XIV Olympic Basketball Tournament (Atlanta 1996)

(From 20-07-1996 to 3-08-1996)
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PARTICIPANTS (12)

· Host nation: USA.

· Top 4 qualified teams in the European Championship: Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Croatia, Greece.

· Top 3 qualified teams in the FIBA Americas Championship: Puerto Rico, Argentina, Brazil.

· Asian Championship winner and runner-up: China, South Korea.

· African Championship winner: Angola.

· Oceania Championship winner: Australia.

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· The twelve participating teams are divided in 2 groups of 6 teams each playing a round robin. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by their basket average.

· The top four teams after the group stage advance to the quarterfinals (played as an X-pairing). The four winners after this knock-out round qualify for the semifinals (places 1-4).

· The two winners after the semifinals qualify for the final, whereas the two losers play a consolation final for the bronze medal.

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY ROUND

 

GROUP A

 

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (20-07-1996)

Competition Day 1 (20-07-1996)

China - Angola

70-67 (36-36)

Australia - South Korea

111-88 (64-37)

USA - Argentina

96-68 (46-44)

Puerto Rico - Brazil

98-101 (54-58)

Lithuania - Croatia

83-81 (37-31) (x)

Greece - Yugoslavia

63-71 (30-30)

Competition Day 2 (22-07-1996)

Competition Day 2 (22-07-1996)

Angola - USA

54-87 (31-44)

South Korea - Puerto Rico

86-98 (52-51)

Croatia - China

109-78 (56-44)

Yugoslavia - Australia

91-68 (54-28)

Argentina - Lithuania

65-61 (31-25)

Brazil - Greece

87-89 (54-54)

Competition Day 3 (24-07-1996)

Competition Day 3 (24-07-1996)

Croatia - Angola

71-48 (26-23)

Yugoslavia - South Korea

118-65 (57-28)

Lithuania - USA

82-104 (42-50)

Greece - Puerto Rico

80-69 (51-33)

China - Argentina

87-77 (51-38)

Australia - Brazil

109-101 (41-46) (y)

Competition Day 4 (26-07-1996)

Competition Day 4 (26-07-1996)

Angola - Lithuania

49-85 (21-37)

South Korea - Greece

86-108 (44-56)

Argentina - Croatia

75-90 (29-43)

Brazil - Yugoslavia

82-101 (31-55)

USA - China

133-70 (65-28)

Puerto Rico - Australia

96-101 (53-51)

Competition Day 5 (28-07-1996)

Competition Day 5 (28-07-1996)

Argentina - Angola

66-62 (27-32)

Brazil - South Korea

127-97 (66-49)

China - Lithuania

55-116 (23-53)

Australia - Greece

103-62 (52-30)

Croatia - USA

71-102 (38-57)

Yugoslavia - Puerto Rico

97-86 (45-34)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. USA

5

5

0

522

345

10

2. Lithuania

5

3

2

427

354

8

3. Croatia

5

3

2

422

386

8

4. China

5

2

3

360

502

7

5. Argentina

5

2

3

351

396

7

6. Angola

5

0

5

280

379

5

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Yugoslavia

5

5

0

478

362

10

2. Australia

5

4

1

492

438

9

3. Greece

5

3

2

402

416

8

4. Brazil

5

2

3

498

494

7

5. Puerto Rico

5

1

4

447

465

6

6. South Korea

5

0

5

420

562

5

(x) Two overtimes at the end of regulation (66-66 and 72-72).　 (y) Two overtimes at the end of regulation (82-82 and 92-92).

 

 

1/4 FINAL

(30-07-1996)

A1-B4 (1): USA - Brazil

98-75 (52-36)

A2-B3 (2): Lithuania - Greece

99-66 (45-19)

B1-A4 (3): Yugoslavia - China

128-61 (63-29)

B2-A3 (4): Australia - Croatia

73-71 (41-33)

 

 

FINAL ROUND

 

PLACES 9-12

Semifinals (30-07-1996)

A5-B6: Argentina - South Korea

97-79 (44-41)

B5-A6: Puerto Rico - Angola

76-67 (38-36)

Finals (2-08-1996)

11/12: South Korea - Angola

61-99 (33-48)

9/10: Argentina - Puerto Rico

87-77 (43-38)

 

 

PLACES 5-8

Semifinals (1-08-1996)

LOSER 1-LOSER 4: Brazil - Croatia

80-74 (39-27)

LOSER 2-LOSER 3: Greece - China

115-75 (50-24)

Finals (2-08-1996)

7/8: Croatia - China

99-85 (49-39)

5/6: Brazil - Greece

72-91 (49-45)

 

 

PLACES 1-4

Semifinals (1-08-1996)

WINNER 1-WINNER 4: USA - Australia

101-73 (51-41)

WINNER 2-WINNER 3: Lithuania - Yugoslavia

58-66 (31-35)

Finals (3-08-1996)

3/4: Australia - Lithuania

74-80 (34-36)

1/2: USA - Yugoslavia

95-69 (43-38)

 

 

FINAL

VENUE: Georgia Dome (Atlanta)

DATE: 3-08-1996 (22:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 34.600

REFEREES: Miguel Ángel Betancor (SPA), José Jeremías Reyes (MEX)

FOULED OUT: Barkley (29’) / Divac (25’), Rebrača (40’)

United States of America

USA - Yugoslavia

Југославија

95-69 (43-38)

 

USA (coach: Lenny Wilkens)

 

2P

3P

FT

Rbds

Blk

Balls

As

PF

Min

Pts

A

M

A

M

A

M

Df

Of

ST

TO

# Gary Payton

4

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

2

2

2

16

2

# Reggie Miller

4

3

7

3

6

5

1

-

-

2

1

4

3

32

20

# Scottie Pippen

3

2

1

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

2

2

4

18

4

# Karl Malone

3

-

-

-

2

-

2

3

-

-

1

-

3

10

-

# Hakeem Olajuwon

6

1

-

-

4

3

2

3

-

1

-

-

1

13

5

Charles Barkley

2

2

-

-

6

4

2

1

-

2

2

2

5

14

8

Penny Hardaway

7

4

1

1

7

6

1

2

-

2

1

4

3

24

17

David Robinson

11

9

-

-

14

10

7

-

-

2

1

-

1

26

28

Mitch Richmond

2

1

3

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

3

23

5

John Stockton

1

1

-

-

2

2

-

-

-

-

2

7

3

19

4

Shaquille O’Neal

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

5

2

TOTAL

44

25

12

5

41

30

20

11

-

12

12

21

29

200

95

 

Yugoslavia (coach: Željko Obradović)

 

2P

3P

FT

Rbds

Blk

Balls

As

PF

Min

Pts

A

M

A

M

A

M

Df

Of

ST

TO

# Aleksandar Ðorđević

7

3

1

1

5

4

3

2

-

1

5

6

4

36

13

# Predrag Danilović

3

2

3

-

10

5

2

-

-

1

4

-

2

40

9

# Dejan Bodiroga

6

4

1

-

7

5

3

2

-

-

1

1

2

30

13

# Žarko Paspalj

10

7

1

1

4

2

1

1

-

2

4

-

4

32

19

# Vlade Divac

5

-

1

-

6

4

2

1

-

1

1

-

5

25

4

Saša Obradović

-

-

2

1

5

3

2

-

-

-

-

-

2

15

6

Nikola Lončar

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Željko Rebrača

6

2

-

-

2

-

-

3

-

-

2

3

5

18

4

Dejan Tomašević

-

-

-

-

2

1

1

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

1

Milenko Topić

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

TOTAL

37

18

9

3

41

24

14

9

-

5

18

10

25

200

69

 

 

FINAL STANDING

1.

USA USA

2.

Yugoslavia YUG

3.

Lithuania LIT

4.

Australia AUS

5.

Greece GRE

6.

Brazil BRA

7.

Croatia CRO

8.

China CHN

9.

Argentina ARG

10.

Puerto Rico PUR

11.

Angola ANG

12.

South Korea SKR

 

 

TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME)

Player

Pts.

G

Avg.

1. Oscar Schmidt (BRA)

219

8

27.4

2. José “Piculín” Ortiz (PUR)

175

7

25.0

3. Andrew Gaze (AUS)

190

8

23.8

4. Juan Alberto Espil (ARG)

158

7

22.6

5. Arijan Komazec (CRO)

79

4

19.7

6. Shane Heal (AUS)

142

8

17.8

7. Arvydas Sabonis (LIT)

135

8

16.9

8. Predrag Danilović (YUG)

134

8

16.8

9. Hyun Joo-yup (SKR)

116

7

16.6

10. Toni Kukoč (CRO)

129

8

16.1

   

 

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