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1976 Men's Olympic Basketball

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Host: Montréal, Canada

Date Started: July 18, 1976
Date Ended: July 27, 1976

Format: Round-robin pools advance teams to classification matches.

◉ Gold: United States
◉ Silver: Yugoslavia
◉ Bronze: Soviet Union

Final Standings

Rank Team W L W-L% PS/G PA/G SRS SOS Medal
1 United States 6 0 1.000 97.3 83.3 19.1 5.1 ◉ Gold
2 Yugoslavia 4 2 .667 87.8 87.0 12.1 11.2 ◉ Silver
3 Soviet Union 6 1 .857 104.6 76.4 21.6 -6.6 ◉ Bronze
4 Canada 4 3 .571 85.0 87.3 -1.3 1.0
5 Italy 4 2 .667 87.3 81.8 9.6 4.1
6 Czechoslovakia 3 4 .429 83.4 82.9 1.9 1.4
7 Cuba 4 3 .571 88.0 82.0 0.3 -5.7
8 Australia 2 5 .286 89.3 93.1 -6.5 -2.7
9 Puerto Rico 2 4 .333 86.8 89.7 -3.9 -1.1
10 Mexico 1 5 .167 90.8 100.0 -13.4 -4.3
11 Japan 0 6 .000 75.8 111.0 -35.7 -0.6
12 Egypt 0 1 .000 64.0 103.0 -37.1 1.9

Schedule & Results

Rk Date Round Team Opponent Notes
1 Sun, Jul 18, 1976 Box Score Group A Canada 104 Japan 76
2 Sun, Jul 18, 1976 Box Score Group A Cuba 111 Australia 89
3 Sun, Jul 18, 1976 Box Score Group A Soviet Union 120 Mexico 77
4 Sun, Jul 18, 1976 Box Score Group B Yugoslavia 84 Puerto Rico 63
5 Sun, Jul 18, 1976 Box Score Group B United States 106 Italy 86
6 Sun, Jul 18, 1976 Box Score Group B Czechoslovakia 103 Egypt 64
Rk Date Round Team Opponent Notes
7 Mon, Jul 19, 1976 Box Score Group A Canada 84 Cuba 79
8 Mon, Jul 19, 1976 Box Score Group A Soviet Union 93 Australia 77
9 Mon, Jul 19, 1976 Box Score Group A Mexico 108 Japan 90
Rk Date Round Team Opponent Notes
10 Tue, Jul 20, 1976 Box Score Group B United States 95 Puerto Rico 94
11 Tue, Jul 20, 1976 Box Score Group B Yugoslavia 99 Czechoslovakia 81
Rk Date Round Team Opponent Notes
12 Wed, Jul 21, 1976 Box Score Group A Australia 120 Mexico 117
13 Wed, Jul 21, 1976 Box Score Group A Cuba 97 Japan 56
14 Wed, Jul 21, 1976 Box Score Group A Soviet Union 108 Canada 85
15 Wed, Jul 21, 1976 Box Score Group B Italy 79 Czechoslovakia 69
16 Wed, Jul 21, 1976 Box Score Group B United States 112 Yugoslavia 93
Rk Date Round Team Opponent Notes
17 Thu, Jul 22, 1976 Box Score Group B Czechoslovakia 89 Puerto Rico 83
18 Thu, Jul 22, 1976 Box Score Group B Yugoslavia 88 Italy 87
Rk Date Round Team Opponent Notes
19 Fri, Jul 23, 1976 Box Score Group A Soviet Union 129 Japan 63
20 Fri, Jul 23, 1976 Box Score Group A Cuba 89 Mexico 75
21 Fri, Jul 23, 1976 Box Score Group A Canada 81 Australia 69
Rk Date Round Team Opponent Notes
22 Sat, Jul 24, 1976 Box Score Group A Soviet Union 98 Cuba 72
23 Sat, Jul 24, 1976 Box Score Group A Canada 92 Mexico 84
24 Sat, Jul 24, 1976 Box Score Group A Australia 117 Japan 79
25 Sat, Jul 24, 1976 Box Score Group B United States 81 Czechoslovakia 76
26 Sat, Jul 24, 1976 Box Score Group B Italy 95 Puerto Rico 81
Rk Date Round Team Opponent Notes
27 Sun, Jul 25, 1976 Box Score Classification Round 5-8 Czechoslovakia 91 Cuba 76
28 Sun, Jul 25, 1976 Box Score Classification Round 5-8 Italy 79 Australia 72
29 Sun, Jul 25, 1976 Box Score Classification Round 9-12 Puerto Rico 111 Japan 91
Rk Date Round Team Opponent Notes
30 Mon, Jul 26, 1976 Box Score Semi-Finals Yugoslavia 89 Soviet Union 84
31 Mon, Jul 26, 1976 Box Score Semi-Finals United States 95 Canada 77
Rk Date Round Team Opponent Notes
32 Tue, Jul 27, 1976 Box Score Final Round United States 95 Yugoslavia 74 Gold Medal Game
33 Tue, Jul 27, 1976 Box Score Final Round Soviet Union 100 Canada 72 Bronze Medal Game
34 Tue, Jul 27, 1976 Box Score Final Round Italy 98 Czechoslovakia 75
35 Tue, Jul 27, 1976 Box Score Final Round Cuba 92 Australia 81
36 Tue, Jul 27, 1976 Box Score Final Round Puerto Rico 89 Mexico 84