Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Beijing
Dates	10 – 24 August
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium
Final positions
Champions	United States (13th title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Lithuania
Tournament statistics
Games played	38
Top scorer	Pau Gasol (19.6 points per game)
← Athens 2004 London 2012 →

Country	Qualified as	Date of qualification	Previous appearances	FIBA World Ranking^[1]
China	Olympics host	July 13, 2001	6 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)	11
Spain	World champion	September 3, 2006	10 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004)	3
Iran	Asian champion	August 5, 2007	1 (1948)	45
Australia	Oceanian champion	August 22, 2007	11 (1956, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)	9
Angola	African champion	August 25, 2007	4 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)	14
Argentina	Americas runner-up	September 1, 2007	4 (1948, 1952, 1996, 2004)	1
United States	Americas champion	September 1, 2007	15 (1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)	2
Russia	European champion	September 15, 2007	13 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)	14
Lithuania	European third place^[2]	September 16, 2007	4 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)	5
Croatia	Wildcard qualifier	July 19, 2008	2 (1992, 1996)	20
Greece	Wildcard qualifier	July 19, 2008	3 (1952, 1996, 2004)	6
Germany	Wildcard qualifier	July 20, 2008	4 (1936, 1972, 1984, 1992)	9

Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
Fifth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–10th by basis of their records.
Sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 11th–12th by basis of their records.
In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th by basis of their preliminary round records
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 play for the gold medal. The losing teams play for the bronze.

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:

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

All times are local Beijing Time (UTC+8).

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania	5	4	1	425	400	+25	9^[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Argentina	5	4	1	425	361	+64	9^[a]
3	Croatia	5	3	2	399	380	+19	8^[b]
4	Australia	5	3	2	457	405	+52	8^[b]
5	Russia	5	1	4	387	406	−19	6
6	Iran	5	0	5	323	464	−141	5

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Argentina

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Croatia 1–0 Australia

10 August 2008
09:00

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Russia	71–49	Iran
Scoring by quarter: 24–5, 14–17, 8–16, 25–11
Pts: Holden19 Rebs: Monia6 Asts: Savrasenko4		Pts: Nikkhah16 Rebs: Haddadi8 Asts: Kamrani3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

10 August 2008
16:45

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Lithuania	79–75	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 20–19, 17–15, 28–30
Pts: Kleiza13 Rebs: K. Lavrinovič7 Asts: Jasikevičius8		Pts: Ginobili19 Rebs: Oberto11 Asts: Oberto, Prigioni3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

10 August 2008
20:00

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Australia	82–97	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 17–26, 22–26, 29–24
Pts: Nielsen13 Rebs: Anstey7 Asts: Barlow3		Pts: Prkačin, Banić16 Rebs: Lončar10 Asts: Popović5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)

12 August 2008
09:00

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Iran	67–99	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 14–31, 19–28, 14–25
Pts: Haddadi21 Rebs: Sahakian12 Asts: Amini4		Pts: Kleiza22 Rebs: Kleiza8 Asts: Jasikevičius, Lukauskis, Mačiulis3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)

12 August 2008
11:15

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Croatia	85–78	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 26–19, 18–15, 25–27
Pts: Popović22 Rebs: Barać7 Asts: Popović, Lončar3		Pts: Kirilenko18 Rebs: Kirilenko6 Asts: Kirilenko, Bikov3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

12 August 2008
22:15

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Argentina	85–68	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 16–18, 24–17, 22–22
Pts: Ginobili21 Rebs: Nocioni8 Asts: Ginobili7		Pts: Mills22 Rebs: Andersen6 Asts: Bogut, Bruton2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

14 August 2008
11:15

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Australia	106–68	Iran
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 25–14, 22–19, 31–20
Pts: Newley24 Rebs: Bogut7 Asts: Mills, Worthington, Bruton5		Pts: Nikkhah23 Rebs: Haddadi8 Asts: Davari4

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

14 August 2008
16:45

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Lithuania	86–79	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 21–17, 25–21, 17–17
Pts: Kaukėnas20 Rebs: Kleiza11 Asts: Jasikevičius5		Pts: Holden25 Rebs: Khriapa9 Asts: Kirilenko6

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

14 August 2008
22:15

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Argentina	77–53	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 19–9, 19–16, 18–15
Pts: Nocioni18 Rebs: Nocioni8 Asts: Ginobili8		Pts: Tomas, Banić9 Rebs: Banić6 Asts: Ukić2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga (ESP)

16 August 2008
11:15

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Russia	80–95	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 17–22, 22–20, 25–26
Pts: Khriapa21 Rebs: Khriapa9 Asts: Holden6		Pts: Bogut, Bruton22 Rebs: Bogut8 Asts: Bruton6

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

16 August 2008
14:30

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Croatia	73–86	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 30–29, 17–16, 11–28
Pts: Ukić13 Rebs: Banić7 Asts: Kus3		Pts: Lukauskis20 Rebs: K. Lavrinovič7 Asts: Jasikevičius6

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

16 August 2008
16:45

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Iran	82–97	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–23, 24–30, 25–25
Pts: Haddadi21 Rebs: Haddadi16 Asts: Kamrani4		Pts: Ginobili32 Rebs: Scola7 Asts: Prigioni6

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

18 August 2008
09:00

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Iran	57–91	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 8–35, 23–16, 18–21
Pts: Nikkhah25 Rebs: Haddadi15 Asts: Haddadi2		Pts: Rozić, Tomas16 Rebs: Lončar, Barać7 Asts: Ukić8

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

18 August 2008
11:15

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Australia	106–75	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 27–15, 20–22, 31–24
Pts: Bogut23 Rebs: Mills4 Asts: Anstey4		Pts: K. Lavrinovič14 Rebs: K. Lavrinovič8 Asts: Jasikevičius5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

18 August 2008
22:15

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Argentina	91–79	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 18–23, 27–25, 19–15
Pts: Scola37 Rebs: Nocioni9 Asts: Prigioni10		Pts: Kirilenko23 Rebs: Kirilenko9 Asts: Holden5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	515	354	+161	10	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	5	4	1	418	369	+49	9
3	Greece	5	3	2	415	375	+40	8
4	China (H)	5	2	3	366	400	−34	7
5	Germany	5	1	4	330	390	−60	6
6	Angola	5	0	5	321	477	−156	5

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

10 August 2008
11:15

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Germany	95–66	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 29–13, 24–18, 17–14
Pts: Kaman24 Rebs: Jagla11 Asts: Hamann4		Pts: Mingas24 Rebs: Gomes8 Asts: Cipriano2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

10 August 2008
14:30

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Spain	81–66	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 15–13, 27–17, 19–20
Pts: Fernández16 Rebs: P. Gasol7 Asts: Navarro, Rodríguez2		Pts: Spanoulis15 Rebs: Tsartsaris8 Asts: Diamantidis3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)

10 August 2008
22:15

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United States	101–70	China
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 29–21, 25–11, 27–22
Pts: Wade19 Rebs: Bosh8 Asts: Paul6		Pts: Yao13 Rebs: Yao10 Asts: Chen, Liu, Zhu, Sun2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

12 August 2008
14:30

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Greece	87–64	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 23–10, 25–15, 18–16
Pts: Spanoulis23 Rebs: Bourousis8 Asts: Spanoulis5		Pts: Nowitzki13 Rebs: Nowitzki6 Asts: Greene2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

12 August 2008
16:45

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China	75–85 (OT)	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 28–17, 15–10, 11–25, Overtime: 3–13
Pts: Liu19 Rebs: Yao, Yi9 Asts: Yao, Sun3		Pts: P. Gasol29 Rebs: P. Gasol, Fernández8 Asts: Fernández6

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: José Carrión (PUR)

12 August 2008
20:00

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Angola	76–97	United States
Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 19–26, 16–26, 23–16
Pts: Morais24 Rebs: Gomes8 Asts: Costa, Ambrosio2		Pts: Wade19 Rebs: Anthony6 Asts: James5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Pablo Estévez (ARG)

14 August 2008
09:00

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Germany	59–72	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 21–27, 12–20, 11–13
Pts: Hamann15 Rebs: Kaman10 Asts: Hamann3		Pts: Calderón15 Rebs: M. Gasol8 Asts: P. Gasol, Rubio3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)

14 August 2008
14:30

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Angola	68–85	China
Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 27–16, 9–21, 17–20
Pts: Gomes17 Rebs: Mingas5 Asts: Gomes3		Pts: Yao30 Rebs: Yi11 Asts: Zhu, Li3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

14 August 2008
20:00

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United States	92–69	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 31–16, 23–22, 18–15
Pts: Bryant, Bosh18 Rebs: James, Howard, Anthony6 Asts: James6		Pts: Papaloukas15 Rebs: Fotsis, Papaloukas8 Asts: Diamantidis3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

16 August 2008
09:00

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Greece	102–61	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 31–17, 38–14, 21–19
Pts: Bourousis22 Rebs: Glyniadakis, Fotsis7 Asts: Fotsis5		Pts: Mingas25 Rebs: Geronimo7 Asts: Costa4

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: José Carrión (PUR)

16 August 2008
20:00

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China	59–55	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 8–22, 20–8, 12–16
Pts: Yao25 Rebs: Yao, Yi11 Asts: Liu3		Pts: Nowitzki24 Rebs: Nowitzki17 Asts: Hamann, Garrett2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)

16 August 2008
22:15

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Spain	82–119	United States
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 23–30, 18–25, 19–33
Pts: Reyes19 Rebs: Reyes8 Asts: Fernández, Rubio3		Pts: James18 Rebs: Bosh7 Asts: James, Paul8

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

18 August 2008
14:30

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Greece	91–77	China
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 19–9, 23–30, 22–23
Pts: Bourousis, Spanoulis19 Rebs: Bourousis19 Asts: Papaloukas, Spanoulis5		Pts: Yao16 Rebs: Wang8 Asts: Sun6

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA)

18 August 2008
16:45

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Angola	50–98	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 7–25, 11–31, 9–27
Pts: Mingas10 Rebs: Mingas, Ambrosio5 Asts: Costa5		Pts: P. Gasol31 Rebs: P. Gasol9 Asts: Rodríguez, Rubio5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)

18 August 2008
20:00

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United States	106–57	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 31–12, 22–17, 30–17, 23–11
Pts: Howard22 Rebs: Howard10 Asts: Williams5		Pts: Nowitzki14 Rebs: Nowitzki8 Asts: Hamann, Jagla2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga (ESP)

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Lithuania

China

Lithuania

Spain

Croatia

Spain

107

United States

118

United States

116

Australia

United States

101

Bronze medal game

Argentina

Argentina

Lithuania

Greece

Argentina

Quarterfinals

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20 August 2008
14:30

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Spain	72–59	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 15–15, 14–12, 21–21
Scoring by half: 37–26, 35–33
Pts: P. Gasol20 Rebs: P. Gasol10 Asts: Calderón, P. Gasol2		Pts: Banić15 Rebs: Banić, Planinić5 Asts: Kus, Nicević2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

20 August 2008
16:45

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Lithuania	94–68	China
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 22–13, 29–23, 24–15
Scoring by half: 41–30, 53–38
Pts: Jasikevičius23 Rebs: Kleiza7 Asts: Jasikevičius6		Pts: Yao19 Rebs: Yi9 Asts: Yao3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

20 August 2008
20:00

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United States	116–85	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 30–19, 34–18, 27–24
Scoring by half: 55–43, 61–42
Pts: Bryant25 Rebs: James9 Asts: James, Paul, Wade, Williams3		Pts: Mills20 Rebs: Worthington6 Asts: Newley3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga (ESP)

20 August 2008
22:15

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Argentina	80–78	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 17–17, 17–15, 24–23
Scoring by half: 39–40, 41–38
Pts: Ginobili24 Rebs: Scola8 Asts: Prigioni3		Pts: Fotsis17 Rebs: Fotsis10 Asts: Papaloukas4

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Semifinals

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22 August 2008
20:00

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Spain	91–86	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–23, 22–24, 29–20
Scoring by half: 40–42, 51–44
Pts: P Gasol19 Rebs: Jiménez7 Asts: Rubio4		Pts: Jasaitis, Jasikevičius19 Rebs: Jasaitis8 Asts: Jasikevičius6

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

22 August 2008
22:00

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Argentina	81–101	United States
Scoring by quarter: 11–30, 29–19, 24–29, 17–23
Scoring by half: 40–49, 41–52
Pts: Scola28 Rebs: Scola11 Asts: Prigioni3		Pts: Anthony21 Rebs: Bosh10 Asts: Kidd7

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA)

Bronze medal match

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24 August 2008
12:00

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Lithuania	75–87	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 13–22, 15–22, 26–19
Scoring by half: 34–46, 41–41
Pts: Šiškauskas15 Rebs: Šiškauskas, K. Lavrinovič6 Asts: Jasikevičius3		Pts: Delfino20 Rebs: Delfino10 Asts: Prigioni7

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)

Gold medal match

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24 August 2008
14:00

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Spain	107–118	United States
Scoring by quarter: 31–38, 30–31, 21–22, 25–27
Scoring by half: 61–69, 46–49
Pts: Fernández22 Rebs: Reyes7 Asts: Navarro4		Pts: Wade27 Rebs: Bosh7 Asts: Bryant6

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

The Americans got off to a start with the Spaniards hitting seven of their first nine shots; if not for a 10–0 run by LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, the Americans would have trailed in the first quarter. With USA leading by 14, Spain chipped away at the lead during the second quarter to cut the deficit to eight points.

The team traded baskets in the third quarter, with Spain cutting the deficit further to seven. A three-point field goalbyRudy Fernández cut the lead into two, the smallest deficit with 8:13 left in the fourth. Kobe Bryant and Wade extended the lead with three-pointers to 103–92 but Spain had a final push, capped with another three-pointer from Carlos Jiménez to reduce the lead 108–104. In the final 2 minutes a three-pointer by Dwyane Wade and a Kobe Bryant field goal extended the lead back to 9. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball games ever played.^[3]

2008 Olympic Basketball Champions
United States Thirteenth title

Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.

Points

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Name	PPG
Pau Gasol	20.0
Yao Ming	19.0
Luis Scola	18.9
Manu Ginóbili	17.7
JR Holden	17.6
Samad Nikkhah Bahrami	17.2
Dirk Nowitzki	17.0
Hamed Haddadi	16.6
Dwyane Wade	16.1
Andrei Kirilenko	15.8

Rebounds

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Name	RPG
Hamed Haddadi	11.2
Dirk Nowitzki	8.4
Yao Ming	8.2
Yi Jianlian	7.5
Pau Gasol	7.0
Antonis Fotsis	6.7
Luis Scola	6.6
Viktor Khriapa	6.5
Andrei Kirilenko	6.4
Andrés Nocioni	6.3

Assists

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Name	APG
Šarūnas Jasikevičius	5.3
Jon Robert Holden	4.8
Pablo Prigioni	4.6
Chris Paul	4.1
Manu Ginóbili	3.9
LeBron James	3.8
Andrei Kirilenko	3.4
Ricky Rubio	3.2
C.J. Bruton	3.0
Vasileios Spanoulis	3.0

Steals

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Name	SPG
Pablo Prigioni	2.6
Andrei Kirilenko	2.6
LeBron James	2.4
Chris Paul	2.3
Dwyane Wade	2.3

Blocks

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Name	BPG
Hamed Haddadi	2.6
Andrei Kirilenko	2.2
Kšyštof Lavrinovič	1.5
Yao Ming	1.5
Pau Gasol	1.1

Game highs

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Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Luis Scola	37	Russia
Rebounds	Dirk Nowitzki	17	China
Assists	Pablo Prigioni	10	Russia
Steals	Andrei Kirilenko Dwyane Wade	6	Lithuania Greece
Blocks	Hamed Haddadi Kšyštof Lavrinovič Yao Ming	4	Lithuania Argentina Angola
Field goal percentage	Ioannis Bouroussis	100% (9/9)	Angola
3-point field goal percentage	Viktor Khriapa Dirk Nowitzki	100% (6/6)	Australia Angola
Free throw percentage	Carmelo Anthony	100% (13/13)	Argentina
Turnovers	Carlos Morais	10	United States

Competing teams.

Rankings are determined by:

1st–4th
- Results of gold and bronze medal games.
5th–8th:
- Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
- Standings in the preliminary round group (i.e. Group A's #3 is ranked higher than Group B's #4.)
- Goal average in the preliminary round group
9th–10th and 11th–12th:
- 5th placers in the preliminary round groups are classified 9th–10th; 6th placers classified *11th–12th
- Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
- Goal average in the preliminary round group

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Standing	GAvg	New rank
Final participants
	United States	8	8	0	850	627	+223			2
	Spain	8	6	2	688	632	+56			3
Bronze medal game participants
	Argentina	8	6	2	673	615	+58			1
4th	Lithuania	8	5	3	680	646	+34			6
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th	Greece	6	3	3	493	455	+38	B-3rd	1.117	4
6th	Croatia	6	3	3	458	452	+6	A-3rd	1.050	18
7th	Australia	6	3	3	542	521	+21	A-4th		9
8th	China	6	2	4	434	494	−60			10
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th	Russia	5	1	4	387	406	−19	–	0.953	15
10th	Germany	5	1	4	330	390	−60	–	0.846	7
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th	Iran	5	0	5	323	464	−141	–	0.696	23
12th	Angola	5	0	5	321	477	−156	–	0.673	12

^ after EuroBasket Women 2007

^ The European Championships runner-up, Spain, qualified separately as World Champions.

^ Mahoney, Brian (2008-08-24). "US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal". Associated Press. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Contents

Qualification

Format

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Knockout round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Awards

Statistical leaders

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Game highs

Final standings

See also

References

External links

Languages