| PLACINGS 1. U.S.A. 2. U.S.S.R. 3. Yugoslavia 4. Romania 5. CANADA 6. Cuba 7. Brazil 8. Mexico 9. Finland 10. South Korea 11. Turkey 12. China 13. Poland 14. Great Britain 15. Ivory Coast 16. Japan 17. Holland 18. Greece 19. Egypt 20. Belgium 21. Congo 22. Liberia 23. Somalia 24. Senegal 25. Nigeria 26. Iraq 27. Lebanon 28. Jordan 29. Sudan | CANADIANS Steve Atkin (Oakville, Ont./Calgary) Kelly Dukeshire (Victoria, B.C./Victoria) Stewart Granger (Montreal, Que.) Varouj Gurunlian (Montreal, Que./St. Francis Xavier) Richard Hunger (St-Laurent, Que./Providence) Gerry Kazanowski (Nanaimo, B.C./Victoria) Howard Kelsey (Vancouver, B.C./Mexican league) Ken Larson (Vancouver, B.C./Simon Fraser) Ilaria Pasquale (Sudbury, Ont./Victoria) Jay Triano (Tillsonburg, Ont./Simon Fraser) Bill Wennington (Montreal, Que./St. John’s) Greg Wiltjer (Whitehorse, Yukon/Victoria) Jack Donohue – coach Ed Browne – team manager |
| POOL A | ROM | GBR | HOL | LIB | Record | ||
| Romania | —– | 81-78 | 81-78 | 118-89 | (3-0) | ||
| Great Britain | 78-81 | —– | 66-60 | 117-30 | (2-1) | ||
| Holland | 78-81 | 60-66 | —– | 118-89 | (1-2) | ||
| Libya | 89-118 | 30-117 | 89-118 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | USA | KOR | GRE | SEN | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 104-70 | 110-68 | 91-35 | (3-0) | ||
| South Korea | 70-104 | —– | 91-72 | 62-57 | (2-1) | ||
| Greece | 68-110 | 72-91 | —– | 79-53 | (1-2) | ||
| Senegal | 35-91 | 57-62 | 53-79 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL C | SOV | TUR | RWA | Record | |||
| Soviet Union | —– | 101-77 | 81-78 | (2-0) | |||
| Turkey | 77-101 | —– | 2-0 | (1-1) | |||
| Rwanda-Burundi | 78-81 | 0-2 | —– | (0-2) | |||
| POOL D | YUG | CHN | CON | Record | |||
| Yugoslavia | —– | 129-98 | 105-54 | (2-0) | |||
| China | 98-129 | —– | 110-75 | (1-1) | |||
| Congo | 54-105 | 75-110 | —– | (0-3) | |||
| POOL E | CUB | FIN | SOM | SUD | Record | ||
| Cuba | —– | 80-66 | 115-54 | 129-33 | (3-0) | ||
| Finland | 66-80 | —– | 107-61 | 121-39 | (2-1) | ||
| Somalia | 54-115 | 61-107 | —– | 120-69 | (1-2) | ||
| Sudan | 33-129 | 39-121 | 69-120 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL F | CAN | POL | EGY | NIG | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 81-58 | 88-56 | 138-61 | (3-0) | ||
| Poland | 58-81 | —– | 66-59 | 102-48 | (2-1) | ||
| Egypt | 56-88 | 59-66 | —– | 89-64 | (1-2) | ||
| Nigeria | 61-138 | 48-102 | 64-89 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL G | MEX | JPN | LEB | JRD | Record | ||
| Mexico | —– | 85-60 | 106-69 | 138-33 | (3-0) | ||
| Japan | 60-85 | —– | 98-80 | 130-53 | (2-1) | ||
| Lebanon | 69-106 | 80-98 | —– | 122-60 | (1-2) | ||
| Jordan | 33-138 | 53-130 | 60-122 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL H | BRZ | IVO | BEL | IRQ | Record | ||
| Brazil | —– | 97-86 | 89-55 | 136-81 | (3-0) | ||
| Ivory Coast | 86-97 | —– | 100-73 | 119-88 | (2-1) | ||
| Belgium | 55-89 | 73-100 | —– | 85-65 | (1-2) | ||
| Iraq | 81-136 | 88-119 | 65-85 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| CONSOLATION I | SEN | NIG | JOR | Record | |||
| Senegal | —– | 96-68 | 113-61 | (2-0) | |||
| Nigeria | 68-96 | —– | 100-62 | (1-1) | |||
| Jordan | 61-113 | 62-100 | —– | (0-2) | |||
| CONSOLATION J | IRQ | LIB | SUD | Record | |||
| Iraq | —– | 127-74 | 133-54 | (2-0) | |||
| Libya | 74-127 | —– | 2-0 | (1-1) | |||
| Sudan | 54-133 | 0-2 | —– | (0-2) | |||
| CONSOLATION K | GRE | EGY | LEB | Record | |||
| Greece | —– | 104-61 | 98-70 | (2-0) | |||
| Egypt | 61-104 | —– | 91-76 | (1-1) | |||
| Lebanon | 70-98 | 76-91 | —– | (0-2) | |||
| CONSOLATION 17-21 | HOL | BEL | CON | SOM | Record | ||
| Holland | —– | 72-59 | 99-75 | 128-66 | (3-0) | ||
| Belgium | 59-72 | —– | 65-63 | 88-48 | (2-1) | ||
| Congo | 75-99 | 63-65 | —– | 74-71 | (1-2) | ||
| Somalia | 66-128 | 48-88 | 71-74 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| CONSOLATION 9-16 | FIN | CHN | GBR | IVC | Record | ||
| Finland | —– | 75-70 | 91-69 | 93-86 | (3-0) | ||
| China | 70-75 | —– | 73-61 | 79-74 | (2-1) | ||
| Great Britain | 69-91 | 61-73 | —– | 69-62 | (1-2) | ||
| Ivory Coast | 86-93 | 74-79 | 62-69 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| CONSOLATION 9-16 | KOR | TUR | POL | JPN | Record | ||
| South Korea | —– | 97-93 | 70-68 | 110-73 | (3-0) | ||
| Turkey | 93-97 | —– | 90-59 | 96-62 | (2-1) | ||
| Poland | 68-70 | 59-90 | —– | 110-73 | (1-2) | ||
| Japan | 73-110 | 62-96 | 73-110 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| MEDALS POOL A | CAN | USA | RUS | MEX | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 78-76 | 73-77 | 81-67 | (2-1) | ||
| United States | 76-78 | —– | 113-107 | 88-58 | (2-1) | ||
| U.S.S.R. | 77-73 | 107-113 | —– | 97-71 | (2-1) | ||
| Mexico | 67-81 | 58-88 | 71-97 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| MEDALS POOL B | YUG | ROM | BRZ | CUB | Record | ||
| Yugoslavia | —– | 102-87 | 98-77 | 93-86 | (3-0) | ||
| Romania | 87-102 | —– | 109-99 | 116-112 | (2-1) | ||
| Brazil | 77-98 | 99-109 | —– | 72-70 | (1-2) | ||
| Cuba | 86-93 | 112-116 | 70-72 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 27-29th | Lebanon 97 97 Somalia 67 | |
| 23-26th | Nigeria 92 Iraq 79 | |
| 23-26th | Senegal 129 Libya 33 | |
| 17-21st | Holland 84 Egypt 64 | |
| 17-21st | Greece 87 Belgium 63 | |
| 13-16th | Poland 72 Ivory Coast 58 | |
| 13-16th | Great Britain 88 Japan 66 | |
| 9-12th | South Korea 71 China 70 | |
| 9-12th | Finland 79 Turkey 70 | |
| 5-8th | Canada 88 Brazil 83 | |
| 5-8th | Cuba 86 Mexico 82 | |
| Semi | Soviet Union 92 Yugoslavia 84 | |
| Semi | United States 91 Romania 70 | |
| 27th | Jordan 73 Sudan 61 | |
| 25th | Iraq 2 Lebanon 0 | |
| 23rd | Senegal 79 Nigeria 76 | |
| 21st | Congo 95 Libya 85 | |
| 19th | Egypt 66 Belgium 57 | |
| 17th | Holland 76 Greece 58 | |
| 15th | Ivory Coast 81 Japan 52 | |
| 13th | Poland 97 Great Britain 96 | |
| 11th | Turkey 101 China 77 | |
| 9th | Finland 96 South Korea 93 | |
| 7th | Mexico 84 Brazil 81 | |
| 5th | Canada 84 Cuba 65 | |
| Bronze | Yugoslavia 91 Romania 81 | |
| Final | United States 93 U.S.S.R. 87 | |
In pool F play, Canada whipped Egypt 88-56. “It was a good start,” said coach Jack Donohue. “I’m very pleased with what we have but I’m still concerned about our lack of team work.” Jay Triano led Canada with 16 despite recovering from a pulled leg muscle. Bill Wennington and Stewart Granger each added 12.
Canada thrashed Nigeria 138-61 as Bill Wennington scored 23. Jay Triano added 22. “We won by a lot, but that game was valuable to us,” said Wennington. “We’ve only had a few weeks of practice together and this was a chance to put it together and get our momentum going.”
Canada defeated Poland 81-58 as Jay Triano scored 21 and Rick Hunger 15.
Canada finished (3-0) in pool play and advanced to the semi-final pool.
In the semis pool, Canada nipped the US 78-76 as Stewart Granger scored 21. Jay Triano added 19, Kelsey 14, Hunger 10, Wiltjer 8, Gurunlian 4 and Wennington 2. “Fantastic,” coach Jack Donahue kept repeating after the game. “Utterly fantastic’. Leading 38-37 at halftime, Canada played control ball for and took a four-point lead into the last 10 seconds. The U.S. managed a field goal but Canada withstood a full press and retained control as the dying seconds ticked away and the crowd of 4,000 chanted, ‘Go Canada Go’. “I told you honestly, I didn’t know if we could beat the United States,” said Donahue. “Not because of lack of talent but because we’ve been together for such a short time (three weeks prior to the games). Rick Hunger was ejected for slugging American Fred Roberts. Hunger said he’s been kneed in the back and slapped in response. Roberts in turn hit Hunger, who then decked Roberts. An American came off the bench and flattened Hunger with a punch. Hunger was tossed, while Roberts simply had a foul called against him. Donahue said the US typically used its height, weight and elbows to control the game. “I was afraid of us being in awe of them again. A couple were nervous, but, as a team, we weren’t.” Carter paced the Americans with 16. Magee added 13, Bagley 10, Pinone 10, Boyle 9, Lowe 8, Roberts 6 and Smith 4.
The Soviet Union defeats Canada 77-73 on a controversial foul call with four seconds to play. Sergei Iovasi hit the first free throw on the call, miss the second and a desperation shot by Stewart Granger bounced off the rim. Soviets had to beat Canada by four or more to advance to the medal round. Coach Jack Donohue was left fuming over the officiating. In the first half, Howard Kelsey was cut over the eyebrow by a Soviet elbow yet Kelsey was called for charging. With blood streaming down his face, Kelsey went from official to official protesting the call. “As far as I’m concerned, by North American standards, the operation here is almost corrupt,” said Donohue, who filed an official protest against Kelsey’s foul. “There is no worry about whether things are done right. It’s their worry whether it looks right. I don’t believe anything is going to happen with the protest because it’s total incompetency in the administrative level. There is a protest there.” Granger led Canada with 16 points. Jay Triano had 15, Kelsey 15 and Rick Hunger 14. The Canadians were rattled by the call against Kelsey, and the Soviets quickly expanded their two-point lead to 15. Canada rallied back to within eight over the final three minutes of the first half. They cut the margin to four with 14 minutes to play but the Soviet front-line continued to dominate the boards. Kelsey put Canada ahead with 8:24 to play when the Soviet perimeter shooters took command. They Russians built a 75-69 lead with 50 seconds to play. Kelsey cut it to five with a three-point play with 25 seconds to go and then Granger stole the ball for layup to trim the margin to three with 15 seconds left. An official ruled that Triano fouled Iovasi, a ruling that prevented Canada from losing by less than four points. Iovaisa led Russia with 21.
Canada, the United States and Russia finish tied for 1st place in pool. But Canada was relegated to the 5-8th classification round by virtue of pointspread in games between the trio. Canada is –2. USA is +2. Russia is –2 but beat Canada. Officials actually award the berth to Russia by virtue of its bigger pointspread in games against fourth-place pool finisher Mexico.
In the 5-8th consolations, Canada edged Brazil 88-83 as Stewart Granger scored 25 and Jay Triano 23.
In the 5th place playoff, Canada pounded Cuba 84-65.