Baskeball at the 1976 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group A

National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the Preliminary Round of the basketball tournament played in the 1976 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.

Preliminary Round Group A, National Teams

Preliminary Round Group A, Standings

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Games
Points
Standing
National Team
PTS
GP W L W.Perc scored against diff. Qualified for
1. Soviet Union Soviet Union 10 5 5 0 1.000 548 374 174 Semifinals
2. Canada Canada 9 5 4 1 .800 446 416 30 Semifinals
3. Cuba Cuba 8 5 3 2 .600 448 402 46 Classification 5-8
4. Australia Australia 7 5 2 3 .400 472 481 -9 Classification 5-8
5. Mexico Mexico 6 5 1 4 .200 461 511 -50 Classification 9-12
6. Japan Japan 5 5 0 5 .000 364 555 -191 Classification 9-12

Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage

Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played

Game
Date
Results
1.
Jul 18, 1976
Canada
Canada
104
-
76
Japan
Japan
2.
Jul 18, 1976
Cuba
Cuba
111
-
89
Australia
Australia
3.
Jul 18, 1976
Mexico
Mexico
77
-
120
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4.
Jul 19, 1976
Canada
Canada
84
-
79
Cuba
Cuba
5.
Jul 19, 1976
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
93
-
77
Australia
Australia
6.
Jul 19, 1976
Mexico
Mexico
108
-
90
Japan
Japan
7.
Jul 21, 1976
Mexico
Mexico
117
-
120
Australia
Australia
8.
Jul 21, 1976
Japan
Japan
56
-
97
Cuba
Cuba
9.
Jul 21, 1976
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
108
-
85
Canada
Canada
10.
Jul 23, 1976
Japan
Japan
63
-
129
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
11.
Jul 23, 1976
Mexico
Mexico
75
-
89
Cuba
Cuba
12.
Jul 23, 1976
Australia
Australia
69
-
81
Canada
Canada
13.
Jul 24, 1976
Cuba
Cuba
72
-
98
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
14.
Jul 24, 1976
Mexico
Mexico
84
-
92
Canada
Canada
15.
Jul 24, 1976
Australia
Australia
117
-
79
Japan
Japan