| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | Belgrade Arena Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
| Dates | July 31 – August 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Serbia and Montenegro (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Lithuania |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  China |
| Awards and statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Yao Ming (22.0 points per game) [1] |
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The 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball was a basketball tournament held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, from July 31 until August 3, 2004. The FIBA Diamond Ball was an official international basketball tournament organised by FIBA,[2] held every Olympic year prior to the Olympics. It was the 2nd edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball. The six participating teams were Angola, Argentina, Australia, host Serbia and Montenegro, China and Lithuania.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Angola – African champions Argentina – Americas runners-up (USA were Olympic & Americas champions)
Australia – Oceania champions & 2000 FIBA Diamond Ball winners China – Asian champions Lithuania – European champions (Greece were Olympics hosts) Serbia and Montenegro – World champions| Qualified for the finals |
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania
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2 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 147 | +27 | 4 |
| Argentina
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2 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 153 | −7 | 3 |
| Angola
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2 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 151 | −20 | 2 |
July 31 |
| Argentina |
67–63 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 18–22, 17–12, 20–12 | ||
August 1 |
| Angola |
68–84 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 15–18, 22–17, 13–22 | ||
August 2 |
| Lithuania |
90–79 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 16–15, 16–27, 37–12 | ||
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
| Qualified for the finals |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia and Montenegro
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2 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 139 | +32 | 4 |
| China
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2 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 174 | −12 | 3 |
| Australia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 163 | −20 | 2 |
July 31 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
92–78 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 23–25, 29–11, 21–25 | ||
August 1 |
| China |
84–82 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 16–16, 23–27, 24–26 | ||
August 2 |
| Australia |
61–79 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 10–30, 18–21, 18–15 | ||
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
August 3 |
| Angola |
64–70 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 6–21, 18–14, 19–16 | ||
August 3 |
| Argentina |
84–74 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 21–16, 18–29, 22–8 | ||
August 1 |
| Lithuania |
80–93 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–30, 17–20, 24–21 | ||
The final standings per FIBA official website:
Source: FIBA
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