| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Soviet Union 3. Yugoslavia 4. Brazil 5. Spain 6. Italy 7. Israel 8. CANADA 9. China 10. Greece 11. Cuba 12. Argentina 13. Australia Angola Ivory Coast France West Germany Korea Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Uruguay Panama Puerto Rico | CANADIANS Howard Kelsey (Vancouver, B.C.) Tony Simms (Kingston, Jamaica) Eli Pasquale (Sudbury, Ont.) Dave Turcotte (Ottawa, Ont.) Gerald Kazanowski (Nanaimo, B.C.) Jay Triano (Tillsonburg, Ont.) Gerry Besselink (Kingston, Ont.) Gord Herbert (Penticton, B.C.) Barry Mungar (Ottawa, Ont.) John Hatch (Calgary, Alta.) Greg Wiltjer (Whitehorse, Yukon) Danny Meagher (Kingston, Ont.) Jack Donohue – coach Steve Konchalski – assistant |
| POOL A | BRA | SPN | GRE | FRA | PAN | KOR | Record | ||
| Brazil | —– | 86-72 | 115-95 | 85-93 | 88-85 | 104-74 | (4-1) | ||
| Spain | 72-86 | —– | 87-86 | 84-70 | 125-70 | 120-73 | (4-1) | ||
| Greece | 95-115 | 86-87 | —– | 87-84 | 110-81 | 98-80 | (3-2) | ||
| France | 93-85 | 70-84 | 84-87 | —– | 91-88 | 101-84 | (3-2) | ||
| Panama | 85-88 | 70-125 | 81-110 | 88-91 | —– | 111-103 | (1-4) | ||
| Korea | 74-104 | 73-120 | 80-98 | 84-101 | 103-111 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| POOL B | SOV | ISR | CUB | AUS | URU | ANG | Record | ||
| Soviet Union | —– | 114-77 | 129-87 | 122-92 | 111-62 | 89-51 | (5-0) | ||
| Israel | 77-114 | —– | 88-78 | 91-98 | 84-79 | 95-75 | (3-2) | ||
| Cuba | 87-129 | 78-88 | —– | 66-72 | 87-76 | 81-53 | (2-3) | ||
| Australia | 92-122 | 98-91 | 72-66 | —– | 74-77 | 69-74 | (2-3) | ||
| Uruguay | 62-111 | 79-84 | 76-87 | 77-74 | —– | 83-81 | (2-3) | ||
| Angola | 51-89 | 75-95 | 53-81 | 74-69 | 81-83 | —– | (1-4) | ||
| POOL C | USA | ITA | CHN | PUR | GER | IVC | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 86-64 | 107-81 | 73-72 | 81-68 | 99-63 | (5-0) | ||
| Italy | 64-86 | —– | 98-87 | 78-55 | 85-76 | 98-62 | (4-1) | ||
| China | 81-107 | 87-98 | —– | 98-84 | 80-81 | 84-72 | (2-3) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 72-73 | 55-78 | 84-98 | —– | 81-69 | 91-55 | (2-3) | ||
| Germany | 68-81 | 76-85 | 81-80 | 69-81 | —– | 88-70 | (2-3) | ||
| Ivory Coast | 63-99 | 62-98 | 72-84 | 55-91 | 70-88 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| POOL D | YUG | CAN | ARG | HOL | NZL | MAL | Record | ||
| Yugoslavia | —– | 83-80 | 87-68 | 95-74 | 118-81 | 131-61 | (5-0) | ||
| Canada | 80-83 | —– | 96-82 | 96-79 | 110-74 | 128-38 | (4-1) | ||
| Argentina | 68-87 | 82-96 | —– | 82-75 | 89-64 | 93-73 | (3-2) | ||
| Netherlands | 74-95 | 79-96 | 75-82 | —– | 84-66 | 110-66 | (2-3) | ||
| New Zealand | 81-118 | 74-110 | 64-89 | 66-84 | —– | 77-75 | (1-4) | ||
| Malaysia | 61-131 | 38-128 | 73-93 | 66-110 | 75-77 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| MEDALS POOL E | SOV | BRA | SPN | ISR | GRE | CUB | Record | ||
| Soviet Union | —– | 110-101 | 88-83 | 114-77 | 105-93 | 129-87 | (5-0) | ||
| Brazil | 101-110 | —– | 86-72 | 90-75 | 115-95 | 99-83 | (4-1) | ||
| Spain | 83-88 | 72-86 | —– | 94-65 | 87-86 | 78-77 | (3-2) | ||
| Israel | 77-114 | 75-90 | 65-94 | —– | 82-79 | 88-78 | (2-3) | ||
| Cuba | 87-129 | 83-99 | 77-78 | 78-88 | 74-66 | —– | (1-4) | ||
| Greece | 93-105 | 95-115 | 86-87 | 79-82 | —– | 66-74 | (0-5) | ||
| MEDALS POOL F | USA | YUG | ITA | CAN | CHN | ARG | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 69-60 | 86-64 | 77-65 | 107-81 | 70-74 | (4-1) | ||
| Yugoslavia | 60-69 | —– | 102-76 | 83-80 | 106-82 | 87-68 | (4-1) | ||
| Italy | 64-86 | 76-102 | —– | 89-86 | 98-87 | 78-70 | (3-2) | ||
| Canada | 65-77 | 80-83 | 86-89 | —– | 95-81 | 96-82 | (2-3) | ||
| Argentina | 74-70 | 68-87 | 70-78 | 82-96 | 97-80 | —– | (2-3) | ||
| China | 81-107 | 82-106 | 87-98 | 81-95 | —– | 80-97 | (0-5) | ||
| 9-12th | Greece 102 Argentina 88 | |
| 9-12th | China 93 Cuba 78 | |
| 5-8th | Spain 100 Canada 80 | |
| 5-8th | Italy 100 Israel 78 | |
| Semi | United States 96 Brazil 80 | |
| Semi | Soviet Union 91 Yugoslavia 90 ot | |
| 11th | Cuba 85 Argentina 81 | |
| 9th | China 112 Greece 111 | |
| 7th | Israel 97 Canada 84 | |
| 5th | Spain 87 Italy 69 | |
| Bronze | Yugoslavia 117 Brazil 91 | |
| Final | United States 87 Soviet Union 85 | |
In its opener, Canada clocked Malaysia 128-38 in the second most lopsided game in world championship history. The Canadians went deep into their bench and still scored at will. Malaysian coach Thomas Wisman was shell-shocked. “Obviously, we did not deserve to be on the court with them. It’s the first time I’ve ever lost by 90 points, so I can’t really explain it. Had we lost by 50, I might be able to say a little more.” Canada reeled off a 22-0 run as they built a 33-5 lead before the bleeding was finally stopped by a pair of free throws from Yap Swee Gim, which drew an enormous round of applause. Despite wholesale substitutions, Canada led 71-17 at the half. Reserve John Hatch led all scorers with 18 points and said Canada did nothing to humiliate the Malaysians. “After 10 days of preparation, where we’ve been pounding the heck out of each other, it was really nice to get out and play against somebody else. That’s why there was no problem keeping it intense right to the end.” John Hatch paced Canada with 20. Gerald Kazanowski added 14, Danny Meagher 14, Gord Herbert 11, Barry Mungar 11, Tony Simms 11, Howard Kelsey 9, Eli Pasquale 9, Jay Triano 9, Gerry Besselink 8, Greg Wiltjer 6 and David Turcotte 6. Canada hit 28-42 (.667) from the line. Loh Ban Hon paced Malaysia with 12. Ching Yeng Fock added 8, Yap Swee Sim 4, Teo Poh Chue 4, Tan Kim Chin 4, Wong Chee Keong 3, Low Ken Kok 2 and Chin Chee Wai 1, while Chiang See Hon, Ching Eng Hing, F Guan Siu and C Chin Lih were scoreless. Malaysia hit 8-12 from the line.
In their second game, Canada dumped Argentina 96-82 after leading 51-30 at the half. Scrawled on the backboard of the Canadians locker room was the message “Verona, Italy – Argentina beats Canada”, which had occurred two weeks earlier at a four-nation tournament. “It was just to remind guys while we were stretching that we’ve got to focus on what we’re doing and we’ve got to focus for 40 minutes,” Triano said. “If we don’t concentrate on the reason we’re here, it could come back on us.” The Canadians parlayed Triano’s shooting and Greg Wiltjer’s rebounding to a 51-30 lead at the half. Argentina rallied no closer than 15 until the final minute when they hit a trey to cut the margin to 92-80. Triano stemmed every Argentinian rally with a trey, hitting five on the night. “Jay is the heart and soul of this team,” said coach Jack Donahue. “Everybody else contributes but Jay is the guy that comes up with the big, big plays, more than anybody else.” Wiltjer finished with 14 points and 13 boards. “Wilt grabbed everything round and threw away the ones that had hair on them,” said Donahue. “He did some great job.” Triano said the Canadians were determined to defeat the Argentines because of their physical style of play. “Their style of life is play basketball like this. They’re smoking. They’re drinking. They’re staying up all hours of the night. We’re a disciplined team. We’re following strict rules. So, when a team like that beats us, we tend to look at it and come back really hard. It paid off.” Jay Triano paced Canada with 27. Gerald Kazanowski added 18 points and 5 boards, Eli Pasquale 16, Greg Wiltjer 12, Danny Meagher 10, Tony Simms 9 and John Hatch 4, while Howard Kelsey, David Turcotte, Gerry Besselink, Gord Herbert and Barry Mungar were scoreless. Canada hit 23-33 (.697) from the line. Hector Oscar Campana Marcomini paced Argentina with 18. Esteban Camisassa added 14, Diego Maggi 8, Miguel Alberto Cortijo 8, Sebastian Uranga 8, Hernan Abel Montenegro 6, Marcel Gustavo Milanesio 6, Sergio Aispurna 6, Carlos Romano 4 and Luis Alberto Orono 4, while Gabriel Milovich and Fernando Borcel were scoreless. Argentina hit 9-16 (.562) from the line.
Canada improved to (3-0) by rallying from a 48-43 half-time deficit to defeat upstart New Zealand 110-74. The Canadians were flat and uninspired in the first half, said coach Jack Donahue. “We weren’t ready to play. I’ve got to take the blame for that. We were concerned that after our win over Argentina, we might not take it as seriously as we could. That’s exactly what happened. That was our problem.” Canada fell behind 6-0 and trailed 48-43 at the half, largely because of the perimeter shooting of John Rademakers and Stan Hill. “I was worried,” said captain Jay Triano. “Any time a team comes out and shoots like that, you wonder if it’s going to go on for 40 minutes.” But the Canadians quickly rallied in the second half. Triano knotted the score at 50 just 90 seconds into the half by hitting his fourth trey. Pasquale forced a turnover and Tony Simms hit a free throw on the ensuing foul as Canada took its first lead and then stretch the margin to 69-52. The starting five clicked in the second half, said Tony Simms. “You’re talking about five guys who have played together (Triano, Pasquale, Simms, Kazanowski and Wiltjer) before and five guys who have come back from 14-point games. We understand what this is all about. The experience of five guys knowing each other really paid off.” Pasquale was rested for most of the first half as he continued to recover from food poisoning but put tremendous pressure on New Zealand ballhandlers in the second half. New Zealand coach Bob Bishop surmised that Donahue “did some coaching in the locker room. They came out in the second half and their aggressiveness, hustle and defence took us out of our offence. We didn’t concentrate. That’s what lost the game for us.” Donahue said the half-time talk wasn’t particularly colourful. “I didn’t curse but I reminded guys there was no way we were going to walk out and play that way against. I told we’d talk about the first half when we got back to the hotel and we’ll talk about the second half now. We told them what had to happen.” Jay Triano paced Canada with 29. Gerald Kazanowski added 15, John Hatch 11, Danny Meagher 11, Greg Wiltjer 10, Tony Simms 10, Eli Pasquale 6, David Turcotte 6, Gord Herbert 6, Howard Kelsey 2, Gerry Besselink 2 and Barry Mungar 2. Canada hit 27-42 (.643) from the line. John Rademakers paced New Zealand with 24, including 17 in the first half. Stan Hill added 9, Peter Alfred Pokai 8, Neil Donald Stephens 8, Tony Smith 7, Gilbert Gordon 7, Frank Mulvihill 5, Colin Crampton 2, Dave Mason 2 and Glen Denham 2, while Dave Edmons and Ian Webb were scoreless. New Zealand hit 9-20 (.450) from the line.
Point guard Eli Pasquale rallied Canada to its fourth victory, a 96-79 win over the Netherlands. After mustering only six points against New Zealand, Pasquale played 34 minutes and scored 18 against the Dutch. “When it comes down to being ready for a game, it’s a mental thing,” Pasquale said. “Physically, you can overcome those things. I’ve put in seven or eight months waiting for this. Nothing’s going to keep me away from playing in the world championship.” With the score tied at 41 at the half, Canada tightened its defence in the second frame and pulled away. Pasquale hit a trey to give Canada a 56-51 lead early in the half and then pilfered the ball for a transition layup to extend the lead to 60-53. Coach Jack Donahue marveled at Pasquale’s effort. “Eli never plays like he’s sick and I hope we’re getting over that.” Greg Wiltjer led Canada with 23 points and 11 boards. Eli Pasquale added 18, Gerald Kazanowski 16, along with 9 boards, Jay Triano 16, Danny Meagher 7, Howard Kelsey 7, Tony Simms 4, Gord Herbert 3 and Barry Mungar 2, while David Turcotte, Gerry Besselink and John Hatch were scoreless. Canada hit 17-23 (.739) from the line. Emill Hagens paced the Netherlands with 16. Hans Heijdeman added 13, Rik Smits 13, Marco De Waard 11, Raymond Bottse 11, Jelle Esveldt 7, Peter Van Noord 4, Rene Ebeltjes 2 and Christianus Van Dinten 2, while Ronald Schilp, Cock Van De Lagemaat and Erik Griekspoor were scoreless. The Netherlands hit 13-22 (.591) from the line.
Canada dropped its first decision by losing 83-80 to Yugoslavia in a battle of undefeateds. Guard Jay Triano said effort and heart just simply weren’t enough. “You know what we’re doing? We’re playing with our hearts and we’re not playing well. We’re really playing hard but nobody’s really put together a great game for us in the past three or four games. That’s got to start happening because we can only play on heart for so long.” Canada led 73-71 with five minutes to play when Yugoslavian guard Drazen Petrovic hit one of his eight treys on the night to give their rivals the leads. Eli Pasquale countered with a bucket but then Alexander Petrovic, (Drazen’s brother) ripped off seven unanswered points. The brothers proved grim, said Triano. “When we got on (Drazen), he dished off to his brother, and his brother hit some real crucial shots through the game.” Drazen Petrovic said his teammates played with Olympic intensity. “There is no difference between the Olympic Games and world championships. Both are absolutely the most important thing. We have to be as good here as the Olympics in Seoul.” Coach Jack Donahue was irate about the officiating. “It’s a shame because (Drazen) Petrovic is such a good player and he doesn’t need referees doing him a favour.” At the half-time buzzer, Drazen Petrovic knocked down guard Howard Kelsey as he drove to the hoop. Petrovic was warned, while Kelsey threw the ball at him, drawing a technical. Petrovic opened the second half by draining the two free throws to give Yugoslavia a 47-42 lead and promptly added a trey to extend the margin to eight. Drazen Petrovic paced Yugoslavia with 36. Aleksandar Petrovic added 16, Drazen Dalipagic 14, Ratko Radovanovic 7, Veljko Petranovic 4, Danko Cvjeticanin 3, Zoran Radovic 2 and Zoran Cutura 1, while Vlade Divac, Emir Mutapcic, Stojan Vrankovic and Franjo Arapovic were scoreless. Yugoslavia hit 8-17 (.471) from the line. Gerald Kazanowski led Canada with 16. Jay Triano added 16, Greg Wiltjer 14, Eli Pasquale 12, Danny Meagher 9, Tony Simms 8 and John Hatch 5, while Howard Kelsey, David Turcotte, Gerry Besselink, Gord Herbert and Barry Mungar were scoreless. Canada hit 20-32 (.625) from the line.
Canada finished with a (4-1) record in the opening round and advanced to medals pool B.
Canada opened the second round by dropping an 89-86 decision to Italy after playing poor defence. The teams were tied at 43 at the half but the Italians took command in the second half. Guard Antonello Riva, who finished with 31 points, hit three consecutive buckets in the opening minutes to set the tone. The Italian extended their lead to 84-70 before Jay Triano hit 11 unanswered points, including a trio from beyond the arc and a pair of free throws to trim the margin to four, before Riva answered with a bucket to ice the win. “I guess it wasn’t enough,” said Triano, who finished with 32 points. “They played well and pretty solid throughout the whole game.” Triano added that Canada’s defence was lax. “We couldn’t seem to stop anybody tonight. Guys were just taking it to the basket and then dishing off. I don’t what we can do about it now.” Greg Wiltjer said “we didn’t really turn it on until right near the end, when we really should have done that right after the break.” Antonello Riva paced Italy with 31. Renato Villalta added 17, Fulvio Polesello 10, Enrico Gilardi 9, Ario Costa 8, Pierluigi Marzorati 8, Romeo Sacchetti 4 and Walter Magnifico 2, while Roberto Premier, Roberto Brunamonti, Augusto Binelli and Sandro Del Angelo were scoreless. Italy hit 9-18 from the floor. Jay Triano paced Canada with 32. Eli Pasquale added 18, John Hatch 14, Greg Wiltjer 9, while nabbing 13 boards, Danny Meagher 6, Tony Simms 4 and Gerald Kazanowski 3, while Howard Kelsey, David Turcotte, Gerry Besselink, Gord Herbert and Barry Mungar were scoreless. Canada hit 26-36 (.722) from the line.
Canada’s medal hopes dissipated when they dropped a 77-65 decision to the United States. “I just don’t think we’re playing as a team,” said Danny Meagher, who led Canada with 19 points. “Everyone’s trying to win the game by themselves. We’re not playing like a unit, as we’re noted for. Canada’s supposed to always play great as a team.” The Canadians had trouble stopping 5-3 point guard Tyrone Bogues. “He starts to dominate,” said Meagher. “He really picks up the tempo and causes a lot of havoc out there. He’s something you never see. It’s just like seeing a guy who’s 7-7. He’s hard to contain.” The Americans rolled to an early 10-0 lead while keeping Canada scoreless for five minutes. “Our start was just horrendous,” said Pasquale. ‘After the first seven or eight minutes, we seemed to climb back and the bench played really well. But our starters have to play better. We just didn’t give our team any kind of start. That hurt.” Coach Jack Donahue noted that “we never got things going. I’m dumbfounded at our subpar performance. … There are some problems that we gotta solve. We gotta straighten them out.” Triano noted that every member of the team was stricken with stomach flu at one point. “We have to play better defence. Teams scored too many points against us. We have to execute our offence and play good team ball. We usually run the shot clock down 20 seconds. There, we took too many quick shots.” The Americans led 38-26 at the half. Charles Smith led the US with 20. Derrick McKey added 16, Steve Kerr 12, Armon Gilliam 11, Kenneth Smith 7, Tyrone Bogues 4, David Robinson 3, Harold Tommy Amaker 2 and Sean Elliot 2, while Ronald Seikaly, Tom Hammonds and Brian Shaw were scoreless. The US hit 15-28 (.536) from the line. Danny Meagher paced Canada with 19. Jay Triano added 11, Gerald Kazanowski 9, John Hatch 7, Barry Mungar 6, Tony Simms 5, Greg Wiltjer 4, Eli Pasquale 3 and Howard Kelsey 1, while David Turcotte, Gerry Besselink and Gord Herbert were scoreless. Canada hit 22-26 (.846) from the line.
Canada closed out medals round-robin play by defeating China 95-81. The Canadians used a late charge in ending a three-game losing streak. After China cut the gap to 86-81 in the closing minutes, Canada reeled off nine straight points to decide the issue. Greg Wiltjer scored on a driving layup to make it 88-81, and forward Danny Meagher followed quickly by converting a rebound and the free throw on the resulting foul. After a Wiltjer basket put Canada up 93-81, Meagher closed the game with a behind-the-back dunk after being sent on a breakaway by guard Eli Pasquale. The score was knotted at 48 at the half. Greg Wiltjer paced Canada with 22 points and 11 boards. Gerald Kazanowski added 17, along with 11 boards, Jay Triano 12, John Hatch 10, Danny Meagher 9, Tony Simms 9, Eli Pasquale 9 and Howard Kelsey 7, while David Turcotte, Gerry Besselink, Gord Herbert and Barry Mungar were scoreless. Canada hit 9-13 (.692) from the line. Wang Fei paced China with 23. Wang Libin added 15, Li Yaguang 12, Sha Guoli 6, Zhang Yongyun 5, Zhang Bin 5, Gong Luming 4, Song Tao 4, Sun Fengwu 3, Xu Xiaoliang 2 and Li Feng 2, while Huang Yunlong was scoreless. China hit 6-12 from the line.
Canada finishes (2-3) in medals pool play and fails to qualify for the medal semis.
In the 5-8th semis, Spain clocks Canada 100-80. Forward Gerald Kazanowski was at a loss to explain Canada’s slide after a terrific start to the tournament. “We were just playing super. Everyone was running hard. And now, we’re a different team. Things aren’t as smooth.” Canada, with their big men in early foul trouble, trailed 48-37 at the half. Centre Greg Wiltjer collected three fouls in the first 5:10 and did not play the rest of the half. Forward Gerald Kazanowski, who moved over to centre when Wiltjer left, took his third foul at 14:07 and also sat on the bench for the duration of the half. The Canadians were behind by as much as 13 points late in the first half, but rebounded to cut the gap to seven twice on some strong offensive play by reserve forward John Hatch, who came off the bench to score 13 points in the first half. He made strong moves to the basket to score twice on dunks and hit a three-point shot to reduce the gap to 44-37. It was more of the same in the second half as Canada just could not get untracked against an aggressive Spanish team, boosted by an enthusiastic home crowd. The Canadians were only able to get within 10 points in the second half as Spain refused to allow Canada back into the contest. “We played hard, but we didn’t play well,” said Canadian coach Jack Donohue. “John Hatch (turned in) a really great performance for us.” Spain led 48-37 at the half. Juan A. San Epifanio Ruiz paced Spain with 22. Fernando Martin added 17, Candido A. Sibilio Huguesis 13, Jose Maria Margall 12, Fernando Romay Pereiro 12, Fernando Arcega Aperte 11, Ignacio Solozabal Igartua 7, Juan Domingo De La Cruz 3, Andres Jimenez 2 and Joan Creus Molist 1, while Jordi Villacampa Amoros and Joaquin Costa were scoreless. Spain hit 17-23 (.739) from the line. John Hatch paced Canada with 29. Tony Simms added 10, Eli Pasquale 8, Gerald Kazanowski 7, Gord Herbert 7, Greg Wiltjer 7, Jay Triano 6, David Turcotte 5 and Gerry Besselink 1, while Howard Kelsey, Barry Mungar and Danny Meagher were scoreless. Canada hit 18-28 (.643) from the line.
In the seventh-place match, Canada lost its fifth in six starts to finish two places lower in the world rankings than it had four years earlier. The Canadians fell 97-84 to Israel, a team it had beaten four times in the run-up to the championships. “We’ve been in one or two game slumps where we got in trouble but this is the worst situation we’ve ever had,” said coach Jack Donahue. “I’m certainly concerned. I apologized to the players. I told them I wished I could have helped them more. But I also don’t think we played well.” Donahue was at a loss for the cause of the collapse. “I’ve got a list of things but they’re all 10-cent items and this is a $100 problem.” Donahue surmised that fatigue, a short training camp and the lingering effects of food poisoning, which had struck several players, all played a factor, as did a lack of teamwork. “It’s a complete lack of cohesiveness and also very, very poor choices out on the court. We saw those as problems but we never got them corrected.” Forward John Hatch said defence was the problem. “We’re just not stopping anybody. We gave up 64 points in the first half and there’s been times when Canada hasn’t given up that many points the whole game.” Gerald Kazanowski said Canada would have to try to forget the outcome. “We came into this tournament expected to do really well. We’ve done well in the past years and earned a little respect in the world. But I don’t think we deserve any in this tournament.” Triano finished 6th in tournament scoring with 82 points. Israel led 64-45 at the half. Doron Jamchy paced Israel with 33. Mickey Berkowitz added 26, Howard Lassoff 17, Larry Bird Cortis 12, Ariel Rosenberg 3, Motti Daniel 2, Chen Lippin 2 and Ofer Yaakobi 2, while Adi Gordon, Nir Richlis, Doron Shefa and Tomer Steinhauer were scoreless. Greg Wiltjer paced Canada with 22. John Hatch added 15, Eli Pasquale 12, Jay Triano 10, Tony Simms 7, Gerald Kazanowski 6, Danny Meagher 4, Howard Kelsey 4, David Turcotte 2 and Barry Mungar 2, while Gerry Besselink and Gord Herbert were scoreless. Canada hit 8-12 from the line.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Drazen Petrovic (Yugoslavia); Arvydas Sabonis (USSR); Oscar Schmidt (Brazil); David Robinson (USA) and Valeri Tikhonenko (USSR)