1972 Olympic Games: Basketball Results

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