Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
16th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Athens 2004 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 2004 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | Greece | ||||||||
City | Athens | ||||||||
Duration | August 15 - August 28 | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Tournaments | |||||||||
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The men's tournament of basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece began on August 15 and lasted until August 28. The games were held at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena and Olympic Indoor Hall.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Argentina (ARG) | Italy (ITA) | United States (USA) |
Qualifying
Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearance |
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Greece | Olympics host | Sep 5, 1997 | 1996 |
Serbia and Montenegro | World champion | Sep 8, 2002 | 2000 |
China | Asian champion | Oct 1, 2003 | 2000 |
Australia | Oceanian champion | Sep 4, 2003 | 2000 |
New Zealand | Oceanian runner-up | Sep 4, 2003 | 2000 |
Angola | African champion | Aug 19, 2003 | 2000 |
United States | Americas champion | Aug 31, 2003 | 2000 |
Argentina | Americas runner-up | Aug 31, 2003 | 1996 |
Puerto Rico | Americas third place | Aug 31, 2003 | 1996 |
Lithuania | European champion | Sep 14, 2003 | 2000 |
Spain | European runner-up | Sep 14, 2003 | 2000 |
Italy | European third place | Sep 14, 2003 | 2000 |
Format
- Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
- The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth-placed teams from both groups compete for ninth place in an additional match.
- Sixth-placed teams from both groups compete for 11th place in an additional match.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- From the eliminated teams at the quarterfinals, the loser from A1 vs. B4 competes against the loser from B1 vs. A4 for seventh place in an additional match. The remaining two loser teams compete for fifth place in an additional match.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.
Tie-breaking criteria:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary Round
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Group A
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Team |
W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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Spain | 5 | 0 | 405 | 349 | +56 | 10 | |
Italy | 3 | 2 | 371 | 341 | +30 | 8 | 1W–0L |
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 414 | 396 | +18 | 8 | 0W–1L |
China | 2 | 3 | 303 | 382 | −79 | 7 | |
New Zealand | 1 | 4 | 399 | 413 | −14 | 6 | 1W–0L |
Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 4 | 377 | 388 | −11 | 6 | 0W–1L |
All times are local (UTC+2)
August 15 11:15 |
Italy | 71–69 | New Zealand |
Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 14–9, 17–24, 15–23 | ||
Pts: Basile 16 Rebs: Chiacig 9 Asts: Pozzecco 7 |
Pts: Penney 20 Rebs: Marks 9 Asts: Cameron 5 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic) Renato Santos (Brazil) |
August 15 14:30 |
China | 58–83 | Spain |
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 12–24, 13–19, 15–22 | ||
Pts: Li Nan 14 Rebs: Mo Ke, Yao Ming 8 each Asts: Liu Wei 2 |
Pts: Gasol 21 Rebs: Gasol 10 Asts: Calderón, Gasol 2 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (Greece) Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico) |
15 August 2004 16:45 |
Argentina | 83–82 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 22–24, 12–20, 22–23 | ||
Pts: Ginóbili 27 Rebs: Wolkowyski 6 Asts: Ginóbili 3 |
Pts: Radmanović 21 Rebs: Dejan Tomašević 10 Asts: 3 players, 1 each |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), José Carrión (PUR) |
August 17 9:00 |
New Zealand | 62–69 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 6–12, 25–22, 17–18 | ||
Pts: Jones 27 Rebs: Book, Marks 7 each Asts: Dickel 2 |
Pts: Yao Ming 39 Rebs: Yao Ming 13 Asts: Li Nan, Liu Wei 4 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (Greece) Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania) |
August 17 16:45 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 74–72 | Italy |
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 20–19, 19–14, 19–22 | ||
Pts: Rakočević 19 Rebs: Tomašević 12 Asts: Tomašević 5 |
Pts: Bulleri 15 Rebs: Chiacig, Radulović 5 each Asts: Bulleri, Pozzecco 2 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,500 Referees: José Ronfini (Mexico) Sean Corbin(United States) |
17 August 2004 20:00 |
Spain | 87–76 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 10–22, 23–20, 29–16 | ||
Pts: Gasol 26 Rebs: Gasol 8 Asts: Calderón 5 |
Pts: Scola 28 Rebs: Scola 9 Asts: 3 players, 4 each |
August 19 9:00 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 87–90 | New Zealand |
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 24–17, 22–16, 21–35 | ||
Pts: Bodiroga 25 Rebs: Bodiroga 6 Asts: Rakočević 2 |
Pts: Penney 15 Rebs: Marks 5 Asts: Dickel 6 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico) Philippe Leemann (Switzerland) |
August 19 11:15 |
Italy | 63–71 | Spain |
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 11–18, 19–13, 11–23 | ||
Pts: Righetti 18 Rebs: Chiacig, Marconato 8 each Asts: Basile 3 |
Pts: Garbajosa 17 Rebs: Garbajosa 8 Asts: Garbajosa 3 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 8,950 Referees: José Carrión (Puerto Rico) Michael Aylen (Australia) |
19 August 2004 20:00 |
Argentina | 82–57 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 19–7, 24–18, 17–18 | ||
Pts: Nocioni 17 Rebs: Delfino, Nocioni 6 each Asts: Scola, Sconochini 4 each |
Pts: Yao Ming 15 Rebs: Yao Ming 7 Asts: Liu Wei 2 |
August 21 11:15 |
Spain | 76–68 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 13–17, 20–21, 25–16 | ||
Pts: Calderón 15 Rebs: Reyes 6 Asts: Garbajosa, Navarro 3 each |
Pts: Bodiroga 14 Rebs: Tomašević 9 Asts: Rakočević 3 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 10,350 Referees: Renato Santos (Brazil) José Monfini (Mexico) |
August 21 14:30 |
New Zealand | 94–98 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 17–24, 29–29, 23–22 | ||
Pts: Jones 25 Rebs: Book 6 Asts: Dickel 7 |
Pts: Scola 25 Rebs: Oberto 9 Asts: Montecchia, Oberto 5 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania) Christos Christodoulou (Greece) |
August 21 16:45 |
China | 52–89 | Italy |
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 15–22, 13–16, 13–29 | ||
Pts: Li Nan, Yao Ming 9 each Rebs: Yi Jianlian 7 Asts: Yao Ming 2 |
Pts: Galanda 22 Rebs: Soragna 5 Asts: Pozzecco 12 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 7,600 Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (Greece) Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico) |
August 23 9:00 |
Spain | 88–84 | New Zealand |
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 29–26, 25–31, 15–16 | ||
Pts: Garbajosa 17 Rebs: Gasol 10 Asts: Calderón 3 |
Pts: Jones 23 Rebs: Marks 10 Asts: Dickel 5 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 4,252 Referees: José Carrión (Puerto Rico) Mike Homsy (Canada) |
August 23 16:45 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 66–67 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 13–15, 20–20, 12–16 | ||
Pts: Drobnjak 17 Rebs: Tomašević 11 Asts: Tomašević 4 |
Pts: Yao Ming 27 Rebs: Yao Ming 13 Asts: Liu Wei 3 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 11,150 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (Greece) Michael Aylen (Australia) |
August 23 20:00 |
Italy | 76–75 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 22–13, 18–18, 23–21 | ||
Pts: Pozzecco 17 Rebs: Bulleri 6 Asts: Bulleri 4 |
Pts: Ginóbili, Scola 19 each Rebs: Wolkowyski 7 Asts: Ginóbili 3 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (Greece) Sean Corbin(United States) |
Group B
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 1st Tie | 2nd Tie |
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Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 468 | 414 | +54 | 10 | ||
Greece | 3 | 2 | 389 | 343 | +46 | 8 | 1W–1L | 1.10 |
Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 410 | 411 | −1 | 8 | 1W–1L | 0.99 |
United States | 3 | 2 | 418 | 389 | +29 | 8 | 1W–1L | 0.92 |
Australia | 1 | 4 | 383 | 411 | −28 | 6 | ||
Angola | 0 | 5 | 321 | 421 | −100 | 5 |
All times are local (UTC+2)
August 15 9:00 |
Angola | 73–78 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 8–14, 23–28, 18–22 | ||
Pts: Lutonda 17 Rebs: Lutonda 4 Asts: Lutonda 6 |
Pts: Lavrinovič, E. Žukauskas 15 each Rebs: E. Žukauskas 11 Asts: Jasikevičius 6 |
August 15 20:00 |
Puerto Rico | 92–73 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 28–7, 16–21, 27–25 | ||
Pts: Arroyo 24 Rebs: Ortiz 6 Asts: Arroyo 7 |
Pts: Duncan, Iverson 15 each Rebs: Duncan 16 Asts: Duncan 4 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 11,560 Referees: Zoran Šutulović (Serbia and Montenegro) Vicente Bulto (Spain) |
August 15 22:15 |
Greece | 76–54 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 12–15, 24–18, 17–3 | ||
Pts: Papadopoulos 21 Rebs: Papadopoulos 9 Asts: Papaloukas 4 |
Pts: Heal, Maher 12 each Rebs: Nielsen 6 Asts: Andersen, Heal 1 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Pablo Estevez (Argentina) José Ronfini (Mexico) |
August 17 11:15 |
Australia | 83–59 | Angola |
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 24–16, 27–15, 11–15 | ||
Pts: Heal 18 Rebs: Bogut 11 Asts: Smith 3 |
Pts: Monteiro 18 Rebs: Gomes 9 Asts: 4 players, 1 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Renato Santos (Brazil) Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia) |
August 17 14:30 |
Lithuania | 98–90 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 23–12, 22–22, 27–24 | ||
Pts: Šiškauskas 23 Rebs: E. Žukauskas 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 7 |
Pts: Arroyo, Ayuso 25 each Rebs: Hourruitiner 6 Asts: Arroyo, Ayuso 2 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Pablo Estevez (Argentina) Zoran Šutulović (Serbia and Montenegro) |
August 17 22:15 |
United States | 77–71 | Greece |
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 19–14, 20–22, 20–18 | ||
Pts: Iverson 17 Rebs: Duncan 9 Asts: Marbury 6 |
Pts: Fotsis 22 Rebs: Papadopoulos 7 Asts: Papaloukas 6 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic) Vicente Bulto (Spain) |
August 19 14:30 |
United States | 89–79 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 26–20, 18–16, 24–12 | ||
Pts: Duncan 18 Rebs: Duncan 11 Asts: James, Marbury 5 each |
Pts: Heal 17 Rebs: Andersen, Bogut 8 Asts: Heal 7 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: José Ronfini (Mexico) Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy) |
August 19 16:45 |
Puerto Rico | 83–80 | Angola |
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 18–15, 26–34, 20–14 | ||
Pts: Ayuso 17 Rebs: Santiago 10 Asts: Arroyo 6 |
Pts: de Carvalho 14 Rebs: Moussa 6 Asts: Costa 7 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic) Ma Li Jun (China) |
August 19 22:15 |
Greece | 76–98 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 10–28, 15–26, 19–22, 32–22 | ||
Pts: Zisis 18 Rebs: Papanikolaou 7 Asts: Papaloukas 3 |
Pts: Šiškauskas 25 Rebs: Javtokas, Songaila 5 each Asts: Jasikevičius 8 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Renato Santos (Brazil) Pablo Estevez (Argentina) |
August 21 9:00 |
Australia | 82–87 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 28–28, 17–24, 14–22 | ||
Pts: Nielsen 20 Rebs: Bogut 11 Asts: Heal 6 |
Pts: Santiago 20 Rebs: Ortiz 6 Asts: Arroyo 7 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Vicente Bulto (Spain) Pablo Estevez (Argentina) |
August 21 20:00 |
Lithuania | 94–90 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 21–23, 23–20, 27–21 | ||
Pts: Jasikevičius 28 Rebs: Štombergas 10 Asts: Jasikevičius 4 |
Pts: Jefferson 20 Rebs: Duncan 20 Asts: Marbury 3 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic) Zoran Šutulović (Serbia and Montenegro) |
August 21 22:15 |
Angola | 56–88 | Greece |
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 10–20, 10–24, 21–21 | ||
Pts: Costa 12 Rebs: Costa 5 Asts: 5 players, 1 each |
Pts: Dikoudis 15 Rebs: Dikoudis, Papadopoulos 8 each Asts: Diamantidis 3 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Mike Homsy (Canada) Alejandro Chiti (Argentina) |
August 23 11:15 |
Lithuania | 100–85 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 32–9, 23–38, 25–19 | ||
Pts: Javtokas 23 Rebs: Javtokas 9 Asts: Jasikevičius 4 |
Pts: Bogut, Saville 21 each Rebs: Bogut 9 Asts: Heal 3 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 7,650 Referees: Vicente Bulto (Spain) Alejandro Chiti (Argentina) |
August 23 14:30 |
United States | 89–53 | Angola |
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 23–12, 29–13, 14–14 | ||
Pts: Duncan 15 Rebs: Boozer 9 Asts: James 5 |
Pts: Monteiro 20 Rebs: Gomes 6 Asts: Monteiro, Moussa 2 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Pablo Estevez (Argentina) Philippe Leemann (Switzerland) |
August 23 22:15 |
Greece | 78–58 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 20–6, 16–18, 22–12 | ||
Pts: Kakiouzis 16 Rebs: Dikoudis 8 Asts: Papaloukas 4 |
Pts: Ayuso 11 Rebs: Fajardo 9 Asts: Arroyo 4 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: José Ronfini (Mexico) Scott Buttler (Australia) |
Classification matches
All times are local (UTC+2)
Serbia and Montenegro's 11th-place finish was their worst in Olympic history.
August 24 14:30 |
11th place |
Serbia and Montenegro | 85–62 | Angola |
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 16–15, 27–19, 24–18 | ||
Pts: Šćepanović 18 Rebs: Krstić 12 Asts: Šćepanović 4 |
Pts: Monteiro 26 Rebs: Moussa 7 Asts: Almeida, Monteiro 2 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 3,625 Referees: Vicente Bulto (Spain) Alejandro Chiti (Argentina) |
August 24 16:45 |
9th place |
New Zealand | 80–98 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 19–20, 18–26, 28–24 | ||
Pts: Jones 26 Rebs: Marks 6 Asts: Dickel 3 |
Pts: Heal 30 Rebs: Bogut 10 Asts: 3 players, 3 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 4,250 Referees: Zoran Šutulović (Serbia and Montenegro) Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia) |
August 28 9:00 |
7th place |
China | 76–92 | Spain |
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 11–17, 18–23, 26–27 | ||
Pts: Li Nan 16 Rebs: Yao Ming 7 Asts: Yao Ming 3 |
Pts: Gasol 37 Rebs: Gasol 7 Asts: Calderón 6 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 8,200 Referees: Alejandro Chiti (Argentina) Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania) |
August 28 11:15 |
5th place |
Puerto Rico | 75–85 | Greece |
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 21–19, 20–22, 19–19 | ||
Pts: Ayuso 14 Rebs: Santiago 9 Asts: Arroyo 4 |
Pts: Kakiouzis 20 Rebs: Diamantidis 8 Asts: 3 players, 3 each |
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal game | |||||||||||
A1 | Spain | 94 | |||||||||||
B4 | United States | 102 | |||||||||||
B4 | United States | 81 | |||||||||||
A3 | Argentina | 89 | |||||||||||
A3 | Argentina | 69 | |||||||||||
B2 | Greece | 64 | |||||||||||
A3 | Argentina | 84 | |||||||||||
A2 | Italy | 69 | |||||||||||
B1 | Lithuania | 95 | |||||||||||
A4 | China | 75 | |||||||||||
B1 | Lithuania | 91 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||
A2 | Italy | 100 | |||||||||||
A2 | Italy | 83 | B4 | United States | 104 | ||||||||
B3 | Puerto Rico | 70 | B1 | Lithuania | 96 |
Quarterfinals
In spite of an undefeated preliminary round, the Spaniards were ousted by the "Dream Team" to the jeers of the crowd assembled in the arena and to the chagrin of Spanish head coach Mario Pesquera.
Unlike their Spanish counterparts, however, the Lithuanians had an easy time disposing of the Del Harris-led Chinese squad.
Argentina, led by 13 points from both Manu Ginóbili and Fabricio Oberto, disposed of the home squad, led by the 12 points from Nikolaos Chatzivrettas.
All times are local (UTC+2)
August 26 14:30 |
Spain | 94–102 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 18–19, 24–30, 27–28 | ||
Pts: Gasol 29 Rebs: Calderón 7 Asts: 3 players, 1 each |
Pts: Marbury 31 Rebs: Marion, Odom 6 each Asts: Iverson, Marbury 4 each |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 14,500 Referees: José Ronfini (Mexico) Michael Aylen (Australia) |
August 26 16:45 |
Lithuania | 95–75 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 28–18, 21–20, 21–18 | ||
Pts: Macijauskas 32 Rebs: E. Žukauskas 8 Asts: Šiškauskas 4 |
Pts: Yao Ming 29 Rebs: Yao Ming 11 Asts: Liu Wei 4 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Mike Homsy (Canada) Christos Christodoulou (Greece) |
August 26 20:00 |
Italy | 83–70 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 18–15, 19–17, 23–18 | ||
Pts: Bulleri 20 Rebs: Marconato 12 Asts: Pozzecco 6 |
Pts: Ayuso 24 Rebs: Ortiz 8 Asts: Arroyo 5 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Vicente Bulto (Spain) Alejandro Chiti (Argentina) |
August 26 22:15 |
Greece | 64–69 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 21–7, 18–24, 11–16 | ||
Pts: Hatzivrettas 12 Rebs: Dikoudis, Papadopoulos 9 each Asts: Diamantidis 3 |
Pts: Ginóbili, Oberto 13 each Rebs: Herrmann 6 Asts: Ginóbili, Montecchia 2 each |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Renato Santos (Brazil) Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy) |
Semifinals
All times are local (UTC+2)
August 27 20:00 |
Argentina | 89–81 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 19–18, 27–19, 19–24 | ||
Pts: Ginóbili 29 Rebs: Oberto 6 Asts: Sánchez 7 |
Pts: Marbury 18 Rebs: Boozer 9 Asts: Iverson, Odom 3 each |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Vicente Bulto (Spain) Zoran Šutulović (Serbia and Montenegro) |
August 27 22:15 |
Italy | 100–91 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 29–17, 24–20, 27–28 | ||
Pts: Basile 31 Rebs: Marconato 9 Asts: Marconato, Pozzecco 3 each |
Pts: Macijauskas 26 Rebs: Šiškauskas 7 Asts: Jasikevičius 9 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic) José Carrión (Puerto Rico) |
Bronze Medal match
The United States won its first bronze medal since 1988 by avenging the preliminary loss to Lithuania of one week earlier. All times are local (UTC+2)
August 28 20:45 |
Lithuania | 96–104 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 20–25, 27–25, 25–30 | ||
Pts: Macijauskas 24 Rebs: Javtokas 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 4 |
Pts: Marion 22 Rebs: Boozer, Duncan 8 each Asts: Wade 6 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Pablo Estevez (Argentina) Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy) |
Gold Medal match
Argentina won its first ever Olympic gold medal in basketball and became the first nation other than the United States to win the gold medal since 1988. Manu Ginóbili was named the Most-Valuable Player. All times are local (UTC+2)
August 28 22:45 |
Italy | 69–84 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 25–20, 13–17, 15–24 | ||
Pts: Pozzecco, Soragna 12 each Rebs: Garri 6 Asts: Rombaldoni 2 |
Pts: Scola 25 Rebs: Scola 11 Asts: Ginóbili 6 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Renato Santos (Brazil) Lazaros Voreadis (Greece) |
Statistical leaders
Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.
Points
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Assists
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Steals
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Blocks
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Game highs
Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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Points | Yao Ming | 39 | New Zealand |
Rebounds | Tim Duncan | 16 | Puerto Rico |
Assists | Gianmarco Pozzecco | 12 | China |
Steals | Tim Duncan Theodoros Papaloukas | 5 | Puerto Rico Argentina |
Blocks | Pau Gasol | 5 | Argentina |
Turnovers | Tim Duncan Šarūnas Jasikevičius | 7 | Puerto Rico (both players) |
Final standings
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | ||||||
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Gold medal game participants | ||||||||||
Argentina | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
Italy | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
Bronze medal game participants | ||||||||||
United States | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
4th | Lithuania | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||||
5th | Greece | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
6th | Puerto Rico | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
7th | Spain | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
8th | China | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||||||||
9th | Australia | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
10th | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||||||||
11th | Serbia and Montenegro | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
12th | Angola | 6 | 0 | 6 |
See also
References
- 2004 Olympics: Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive. Accessed June 24, 2011.
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Accessed June 24, 2011.