Basketball at the 1996 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group A
National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the basketball tournament played in the 1996 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.
Preliminary Round Group A, National Teams
 Angola |  Argentina |  China |  Croatia |  Lithuania |  USA |
Preliminary Round Group A, Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | L | Points | Qualified | |||||
| scored | against | dif. | ||||||||||
| 1. |  USA |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 522 | 345 | 177 | Yes | |||
| 2. |  Lithuania |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 427 | 354 | 73 | Yes | |||
| 3. |  Croatia |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 422 | 386 | 36 | Yes | |||
| 4. |  China |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 360 | 502 | -142 | Yes | |||
| 5. |  Argentina |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 351 | 396 | -45 | No | |||
| 6. |  Angola |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 280 | 379 | -99 | No | |||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played
| Game | Date | Results | ||||||
| 1. | Jul 20, 1996 | |
China | 70 - 67 | Angola | |
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| 2. | Jul 20, 1996 | |
USA | 96 - 68 | Argentina | |
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| 3. | Jul 20, 1996 | |
Lithuania | 83 - 81 | Croatia | |
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| 4. | Jul 22, 1996 | |
Angola | 54 - 87 | USA | |
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| 5. | Jul 22, 1996 | |
Croatia | 109 - 78 | China | |
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| 6. | Jul 22, 1996 | |
Argentina | 65 - 61 | Lithuania | |
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| 7. | Jul 24, 1996 | |
Croatia | 71 - 48 | Angola | |
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| 8. | Jul 24, 1996 | |
Lithuania | 82 - 104 | USA | |
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| 9. | Jul 24, 1996 | |
China | 87 - 77 | Argentina | |
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| 10. | Jul 26, 1996 | |
Angola | 49 - 85 | Lithuania | |
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| 11. | Jul 26, 1996 | |
Argentina | 75 - 90 | Croatia | |
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| 12. | Jul 26, 1996 | |
USA | 133 - 70 | China | |
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| 13. | Jul 28, 1996 | |
Argentina | 66 - 62 | Angola | |
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| 14. | Jul 28, 1996 | |
China | 55 - 116 | Lithuania | |
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| 15. | Jul 28, 1996 | |
Croatia | 71 - 102 | USA | |
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