| FINAL STANDINGS 1. U.S.A. 2. Yugoslavia 3. Soviet Union 4. Brazil 5. Mexico 6. Poland 7. Spain 8. Italy 9. Puerto Rico 10. Bulgaria 11. Cuba 12. Panama 13. Philippines 14. Korea 15. Senegal 16. Morocco | CANADA does not participate in pre-Olympic qualifying tournament and does not qualify. |
| POOL A | USA | YUG | ITA | SPN | PUR | PAN | PHI | SEN | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 73-58 | 100-61 | 81-46 | 61-56 | 95-60 | 96-75 | 93-36 | (7-0) | ||
| Yugoslavia | 58-73 | —– | 80-69 | 92-79 | 93-72 | 96-85 | 89-68 | 84-65 | (6-1) | ||
| Italy | 61-100 | 69-80 | —– | 98-86 | 68-65 | 94-87 | 91-66 | 81-55 | (5-2) | ||
| Spain | 46-81 | 79-92 | 86-98 | —– | 86-62 | 88-82 | 108-79 | 64-54 | (4-3) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 56-61 | 72-93 | 65-68 | 62-86 | —– | 80-69 | 89-65 | 69-26 | (3-4) | ||
| Panama | 60-95 | 85-96 | 87-94 | 82-88 | 69-80 | —– | 95-92 | 94-79 | (2-5) | ||
| Philippines | 75-96 | 68-89 | 66-91 | 79-108 | 65-89 | 92-95 | —– | 80-68 | (1-6) | ||
| Senegal | 36-93 | 65-84 | 55-81 | 54-64 | 26-69 | 79-94 | 68-80 | —– | (0-7) | ||
| POOL B | SOV | BRA | MEX | POL | BUL | CUB | KOR | MOR | Record | ||
| U.S.S.R. | —– | 76-65 | 82-62 | 91-50 | 81-56 | 100-66 | 89-58 | 123-51 | (7-0) | ||
| Brazil | 65-76 | —– | 60-53 | 88-51 | 75-59 | 84-68 | 91-59 | 98-52 | (6-1) | ||
| Mexico | 62-82 | 53-60 | —– | 68-63 | 73-63 | 76-75 | 75-62 | 86-38 | (5-2) | ||
| Poland | 50-91 | 51-88 | 63-68 | —– | 69-67 | 78-75 | 77-67 | 85-48 | (4-3) | ||
| Bulgaria | 56-81 | 59-75 | 63-73 | 67-69 | —– | 70-61 | 64-60 | 77-59 | (3-4) | ||
| Cuba | 66-100 | 68-84 | 75-76 | 75-78 | 61-70 | —– | 80-71 | 89-53 | (2-5) | ||
| Korea | 58-89 | 59-91 | 62-75 | 67-77 | 60-64 | 71-80 | —– | 76-54 | (1-6) | ||
| Morocco | 51-123 | 52-98 | 38-86 | 48-85 | 59-77 | 53-89 | 54-76 | —– | (0-7) | ||
| 13-16th | Korea 76 Senegal 59 | |
| 13-16th | Philippines 86 Morocco 57 | |
| 9-12th | Bulgaria 83 Panama 79 | |
| 9-12th | Puerto Rico 71 Cuba 65 | |
| 5-8th | Poland 66 Italy 52 | |
| 5-8th | Mexico 73 Spain 72 | |
| Semi | Yugoslavia 63 Soviet Union 62 | |
| Semi | United States 75 Brazil 63 | |
| 15th | Senegal 42 Morocco 38 | |
| 13th | Philippines 66 Korea 63 | |
| 11th | Cuba 91 Panama 88 | |
| 9th | Puerto Rico 67 Bulgaria 57 | |
| 7th | Spain 88 Italy 72 | |
| 5th | Mexico 75 Poland 65 | |
| Bronze | Soviet Union 70 Brazil 53 | |
| Final | United States 65 Yugoslavia 50 | |
The all-tourney team, as selected by I Giganti Del Basket of Italy was: FIRST TEAM: Spencer Haywood (USA); Jo Jo White (USA); Paulauskas (Russia); Daneu (Yugoslavia); and Wlamir (Brazil). SECOND TEAM: Sakandelidze (Russia); Teofilo Cruz (Puerto Rico); Skansi (Yugoslavia); Guerrero (Mexico); and Charlie Scott (United States). THIRD TEAM: Belov (Russia); Rivas (Panama); Ubiratan (Brazil); Flaborea (Italy); and Raga (Mexico).