1959 Basketball World Cup: Preliminary Round Group B
National teams, games, results and standings of Group B from the Preliminary Round of the FIBA Basketball World Championship played in 1959, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.
Preliminary Round Group B, National Teams
Preliminary Round Group B, Standings
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Games |
Points | |||||||||||||
| Standing | National Team | PTS |
GP | W | L | W.Perc | scored | against | diff. | Qualified for | ||||
| 1. |  Brazil |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 211 | 175 | 36 | Final Round | ||||
| 2. |  Soviet Union |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 229 | 199 | 30 | Final Round | ||||
| 3. |  Canada |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 169 | 174 | -5 | Classification Rnd I A | ||||
| 4. |  Mexico |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 173 | 234 | -61 | Classification Rnd I B | ||||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Preliminary Round Group B, Games Played
Game
Date
Results
1.
Jan 16, 1959
Brazil
69
-
52
Canada
2.
Jan 16, 1959
Mexico
72
-
102
Soviet Union
3.
Jan 17, 1959
Canada
54
-
51
Mexico
4.
Jan 17, 1959
Brazil
64
-
73
Soviet Union
5.
Jan 18, 1959
Brazil
78
-
50
Mexico
6.
Jan 18, 1959
Canada
63
-
54
Soviet Union