Basketball at the 1988 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group A

National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the basketball tournament played in the 1988 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.

Preliminary Round Group A, National Teams

Australia	Central African Republic	Puerto Rico	South Korea	Soviet Union	Yugoslavia

Preliminary Round Group A, Standings

Standing	National Team	PTS	GP	W	L	Points			Qualified
						scored	against	dif.
1.	Yugoslavia	9	5	4	1	468	384	84	Yes
2.	Soviet Union	9	5	4	1	460	393	67	Yes
3.	Australia	8	5	3	2	429	408	21	Yes
4.	Puerto Rico	8	5	3	2	382	387	-5	Yes
5.	Central African Republic	6	5	1	4	346	436	-90	No
6.	South Korea	5	5	0	5	384	461	-77	No

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

Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played

Game	Date	Results
1.	Sep 18, 1988		Australia	81 - 77	Puerto Rico
2.	Sep 18, 1988		South Korea	70 - 73	Central African Republic
3.	Sep 18, 1988		Soviet Union	79 - 92	Yugoslavia
4.	Sep 20, 1988		South Korea	74 - 79	Puerto Rico
5.	Sep 20, 1988		Yugoslavia	102 - 61	Central African Republic
6.	Sep 20, 1988		Australia	69 - 91	Soviet Union
7.	Sep 21, 1988		South Korea	92 - 104	Yugoslavia
8.	Sep 21, 1988		Puerto Rico	81 - 93	Soviet Union
9.	Sep 21, 1988		Central African Republic	67 - 106	Australia
10.	Sep 23, 1988		Puerto Rico	71 - 67	Central African Republic
11.	Sep 23, 1988		South Korea	73 - 110	Soviet Union
12.	Sep 23, 1988		Yugoslavia	98 - 78	Australia
13.	Sep 24, 1988		South Korea	75 - 95	Australia
14.	Sep 24, 1988		Soviet Union	87 - 78	Central African Republic
15.	Sep 24, 1988		Yugoslavia	72 - 74	Puerto Rico