Basketball at the 2008 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group A
National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the basketball tournament played in the 2008 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.
Preliminary Round Group A, National Teams
 Argentina |  Australia |  Croatia |  Iran |  Lithuania |  Russia |
Preliminary Round Group A, Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | L | Points | Qualified | |||||
| scored | against | dif. | ||||||||||
| 1. |  Lithuania |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | 25 | Yes | |||
| 2. |  Argentina |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | 64 | Yes | |||
| 3. |  Croatia |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | 19 | Yes | |||
| 4. |  Australia |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | 52 | Yes | |||
| 5. |  Russia |
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | -19 | No | |||
| 6. |  Iran |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | -141 | No | |||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played
| Game | Date | Results | ||||||
| 1. | Aug 10, 2008 | |
Russia | 71 - 49 | Iran | |
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| 2. | Aug 10, 2008 | |
Lithuania | 79 - 75 | Argentina | |
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| 3. | Aug 10, 2008 | |
Australia | 82 - 97 | Croatia | |
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| 4. | Aug 12, 2008 | |
Iran | 67 - 99 | Lithuania | |
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| 5. | Aug 12, 2008 | |
Croatia | 85 - 78 | Russia | |
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| 6. | Aug 12, 2008 | |
Argentina | 85 - 68 | Australia | |
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| 7. | Aug 14, 2008 | |
Australia | 106 - 68 | Iran | |
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| 8. | Aug 14, 2008 | |
Lithuania | 86 - 79 | Russia | |
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| 9. | Aug 14, 2008 | |
Argentina | 77 - 53 | Croatia | |
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| 10. | Aug 16, 2008 | |
Russia | 80 - 95 | Australia | |
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| 11. | Aug 16, 2008 | |
Croatia | 73 - 86 | Lithuania | |
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| 12. | Aug 16, 2008 | |
Iran | 82 - 97 | Argentina | |
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| 13. | Aug 18, 2008 | |
Iran | 57 - 91 | Croatia | |
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| 14. | Aug 18, 2008 | |
Australia | 106 - 75 | Lithuania | |
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| 15. | Aug 18, 2008 | |
Argentina | 91 - 79 | Russia | |
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