Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
City	Seoul
Dates	17–30 September
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up	Yugoslavia
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played	46
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Template:Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics The men's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 17 September and ended on 30 September.

The Soviet Union won their second gold medal after defeating Yugoslavia, 76–63, in the gold medal match.

Competition schedule

G	Group stage	¼	Quarter-finals	½	Semi-finals	C	Classification matches	B	Bronze medal match	F	Final

Sat 17	Sun 18	Mon 19	Tue 20	Wed 21	Thu 22	Fri 23	Sat 24	Sun 25	Mon 26		Tue 27	Wed 28		Thu 29		Fri 30
G	G		G	G		G	G		C	¼		C	½	C	B	C	F

Qualification

A NOC could enter one men's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the winners from the previous edition. The remaining teams were decided by the continental championships in Asia, Oceania, Africa and Americas and European qualifying tournament. Champions of Asia and Oceania, top two teams from Africa and top three from Americas earned direct qualification. Last three berths are allocated from European qualifying tournament, held in Netherlands, two months before Olympics tournament.

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
1984 Summer Olympics	29 July – 10 August 1984	United States Los Angeles	1	United States
Host nation	–	–	1	South Korea
1987 FIBA Oceania Championship	31 August – 4 September 1987	Timaru Christchurch	1	Australia
FIBA Africa Championship 1987	17–27 December 1987	Tunis	2	Central African Republic
FIBA Africa Championship 1987	17–27 December 1987	Tunis	2	Egypt
1988 Tournament of the Americas	22–31 May 1988	Montevideo	3	Brazil
				Puerto Rico
				Canada
European qualifying tournament	July 1988	Netherlands	3	Soviet Union
				Yugoslavia
				Spain
1987 ABC Championship	14–27 November 1987	Bangkok	1	China
Total			12

Squads

Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players.

Group stage

Group A

Template:1988 Summer Olympics men's basketball group A standings

September 18

Australia	81–77	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 50–36, 31–41

Central African Republic	73–70	South Korea
Scoring by half: 47–30, 26–40

Soviet Union	79–92	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33–39, 46–53

South Korea	74–79	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 30–38, 44–41

Australia	69–91	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 35–53, 34–38

South Korea	92–104	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 46–48, 46–56

Puerto Rico	81–93 (OT)	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 39–37, 37–39 Overtime: 5–17

Australia	106–67	Central African Republic
Scoring by half: 57–35, 49–32

Central African Republic	67–71	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 41–27, 26–34

South Korea	73–110	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 38–59, 35–51

Australia	78–98	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 43–52, 35–46

Australia	95–75	South Korea
Scoring by half: 51–39, 44–36

Central African Republic	78–87	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 31–40, 47–47

Puerto Rico	74–72	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 36–37, 38–35

Brazil	125–109	Canada
Scoring by half: 56–45, 69–64

Spain	53–97	United States
Scoring by half: 32–48, 21–49

Brazil	130–108	China
Scoring by half: 72–61, 58–47

Canada	70–76	United States
Scoring by half: 42–40, 28–36

Egypt	70–113	Spain
Scoring by half: 44–57, 26–56

Brazil	87–102	United States
Scoring by half: 55–63, 32–39

Canada	117–64	Egypt
Scoring by half: 61–32, 56–32

Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Contents

Competition schedule

Qualification

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Classification brackets

Awards

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China	74–106	Spain
Scoring by half: 43–59, 31–57

Brazil	138–85	Egypt
Scoring by half: 66–38, 72–47

China	57–108	United States
Scoring by half: 26–59, 31–49

Egypt	35–102	United States
Scoring by half: 21–62, 14–40

Brazil	110–118	Spain
Scoring by half: 57–61, 53–57

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Gold medal match

September 26

(A1) Yugoslavia	95
		September 28
(B4) Canada	73
		(A1) Yugoslavia	91
September 26
		(A3) Australia	70
(B2) Spain	74
				September 30
(A3) Australia	77
				(A1) Yugoslavia	63
September 26
				(A2) Soviet Union	76
(B1) United States	94
		September 28
(A4) Puerto Rico	57
		(B1) United States	76
September 26
		(A2) Soviet Union	82	Bronze medal match
(A2) Soviet Union	110
				September 29
(B3) Brazil	105
				(A3) Australia	49

				(B1) United States	78

September 28			5th place (September 30)

B3	Brazil	104
A4	Puerto Rico	86
			B3	Brazil	106
			B4	Canada	90
B4	Canada	96
B2	Spain	91	7th place (September 29)

			A4	Puerto Rico	93
			B2	Spain	92

September 26			9th place (September 29)

A5	Central Afr. Rep.	63
B6	Egypt	57
			A5	Central Afr. Rep.	81
			A6	South Korea	89
B5	China	90
A6	South Korea	93	11th place (September 29)

			B6	Egypt	75
			B5	China	97

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L
Gold medal game participants
	Soviet Union	8	7	1
	Yugoslavia	8	6	2
Bronze medal game participants
	United States	8	7	1
4th	Australia	8	4	4
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th	Brazil	8	5	3
6th	Canada	8	3	5
7th	Puerto Rico	8	4	4
8th	Spain	8	4	4
Eliminated at the preliminary round
9th	South Korea	7	2	5
10th	Central African Republic	7	2	5
11th	China	7	2	5
12th	Egypt	7	0	7

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