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MEDALISTS TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Pool Play: Group A Spain was one of two teams to go undefeated in the preliminary round – the other being Lithuania in Group B. World champions Serbia & Montenegro played its worst Olympic performance ever, finishing last in the pool having lost to all but Italy. Pool Play: Group B Lithuania, like Spain, went undefeated in the preliminaries. The United States, the defending champions, overcame losses to Puerto Rico and Lithuania to advance to the quarter finals. 9th to 12th place classification Serbia and Montenegro's 11th-place finish is their worst in Olympic history. Leading scorers for 9th to 12th place classification:
Quarter finals 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 Ginobili and Fabricio Oberto , disposed of the home squad, led by the 12 points from Nikolaos Chatzivrettas . Leading scorers for the quarter finals:
5th to 8th place classification Leading scorers for 5th to 8th place classification:
Semi finals It is not clear which of the two above games provided the most surprising defeat. Leading scorers for the semi finals:
Bronze Medal Match The United States won its first bronze medal since 1988 by avenging the preliminary loss to Lithuania of one week earlier. Leading scorers:
Final 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. Leading scorers:
Final ranking # Argentina # Italy # United States Of America # Lithuania # Greece # Puerto Rico # Spain # People's Republic Of China # Australia # New Zealand # Serbia And Montenegro # Angola |
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