Men Basketball Olympic Games 1972 Intercontinental Qualification Augsburg, West Germany - 10-19.08 - Winner Poland

Men Basketball Olympic Games 1972 Intercontinental Qualification Augsburg, West Germany - 10-19.08 - Winner Poland

Final Group		_w_	_l_	pf	pa	p+-	ratio
1.	Poland	2	1	237:	225	+12	1.053
2.	Spain	2	1	220:	215	+5	1.023
3.	Bulgaria	1	2	207:	215	-8	0.963
4.	Mexico	1	2	216:	225	-9	0.960

Team	Pola	Spai	Bulg	Mexi
Poland	----	82:78	83:65
Spain		----	67:64	75:69
Bulgaria			----	78:65
Mexico	82:72			----

Poland (11.) and Spain (2.) qualified to the main Olympic tournament Men 1972.

Last 2 matches were virtual Play-Offs.

Tournament ended 8 days before main Olympic tournament Men 1972.

date	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	HT
Group A	Poland	82-78	Spain	45-39
Group B	Bulgaria	78-65	Mexico	34-32
Fri 18.08.72	Mexico	82-72	Poland	49-42
Fri 18.08.72	Spain	67-64	Bulgaria	35-30
Sat 19.08.72	Poland	83-65	Bulgaria	36-34
Sat 19.08.72	Spain	75-69	Mexico	39-29

Final Ranking		_w_	_l_	pf	pa	p+-	ratio
1.	Poland	5	2	565	:508	+57	1.112	Inv
2.	Spain	6	1	569	:503	+66	1.131
3.	Bulgaria	4	3	569	:517	+52	1.101
4.	Mexico	5	2	584	:497	+87	1.175
Group 5-8.
5.	Sweden	4	3	534	:534	0	1.000	Inv
6.	Canada	4	3	561	:551	+10	1.018	Inv
7.	Israel	4	3	566	:505	+61	1.121	Inv
8.	Great Britain	2	5	535	:589	-54	0.908	Inv
Group 9-12.
9.	North Korea	3	4	576	:616	-40	0.935	Inv
10.	Greece	3	4	571	:532	+39	1.073	Inv
11.	Finland	2	5	538	:536	+2	1.004	Inv
12.	Switzerland	0	7	468	:748	-280	0.626	Inv

European teams exept Finland and Switzerland played in Europe Men OQ 1972. Only Spain and Bulgaria qualified for this tournament.

In other continents Continental Championships served as Olympic Qualification.

North Korea did not play in Asia Men 1971.

Group 5-8		_w_	_l_	pf	pa	p+-	ratio
5.	Sweden	2	1	246:	231	+15	1.065
6.	Canada	2	1	252:	230	+22	1.096
7.	Israel	2	1	236:	228	+8	1.035
8.	Great Britain	0	3	226:	271	-45	0.834

Team	Swed	Cana	Isra	Grea
Sweden	----	81:68		97:89
Canada		----	91:81	93:68
Israel	74:68		----	81:69
Great Britain				----

date	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	HT
Group A	Sweden	81-68	Canada	38-29
Group B	Israel	81-69	Great Britain	38-30
Fri 18.08.72	Sweden	97-89	Great Britain	48-40
Fri 18.08.72	Canada	91-81	Israel	42-40
Sat 19.08.72	Israel	74-68	Sweden	38-40
Sat 19.08.72	Canada	93-68	Great Britain	40-32

Group C		_w_	_l_	pf	pa	p+-	ratio
9.	Finland	2	1	258:	204	+54	1.265
10.	Greece	2	1	268:	202	+66	1.327
11.	North Korea	2	1	248:	244	+4	1.016
12.	Switzerland	0	3	197:	321	-124	0.614

Team	Finl	Gree	NoKo	Swit
Finland	-----	77:66		111:66
Greece		-----	90:78	112:47
North Korea	72:70		-----	98:84
Switzerland				-----

date	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	HT
Group A	Finland	77-66	Greece	42-30
Group B	North Korea	98-84	Switzerland	48-48
Fri 18.08.72	Finland	111-66	Switzerland	55-36
Fri 18.08.72	Greece	90-78	North Korea	48-42
Sat 19.08.72	North Korea	72-70	Finland	41-43
Sat 19.08.72	Greece	112-47	Switzerland	59-24

Firs Groups Round.

First 2 from each Group advanced to Final Group. 3rd and 4th to Group 5-8. 5th and 6th to Group 9-12. Scores were transferred.

Group A		_w_	_l_	pf	pa	p+-	ratio
1.	Poland	4	1	410:	361	+49	1.136
2.	Spain	4	1	427:	370	+57	1.154
3.	Sweden	3	2	369:	371	-2	0.995
4.	Canada	2	3	377:	402	-25	0.938
5.	Finland	1	4	357:	398	-41	0.897
6.	Greece	1	4	369:	407	-38	0.907

Poland 1 0 and Spain 0 1 advanced to Final Group. Both teams qualified to to the main Olympic tournament Men 1972.

Team	Pola	Spai	Swed	Cana	Finl	Gree
Poland	----	82:78	90:78		88:72	82:63
Spain		----	77:67	94:68	90:71	88:82
Sweden			----	81:68	70:69	73:67
Canada	70:68			----	84:68
Finland					----	77:66
Greece				91:87		----

date	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	HT
Thu 10.08.72	Canada	84-68	Finland	45-31
Thu 10.08.72	Poland	82-63	Greece	37-25
Fri 11.08.72	Canada	70-68	Poland	40-42
Fri 11.08.72	Spain	77-67	Sweden	37-33
Sat 12.08.72	Poland	88-72	Finland	41-36
Sat 12.08.72	Sweden	73-67	Greece	42-38
Sun 13.08.72	Sweden	81-68	Canada	38-29
transfered to Group 5-8.
Sun 13.08.72	Spain	88-82	Greece	39-47
Mon 14.08.72	Spain	94-68	Canada	51-31
Mon 14.08.72	Sweden	70-69	Finland	37-34
Rest Day Tuesday 15.08.1972
Wed 16.08.72	Spain	90-71	Finland	43-36
Wed 16.08.72	Greece	91-87	Canada	44-43
Wed 16.08.72	Poland	90-78	Sweden	43-38
Thu 17.08.72	Poland	82-78	Spain	45-39
transfered to Final Group.
Thu 17.08.72	Finland	77-66	Greece	42-30
transfered to Group 9-12.

Group B		_w_	_l_	pf	pa	p+-	ratio
1.	Bulgaria	4	1	440:	367	+73	1.199
2.	Mexico	4	1	433:	350	+83	1.237
3.	Israel	3	2	411:	346	+65	1.188
4.	Great Britain	2	3	378:	399	-21	0.947
5.	North Korea	2	3	426:	456	-30	0.934
6.	Switzerland	0	5	355:	525	-170	0.676

Team	Bulg	Mexi	Isra	Grea	NoKo	Swit
Bulgaria	-----	78:65	73:65	89:71		114:79
Mexico		-----	78:76	71:47	101:86	118:63
Israel			-----	81:69	93:66	96:60
Great Britain				-----	92:89	99:69
North Korea	87:86				-----	98:84
Switzerland						-----

Bulgaria 1 0 and Mexico 0 1 advanced to Final Group.

date	team 1 _________	score	team 2 _________	HT
Thu 10.08.72	Bulgaria	73-65	Israel	34-30
Thu 10.08.72	Mexico	101-86	North Korea	56-47
Fri 11.08.72	Great Britain	99-69	Switzerland	52-29
Fri 11.08.72	Mexico	78-76	Israel	39-38
Sat 12.08.72	Bulgaria	89-71	Great Britain	47-41
Sat 12.08.72	Israel	93-66	North Korea	49-32
Sun 13.08.72	Mexico	71-47	Great Britain	34-24
Sun 13.08.72	Bulgaria	114-79	Switzerland	52-22
Mon 14.08.72	Mexico	118-63	Switzerland	41-30
Mon 14.08.72	Great Britain	92-89	North Korea	53-44
Rest Day Tuesday 15.08.1972
Tue 15.08.72	North Korea	98-84	Switzerland	48-48
transfered to Group 9-12.
Tue 15.08.72	Israel	81-69	Great Britain	38-30
transfered to Group 5-8.
Tue 15.08.72	Bulgaria	78-65	Mexico	34-32
transfered to Final Group.
Wed 16.08.72	Israel	96-60	Switzerland	49-29
Wed 16.08.72	North Korea	87-86	Bulgaria	57-41

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