Olympics Men's Basketball Results to Date

[wanja]

Click links for boxscores. Referee names are in parenthesis. See
phillyref.com for additional olympics basketball, qualifiers and referee information.

Gold: USA   Silver: Spain   Bronze: Argentina


Group A:
1. Lithuania (5-3), 2. Argentina (6-2), 3. Croatia (3-3)
4. Australia (3-3), 5. Russia (1-4), 6. Iran (0-5)

Group B:
1. USA (8-0), 2. Spain (6-2), 3. Greece (3-3)
4. China (2-4), 5. Germany (1-4), 6. Angola (0-5)

Final, Gold/Silver (8/24, 2:30PM)
Spain 107 - USA 118 (Brazauskas, ltu-r Estevez, arg Jungebrand, fin)

Consolation, Bronze (8/24, 12:00pm)
Lithuania 75 - Argentina 87 (Rush, usa-r Carrion, pur Facchini, ita)

Semi-finals (8/22)
Spain (b2) 91 - Lithuania (a1) 86 (Pitsilkas, gre-r Sanchez, dom Maranho, bra)
Argentina (a2) 81 - USA (b1) 101 (Lamonica, ita-r Belosevic, srb Aylen, aus)


Quarter-finals (8/20)
Spain (b2) 72 - Croatia (a3) 59 (Zavlanos, gre-r Sudek, svk Lamonica, ita)
Lithuania (a1) 94 - China (b4) 68 (Pitsilkas, gre-r Rush, usa Aylen, aus)
USA (b1) 116 - Australia (a4) 85 (Arteaga, esp-r Sanchez, dom Lijun, chn)
Argentina (a2) 80 - Greece (b3) 78 (Brazauskas, ltu-r Jungebrand, fin Carrion, pur)


Preliminary Round
Group A
8/10 Russia 71 - Iran 49 (Pitsilkas, gre-r Arteaga, esp Yang, chn)
8/10 Lithuania 79 - Argentina 75 (Zavlanos, gre-r Carrion, pur Hirahara, jpn)
8/10 Croatia 97 - Australia 82 (Rush, usa-r Sudek, svk Maranho, bra)
8/12 Lithuania 99 - Iran 67 (Rush, usa-r Sudek, svk Muhimua, moz)
8/12 Croatia 85 - Russia 78 (Zavlanos, gre-r Sanchez, dom Lijun, chn)
8/12 Argentina 85 - Australia 68 (lkas, gre-r Arteaga, esp Seibel, can)
8/14 Australia 106 - Iran 68 (Zavlanos, gre-r Carrion, pur Al-Amiri, kuw)
8/14 Lithuania 86 - Russia 79 (Pitsilkas, gre-r Belosevic, srb Seibel, can)
8/14 Argentina 77 - Croatia 53 (Arteaga, esp-r Rush, usa Maranho, bra)
8/16 Russia 80 -Australia 95 (Jungebrand, fin-r Maranho, bra Hirahara, jpn)
8/16 Croatia 73 - Lithuania 86 (Zavlanos, gre-r Facchini, ita Arteaga, esp)
8/16 Iran 82 -Argentina 97 (Pitsilkas, gre-r Yang, chn Chlif, mar)
8/18 Iran 57 -Croatia 91 (Jungebrand, fin-r Al-Amiri, kuw Lijun, chn )
8/18 Australia 106 - Lithuania 75 (Pitsilkas, gre-r Carrion, pur Yang, chn)
8/18 Argentina 91 - Russia 79 (Zavlanos, gre-r Sudek, svk Sanchez, dom)


Group B
8/10 Germany 95 - Angola 66 (Brazauskas, ltu-r Aylen, aus Seibel, can)
8/10 Spain 81 - Greece 66 (Sanchez, dom-r Estevez, arg Butler, aus)
8/10 USA 101 - China 70 (Jungebrand, fin-r Facchini, ita Belosevic, srb)
8/12 Greece 87 - Germany 64 (Jungebrand, fin-r Belosevic, srb Hirahara, jpn)
8/12 Spain 85 - China 75 (Carrion, pur-r Maranho, bra Aylen, aus)
8/12 USA 97 - Angola 76 (Estevez, arg-r Butler, aus Townsend, can)
8/14 Germany 59 - Spain 72 (Facchini, ita-r Butler, aus Avanessian, iri
8/14 Angola 68 - China 85 (Jungebrand, fin-r Lamonica, ita Hirahara, jpn)
8/14 USA 92 - Greece 69 (Brazauskas, ltu-r Sudek, svk Aylen, aus)
8/16 Greece 102 - Angola 61 (Carrion, pur-r Belosevic, srb Avanessian, iri)
8/16 China 59 - Germany 55 (Rush, usa-r Sanchez, dom Estevez, arg)
8/16 Spain 82 - USA 119 (Brazauskas, ltu-r Lamonica, ita Aylen, aus)
8/18 Greece 91 - China 77 (Maranho, bra-r Lamonica, ita Butler, aus)
8/18 Angola 50 - Spain 98 (Maranho, bra-r Lamonica, ita Butler, aus Rush, usa-r Aylen, aus Muhimua, moz)
8/18 USA 106 - Germany 57 (Arteaga, esp-r Belosevic, srb Chantal, fra)

[wanja]

The original post was edited to be more readable and to provide links to boxscores. It will be updated as games are completed.

[w_sohl]

This is very useful

[JugglingReferee]

Kobe lifts his pivot foot then releases the ball for a dribble. In the process, he is able to beat his defender.

Then he looks at Coach K with "that look" then looks at the refs. What a tool he is. It was the right call and it appears he STILL can't accept that this isn't the NBA. If he is supposedly among the world's best, why does he need to travel to beat a defender, and why can't he accept that he made a mistake? I see that he still has the same attitude.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Kobe lifts his pivot foot then releases the ball for a dribble. In the process, he is able to beat his defender.

Then he looks at Coach K with "that look" then looks at the refs. What a tool he is. It was the right call and it appears he STILL can't accept that this isn't the NBE. If he is supposedly among the world's best, why does he need to travel to beat a defender, and why can't he accept that he made a mistake? I see that he still has the same attitude.

Fixed it for you - also answered your question.

[wanja]

Results in the original post are updated through the quarter-finals.

[wanja]

Results in the original post are updated through the semi-finals including USA 101 -81 win over Argentina. Ginobli went down in the first quarter and did not return.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by msavakinas

I root for Lithuania in basketball and I must say... I didn't think it was a travel

Do you know Ed Grimley?

[Andy]

Originally Posted by wanja

....Ginobli went down in the first quarter and did not return....

What...did he flop too hard?

(From a still disgruntled Phoenix Suns fan....)

[canuckrefguy]

wanja,

Just wanted to say thanks for this - it's been very informative!

[Adam]

When's the final?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

When's the final?

Wimmen's - Saturday afternoon, bronze, then gold.

Men's - Sunday afternoon, bronze, then gold.

NBC will probaly air it two Tuesdays from now, and only on the east coast.

[wanja]

USA men defeat Spain 118 - 107 for the gold. Final results are updated in original post.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Wimmen's - Saturday afternoon, bronze, then gold.

Men's - Sunday afternoon, bronze, then gold.

NBC will probaly air it two Tuesdays from now, and only on the east coast.

Actually, the game was played at 2:30AM EDT and was shown live on NBC. I know, I stayed up to watch.

I'd focus on the officiating, but I wouldn't have a whole lot of positive things to say, especially when Spain's bench came onto the floor and threw towels on the floor without technical fouls being called.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Actually, the game was played at 2:30AM EDT and was shown live on NBC. I know, I stayed up to watch.

I'd focus on the officiating, but I wouldn't have a whole lot of positive things to say, especially when Spain's bench came onto the floor and threw towels on the floor without technical fouls being called.

Agreed. Mechanics, rule knowledge, and game management is lacking. FIBA officiating is not on the level of officiating in the United States at this point.

But then again, Olympic officiating/judging leaves something to be desired in several areas.