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The men's tournament of basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 10 and will last until August 24. All games will be held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.

Qualifying

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification
Country Qualified as Date of qualification Previous appearance
 China Olympics host July 13, 2001 6 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Spain World champion September 3, 2006

9 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004)

 Iran Asian champion August 5, 2007 1 (1948)
 Australia Oceanian champion August 22, 2007 11 (1956, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Angola African champion August 25, 2007 4 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Argentina Americas runner-up September 1, 2007 4 (1948, 1952, 1996, 2004)
 United States Americas champion September 1, 2007 15 (1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Russia European champion September 15, 2007 11 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2000)*
 Lithuania European third place[1] September 16, 2007 4 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Croatia Wildcard qualifier July 19, 2008 2 (1992, 1996)
 Greece Wildcard qualifier July 19, 2008 3 (1952, 1996, 2004)
 Germany Wildcard qualifier July 20, 2008 4 (1936, 1972, 1984, 1992)

*Appearances from 1952 to 1988 were as the Soviet Union; 1992 as the Unified Team.

Format

  • Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
  • The top four teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
  • Fifth-place teams from both groups are ranked 9th-10th by basis of their records.
  • Sixth-place teams from both groups are ranked 11th-12th by basis of their records.
  • In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
    • The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th-8th by basis of their preliminary round records
  • The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
  • The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.

Preliminary round

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Eliminated

Group A

Russia opened the men's tournament with a 22-point drubbing of Asian champions Iran; meanwhile, Croatia beat down a fourth-quarter rally by the Australians to win their first game. Defending Olympic champions Argentina fought back 11 points down but were beaten when Linas Kleiza broke the tie with a three-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining.[2]

Team Pld W L PCT PF PA PD Pts
 Russia 1 1 0 1.000 71 49 +22 2
 Croatia 1 1 0 1.000 97 82 +15 2
 Lithuania 1 1 0 1.000 79 75 +4 2
 Argentina 1 0 1 .000 75 79 -4 1
 Australia 1 0 1 .000 82 97 -15 1
 Iran 1 0 1 .000 49 71 -22 1
August 10
09:00
Russia  71–49  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 24-5, 14-17, 8-16, 25-11
Pts: Holden 19
Rebs: Monia 6
Asts: Savrasenko 4		 Pts: Nikkhah 16
Rebs: Haddadi 8
Asts: Kamrani 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsolkas (Greece)
August 10
16:45
Lithuania  79–75  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14-11, 20-19, 17-15, 28-30
Pts: Kleiza 13
Rebs: Lavrinovic 7
Asts: Jasikevicius 8		 Pts: Ginobili 19
Rebs: Oberto 11
Asts: Oberto, Prigioni 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (Greece)
August 10
20:00
Australia  82–97  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 14-21, 17-26, 22-26, 29-24
Pts: Nielsen 13
Rebs: Anstey 7
Asts: Barlow 3		 Pts: Prkacin, Banic 16
Rebs: Lončar 10
Asts: Popovic 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)

Group B

In a rematch of a game in the 2006 championship that needed three overtime periods to finish, the result was vastly different as Germany beat Angola by a 29-point margin.[3] In another 2006 championship rematch, Spain continued their mastery over the Greeks with another 15-point blowout.[4] On the nightcap game, China managed to hang on against the Americans in the first half but the "Redeem Team" pulled away at the second half to break the 100-point barrier.[5] The USA-China game drew a television audience of close to a billion viewers, eclipsing the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final's audience of 715 million.[6]

Team Pld W L PCT PF PA PD Pts
 United States 1 1 0 1.000 101 70 +31 2
 Germany 1 1 0 1.000 95 66 +29 2
 Spain 1 1 0 1.000 81 66 +15 2
 Greece 1 0 1 .000 66 81 -15 1
 Angola 1 0 1 .000 66 95 -29 1
 China 1 0 1 .000 70 101 -31 1
August 10
11:15
Germany  95–66  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 25-21, 29-13, 24-18, 17-14
Pts: Kaman 24
Rebs: Jagla 11
Asts: Hamann 4		 Pts: Mingas 24
Rebs: Gomes 8
Asts: Cipriano 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (Lithuania)
August 10
14:30
Spain  81–66  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 20-16, 15-13, 27-17, 19-20
Pts: Fernández 16
Rebs: Gasol 7
Asts: Navarro, Rodríguez 2		 Pts: Spanoulis 15
Rebs: Tsartsaris 8
Asts: Diamantidis 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes Sanchez (Dominican Republic)
August 10
22:15
United States  101–70  China
Scoring by quarter: 20-16, 29-21, 25-11, 27-22
Pts: Wade 19
Rebs: Bosh 8
Asts: Paul 6		 Pts: Yao 13
Rebs: Yao 10
Asts: Chen, Liu, Zhu, Sun 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (Finland)

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
         
A2  
B3  
 
 
B1  
A4  
 
 
B2  
A3  
  Bronze medal game
 
A1    
B4    

Quarterfinals

Match 31
Group A Runner-up  vs. Group B Third
Match 32
Group B Winner  vs. Group A Fourth
Match 33
Group B Runner-up  vs. Group A Third
Match 34
Group A Winner  vs. Group B Fourth

Semifinals

August 22
20:00
Match 35
Match 31 Winner  vs. Match 32 Winner
August 22
Follow Match 35
Match 36
Match 33 Winner  vs. Match 34 Winner

Finals

August 24
12:00
Bronze medal game
Match 35 Loser  vs. Match 36 Loser
August 24
Follow Match 37
Gold medal game
Match 35 Winner  vs. Match 36 Winner

Statistical leaders

References

  1. ^ The European Championships runner-up, Spain, qualified separately as World Champions.
  2. ^ FIBA – Day Two: Group A Round-Up
  3. ^ GER/ANG – Kaman, Nowitzki power Germany past Angola
  4. ^ ESP/GRE – Spain win to continue recent dominance against Greece
  5. ^ CHN/USA – Americans win over China in thrilling Olympic encounter
  6. ^ CHN/USA - Historic TV audience for China/Team USA game?

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