegal |
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60. |
Sep 05, 1972 |
Classification 9-12 |
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Spain |
76 - 87 |
Poland |
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61. |
Sep 06, 1972 |
Classification 5-8 |
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Czechoslovakia |
63 - 66 |
Yugoslavia |
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62. |
Sep 06, 1972 |
Classification 5-8 |
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Puerto Rico |
87 - 83 |
Brazil |
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63. |
Sep 06, 1972 |
Semifinals |
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Soviet Union |
67 - 61 |
Cuba |
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64. |
Sep 06, 1972 |
Semifinals |
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USA |
68 - 38 |
Italy |
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65. |
Sep 07, 1972 |
Classification 13-16, Place 13 |
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Philippines |
82 - 73 |
Japan |
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66. |
Sep 08, 1972 |
Classification 9-12, Place 11 |
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West Germany |
83 - 84 |
Spain |
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67. |
Sep 08, 1972 |
Classification 5-8, Place 7 |
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Czechoslovakia |
69 - 87 |
Brazil |
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68. |
Sep 08, 1972 |
3rd Place Game |
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Cuba |
66 - 65 |
Italy |
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Bronze
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69. |
Sep 09, 1972 |
Classification 9-12, Place 9 |
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Australia |
91 - 83 |
Poland |
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70. |
Sep 09, 1972 |
Classification 5-8, Place 5 |
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Yugoslavia |
86 - 70 |
Puerto Rico |
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71. |
Sep 09, 1972 |
Final Game |
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Soviet Union |
51 - 50 |
USA |
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Gold
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Silver |
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