Basketball at the 2000 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group A
National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the basketball tournament played in the 2000 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.
Preliminary Round Group A, National Teams
 China |  France |  Italy |  Lithuania |  New Zealand |  USA |
Preliminary Round Group A, Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | L | Points | Qualified | |||||
| scored | against | dif. | ||||||||||
| 1. |  USA |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 505 | 359 | 146 | Yes | |||
| 2. |  Italy |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 332 | 349 | -17 | Yes | |||
| 3. |  Lithuania |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 372 | 339 | 33 | Yes | |||
| 4. |  France |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 372 | 374 | -2 | Yes | |||
| 5. |  China |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 368 | 419 | -51 | No | |||
| 6. |  New Zealand |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 307 | 416 | -109 | No | |||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played
| Game | Date | Results | ||||||
| 1. | Sep 17, 2000 | |
France | 76 - 50 | New Zealand | |
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| 2. | Sep 17, 2000 | |
Italy | 50 - 48 | Lithuania | |
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| 3. | Sep 17, 2000 | |
China | 72 - 119 | USA | |
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| 4. | Sep 19, 2000 | |
New Zealand | 60 - 75 | China | |
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| 5. | Sep 19, 2000 | |
USA | 93 - 61 | Italy | |
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| 6. | Sep 19, 2000 | |
Lithuania | 81 - 63 | France | |
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| 7. | Sep 21, 2000 | |
Italy | 78 - 66 | New Zealand | |
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| 8. | Sep 21, 2000 | |
China | 70 - 82 | France | |
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| 9. | Sep 21, 2000 | |
USA | 85 - 76 | Lithuania | |
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| 10. | Sep 23, 2000 | |
Lithuania | 82 - 66 | China | |
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| 11. | Sep 23, 2000 | |
New Zealand | 56 - 102 | USA | |
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| 12. | Sep 23, 2000 | |
France | 57 - 67 | Italy | |
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| 13. | Sep 25, 2000 | |
New Zealand | 75 - 85 | Lithuania | |
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| 14. | Sep 25, 2000 | |
Italy | 76 - 85 | China | |
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| 15. | Sep 25, 2000 | |
France | 94 - 106 | USA | |
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