| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Brazil 2. Yugoslavia 3. Soviet Union 4. U.S.A. 5. France 6. Puerto Rico 7. Italy 8. Argentina 9. Mexico 10. Uruguay 11. CANADA 12. Peru 13. Japan | CANADIANS Ken Galanchuck (Winnipeg, Man.) Harry Blacker Lance Stephens (Port Kells, B.C.) Jack Lilja (San Francisco, Calif.) Allen West Logan Tait Ken Larsen Neil Dirom (Duncan, B.C.) Dave Way Bill McDonald Gordon Fester Bob Inglis (Calgary, Alta.) Bob Hamilton – coach |
| POOL A | SOV | FRA | URU | CAN | Record | |||||
| Soviet Union | —– | 70-57 | 94-75 | 58-45 | (3-0) | |||||
| France | 57-70 | —– | 64-54 | 79-57 | (2-1) | |||||
| Uruguay | 75-94 | 54-64 | —– | 66-56 | (1-2) | |||||
| Canada | 45-58 | 57-79 | 56-66 | —– | (0-3) | |||||
| POOL B | YUG | PUR | JPN | PER | Record | |||||
| Yugoslavia | —– | 83-78 | 95-63 | 84-67 | (3-0) | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 78-83 | —– | 86-65 | 70-64 | (2-1) | |||||
| Japan | 63-95 | 65-86 | —– | 70-50 | (1-2) | |||||
| Peru | 67-84 | 64-70 | 50-70 | —– | (0-3) | |||||
| POOL C | USA | ITA | MEX | ARG | Record | |||||
| United States | —– | 87-77 | 88-74 | 81-51 | (3-0) | |||||
| Italy | 77-87 | —– | 90-82 | 91-73 | (2-1) | |||||
| Mexico | 74-88 | 82-90 | —– | 84-82 | (1-2) | |||||
| Argentina | 51-81 | 73-91 | 82-84 | —– | (0-3) | |||||
| CLASSIFICATION | ARG | MEX | URU | CAN | PER | JPN | Record | |||
| Argentina | —– | 88-86 | 97-83 | 77-82 | 84-78 | 103-85 | (4-1) | |||
| Mexico | 86-88 | —– | 73-76 | 87-73 | 72-57 | 71-70 | (3-2) | |||
| Uruguay | 83-97 | 76-73 | —– | 71-73 | 67-66 | 79-63 | (3-2) | |||
| Canada | 82-77 | 73-87 | 73-71 | —– | 59-66 | 78-74 | (3-2) | |||
| Peru | 78-84 | 57-72 | 66-67 | 66-59 | —– | 95-85 | (2-3) | |||
| Japan | 85-103 | 70-71 | 63-79 | 74-78 | 85-95 | —– | (0-5) | |||
| MEDALS POOL | BRZ | YUG | SOV | USA | FRA | PUR | ITA | Record | ||
| Brazil | —– | 90-71 | 90-79 | 85-81 | 77-63 | 62-55 | 81-62 | (6-0) | ||
| Yugoslavia | 71-90 | —– | 69-67 | 75-73 | 99-63 | 73-57 | 85-74 | (5-1) | ||
| U.S.S.R. | 79-90 | 67-69 | —– | 75-74 | 58-48 | 64-55 | 83-63 | (4-2) | ||
| United States | 81-85 | 73-75 | 74-75 | —– | 81-61 | 88-64 | 101-73 | (3-3) | ||
| France | 63-77 | 63-99 | 48-58 | 61-81 | —– | 67-60 | 67-63 | (2-4) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 55-62 | 57-73 | 55-64 | 64-88 | 60-67 | —– | 75-72 | (1-5) | ||
| Italy | 61-81 | 74-85 | 63-83 | 73-101 | 63-67 | 72-75 | —– | (0-6) | ||
In pool play, Canada fell 56-45 to Russia. Canada never led, trailing Russia 27-24 at the half. The Russians dominated the boards, while their man-to-man defence thoroughly stymied the Canadians. Alexandre Petrov paced the Russians with 14. Yuri Kalynynch added 10, Gennadi Volnov 10, Victor Zubkov 9, Yury Korneev 8, Anzor Lejava 5 and Vadim Gladun 2, while Guran Minachvili, Vladimir Ugrekheldze, Alexandre Travine, Viatcheslav Krynine and Leonid Ivanov were scoreless. The Soviet Union hit 22-38 (.580) from the line. Lance Stephens led Canada with 14. Neil Dirom added 10, Harry Blacker 6, Gordon Fester 4, Dave Way 3, Ken Galanchuk 2, Allen West 2, Ken Larsen 2, Bob Inglis 2 and Jack Lilja 1, while Logan Tait and Bill McDonald were scoreless. Canada hit 8-13 (.450) from the line.
Canada then lost 65-56 to Uruguay and was effectively eliminated from medal contention. Canada fell behind early against Uruguay by 10 but rallied to within six in the second half before the Uruguayans took command down the stretch by hitting their free throws, including six in the final minute. Uruguay led 27-25 at the half and extended it to 43-31 early in the second half before Canada trimmed the margin to 46-40 with four minutes to go. But the Canadians were again dominated on the boards and faltered down the stretch. Sergio Pisano paced Uruguay with 14. Walter Marquez added 12, Waldemar Rial 11, Manuel Gadea 11, Carlos Blixen 6, Ramiro De Leon 4, Julio Gomes 3, Alvaro Roca 2, Omar Ledesma 2 and Francisco De Matteo 1, while Atilio Caneiro, Oscar Ledesma and Edison Ciavatonne were scoreless. Uruguay hit 20-30 from the line. Lance Stephens paced Canada with 16. Harry Blacker added 15, Ken Larsen 8, Neil Dirom 7, Gordon Fester 5, Logan Tait 5, while Bob Inglis, Bill McDonald, Dave Way, Allen West, Jack Lilja and Ken Galanchuck were scoreless. Canada hit 12-22 (.560) from the line.
Canada closed out pool A play by losing their third straight, to France 79-57. France led 28-25 at the half. Max Dorigo paced France with 24. Bernard Mayeur added 10, Alain Gilles 9, Michel Le Ray 8, Jean Degros 7, Henri Grange 7, Christian Baltzer 5, Baptiste Re 4, Daniel Vinson 2, Michel Rat 2 and Raphael Ruiz 1, while Claude Lefebvre was scoreless. France hit 18-27 (.790) from the line. Ken Larsen paced Canada with 14. Harry Blacker added 8, Neil Dirom 8, Bill McDonald 6, Allen West 6, Gordon Fester 5, Lance Stephens 3, Bob Inglis 2, Ken Galanchuk 2, Jack Lilja 2 and Dave Way 1, while Logan Tait was scoreless. Canada hit 7-16 (.570) from the line.
Canada finishes 0-3 in pool A is consigned to the classification pool.
In classification play, Canada loses 66-59 to Peru in overtime. Canada led 32-24 at the half. The score was knotted at 52 after regulation time. Enrique Duarte paced Peru with 14. Tomas Sangio added 13, Ricardo Duarte 8, Raul Duarte 8, Oscar Benalcazar 7, Luis Gusman 4, Ernesto Podesta 4, Oscar Sevilla 3, Jorge Vargas 2, Antonio Sangio 2 and Fernando Claudet 1, while Francisco Saldarriaga was scoreless. Peru hit 12-21 (.660) from the line. Allen West paced Canada with 18. Ken Larsen added 8, Gordon Fester 8, Harry Blacker 6, Logan Tait 6, Neil Dirom 6, Bill McDonald 3, Jack Lilja 3 and Lance Stephens 1, while Ken Galanchuk, Dave Way and Bob Inglis were scoreless. Canada hit 11-19 (.590) from the line.
Canada earned its first win of the tourney by defeating Uruguay 73-71 after leading 34-30 at the half. Lance Stephens paced Canada with 20. Dave Way added 14, Gordon Fester 13, Neil Dirom 10, Jack Lilja 5, Allen West 4, Harry Blacker 4, Bill McDonald 2 and Ken Larsen 2, while Ken Galanchuk, Logan Tait and Bob Inglis were scoreless. Canada hit 17-20 (.730) from the line. Edison Ciavattone paced Uruguay wit 20. Sergio Pisano added 14, Carlos Blixen 12, Manuel Gadea 8, Waldemar Rial 6, Walter Marquez 5, Alvaro Roca 5 and Ramiro De Leon 1, while Julio Gomes, Atilio Caneiro, Omar Ledesma, Oscar Ledesma and Francisco de Matteo were scoreless. Uruguay hit 19-29 (.710) from the line.
Canada then defeated Argentina 82-77 after leading 51-34 at the half. Gordon Fester paced Canada with 19. Dave Way added 16, Ken Larsen 10, Harry Blacker 10, Bill McDonald 6, Allen West 6, Lance Stephens 6, Neil Dirom 5 and Jack Lilja 4, while Ken Galanchuk, Logan Tait and Bob Inglis were scoreless. Canada hit 23-31 (.820) from the line. A. Vicente Desimone paced Argentina with 15. Hugo Mario Oliva added 13, Hector Antonio Tozzi 12, G. Adolfo Chazarreta 10, Atilio Jose Fruet 10, Alfredo Tulli 8, S. Alfredo Oliva 6 and Gregorio Moreno 3, while Carlos Lutringer, Zoilo Victor Dominguez, Arturo Caccimani and Victor Lebihan were scoreless. Argentina hit 19-27 (.770) from the line.
Mexico then clocked Canada 87-73 after leading 38-32 at the half. Manuel Raga paced Mexico with 24. Carlos Quintanar added 21, Enrique Grajeda 16, Rafael Heredia 10, Mario Pena 10 and Urbano Zea 6, while Jaime Castillo, Humberto Cambero, Ricardo Pontviane, Ruben Izzaguirre, Guillermo Torres and Carlos Vega were scoreless. Mexico hit 13-16 (.870) from the line. Ken Larsen paced Canada with 17. Harry Blacker added 14, Gordon Fester 11, Bill McDonald 10, Neil Dirom 8, Allen West 6, Jack Lilja 4, Lance Stephens 2 and Dave Way 1, while Ken Galanchuk, Logan Tait and Bob Inglis were scoreless. Canada hit 15-18 (.730) from the line.
Canada closed out classification pool play by edging Japan 78-74 after leading 42-41 at the half. Gordon Fester paced Canada with 28. Lance Stephens added 12, Harry Blacker 10, Ken Larsen 10, Neil Dirom 10, Allen West 6 and Logan Tait 2, while Ken Galanchuk, Jack Lilja, Dave Way, Bill McDonald and Bob Inglis were scoreless. Canada hit 2-2 from the line. Takashi Masuda paced Japan with 25. Kaoru Wakabayashi added 16, Masashi Shiga 13, Kuihike Nakamura 12, Humihike Maroyama 4 and Yasukuni Oshima 4, while Setsuo Nara, Katsuzi Tsuneda, Keize Okajama, Isamu Yamaguchi, Jashitaka Egawa and Yashikuni Awano were scoreless. Japan hit 12-18 from the line.
Canada finished classification pool play tied with Mexico and Uruguay at (3-2) but point differential in games among the trio places Canada in 11th. Mexico is +11. Uruguay is +1. Canada is –12.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Wlamir Marques (Brazil); Maxime Dorigo (France); Don Kojis (USA); Aleksander Petrov (USSR); and Amaury Pasos (Brazil)