FINAL STANDINGS:
1. U.S.A.
2. U.S.S.R.
3. Brazil
4. CANADA
5. Bulgaria
6. Cuba
7. Yugoslavia
8. Czechoslovakia
9. Israel
10. Japan
11. East Germany
12. Puerto Rico
13. Great Britain
14. Mexico
15. France
16. Denmark
17. Holland
18. Belgium
19. Finland
20. Sweden
21. Poland
22. Greece
23. Portugal
24. Syria
25. Iran
26. Peru
27. Lebanon
28. Sudan 		CANADIANS
John Cassidy (Calgary, Alta.)
Bruce Coulthard (Tillsonburg, Ont.)
Alex Devlin (Edmonton, Alta.)
Lars Hansen (Copenhagen, Denmark/Washington)
Ken McKenzie (Port Coquitlam, B.C.)
Mike Moser (Kitchener, Ont.)
George Rautins (Toronto, Ont.)
Bill Robinson (Chemainus, B.C.)
James Russell (Niagara Falls, Ont.)
Robert Stewart (Mississauga, Ont.)
Phil Tollestrup (Raymond, Alta.)
Robert Town (Winnipeg, Man./U of Manitoba)
Rick Watts (Winnipeg, Man./U of Manitoba)
Dr. Paul Thomas – coach
Paul Condon – manager
  POOL A CAN MEX POL IRN Record    
  Canada —– 71-60 99-610 111-71 (3-0)    
  Mexico 60-71 —– 80-55 89-62 (2-1)    
  Poland 61-99 55-80 —– 103-53 (1-2)    
  Iran 71-111 62-89 53-103 —– (0-3)    
                 
  POOL B USA GBR POR SWE Record    
  United States —– 123-74 140-34 120-31 (3-0)    
  Great Britain 74-123 —– 98-44 73-69 (2-1)    
  Portugal 34-140 44-98 —– 63-62 (1-2)    
  Sweden 31-120 69-73 62-63 —– (0-3)    
                 
  POOL C BRZ PUR GRE PER Record    
  Brazil —– 87-61 82-52 2-0 (3-0)    
  Puerto Rico 61-87 —– 67-63 82-46 (2-1)    
  Greece 52-82 63-67 —– 73-57 (1-2)    
  Peru 0-2 46-82 57-73 —– (0-3)    
                 
  POOL D YUG GDR HOL LEB Record    
  Yugoslavia —– 85-73 83-58 156-57 (3-0)    
  East Germany 73-85 —– 69-59 105-58 (2-1)    
  Holland 58-83 59-69 —– 100-66 (1-2)    
  Lebanon 57-156 58-105 66-100 —– (0-3)    
                 
  POOL E CUB ISR BEL CHI Record    
  Cuba —– 81-63 106-42 2-0 (3-0)    
  Israel 63-81 —– 97-54 2-0 (2-1)    
  Belgium 42-106 54-97 —– 2-0 (1-2)    
  Chile 0-2 0-2 0-2 —– (0-3)    
                 
  POOL F SOV DEN SYR SEN Record    
  Soviet Union —– 99-56 110-42 2-0 (3-0)    
  Denmark 56-99 —– 90-60 2-0 (2-1)    
  Syria 42-110 60-90 —– 2-0 (1-2)    
  Senegal 0-2 0-2 0-2 —– (0-3)    
                 
  POOL G CZE FRA KOR SUD Record    
  Czechoslovakia —– 74-59 53-68 163-36 (2-1)    
  France 59-74 —– 2-0 89-30 (2-1)    
  South Korea 68-53 0-2 —– 0-2 (1-2)    
  Sudan 63-136 30-89 2-0 —– (1-2)    
                 
  POOL H BUL JPN FIN ROM Record    
  Bulgaria —– 105-62 82-58 49-58 (2-1)    
  Japan 62-105 —– 60-47 2-0 (2-1)    
  Finland 58-82 47-60 —– 2-0 (2-1)    
  Romania 58-49 0-2 0-2 —– (1-2)    
                 
  CONSOLATION 17-31 POL SYR IRN Record      
  Poland —– 101-52 103-53 (2-0)      
  Syria 52-101 —– 99-67 (1-1)      
  Iran 53-103 67-99 —– (0-2)      
                 
  CONSOLATION 17-31 POR SWE SUD Record      
  Portugal —– 63-62 2-0 (2-0)      
  Sweden 62-63 —– 115-65 (1-1)      
  Sudan 0-2 65-115 —– (0-2)      
                 
  CONSOLATION 17-31 GRE BEL PER Record      
  Greece —– 76-52 73-57 (2-0)      
  Belgium 52-76 —– 76-56 (1-1)      
  Peru 57-73 56-76 —– (0-2)      
                 
  CONSOLATION 17-31 FIN HOL LEB Record      
  Finland —– 66-52 114-72 (2-0)      
  Holland 52-66 —– 100-66 (1-1)      
  Lebanon 72-114 66-100 —– (0-2)      
                 
  QF POOL I USA CZE FRA GBR Record    
  United States —– 110-59 137-43 123-74 (3-0)    
  Czechoslovakia 59-110 —– 74-59 97-83 (2-1)    
  France 43-137 59-74 —– 90-88 (1-2)    
  Great Britain 74-123 83-97 88-90 —– (0-3)    
                 
  QF POOL J BRZ CUB ISR PUR Record    
  Brazil —– 52-49 63-54 97-79 (3-0)    
  Cuba 49-52 —– 81-63 87-79 (2-1)    
  Israel 54-63 63-81 —– 77-61 (1-2)    
  Puerto Rico 79-97 79-87 61-77 —– (0-3)    
                 
  QF POOL K SOV CAN MEX DEN Record    
  Soviet Union —– 81-76 78-50 99-56 (3-0)    
  Canada 76-81 —– 71-60 84-43 (2-1)    
  Mexico 50-78 60-71 —– 71-44 (1-2)    
  Denmark 56-99 43-84 44-71 —– (0-3)    
                 
  QF POOL L YUG BUL GDR JPN Record    
  Yugoslavia —– 71-70 85-73 87-67 (3-0)    
  Bulgaria 70-71 —– 88-85 109-72 (2-1)    
  East Germany 73-85 85-88 —– 66-52 (1-2)    
  Japan 67-87 72-109 52-66 —– (0-3)    
                 
  17-24QF Holland 58 Poland 56
  17-24QF Finland 79 Syria 65
  17-24QF Belgium 78 Portugal 54
  17-24QF Sweden 64 Greece 62
  9-16 QF Japan 62 Mexico 61
  9-16 QF East Germany 67 Denmark 52
  9-16 QF Puerto Rico 84 France 69
  9-16 QF Israel 98 Great Britain 75
  QFs United States 98 Cuba 76
  QFs Canada 85 Yugoslavia 72
  QFs Soviet Union 85 Bulgaria 57
  QFs Brazil 61 Czechoslovakia 51
  25-28th Iran 115 Lebanon 74
  25-28th Peru 66 Sudan 50
  21-24th Greece 70 Portugal 61
  21-24th Poland 91 Syria 53
  17-20th Belgium 67 Sweden 51
  17-20th Holland 62 Finland 60
  13-16th Great Britain 75 France 71
  13-16th Mexico 96 Denmark 48
  9-12th Japan 64 East Germany 62
  9-12th Israel 84 Puerto Rico 77
  5-8th Bulgaria 84 Yugoslavia 64
  5-8th Cuba 64 Czechoslovakia 58
  Semis Russia 91 Canada 74
  Semis United States 66 Brazil 60
  27th Lebanon 71 Sudan 54
  25th Iran 69 Peru 68
  23rd Portugal 72 Syria 53
  21st Poland 71 Greece 53
  19th Finland 61 Sweden 49
  17th Holland 60 Belgium 50
  15th France 80 Denmark 69
  13th Great Britain 87 Mexico 77
  11th East Germany 84 Puerto Rico 68
  9th Israel 73 Japan 62
  7th Yugoslavia 81 Czechoslovakia 80
  5th Bulgaria 78 Cuba 75
  Bronze Brazil 80 Canada 79
  Gold United States 75 Soviet Union 67
     

        In pool play, Canada opened by thrashing Iran 111-71.

        Canada defeated Mexico 71-60 after rallying from a 39-34 deficit at the half. Phil Tollestrup and Bill Robinson caught fire in the second half. Tollestrup scored 23 and Robinson 18. “Our team was very nervous, very tight,” said coach Paul Thomas. “We slowed down the game toward the end and were able to pull gradually ahead.”

        Canada thrashed Poland 99-61 as Bill Robinson scored 18. Ken McKenzie added 17.

        Canada thrashed France 94-43 to wrap up pool play.

        Canada finishes (3-0) in pool play, advances to winner’s side pool.

        In consolation pool play, Israel defeated Puerto Rico 77-61 despite an enormous disturbance in the stands. The Israelis are besieged the entire tournament by heckling Russian soldiers. Twenty Soviet Jews trying to get access are denied. At a later game, Jewish fans are physically attacked by Soviet security officials at the game. In one game, a 63-56 loss to Brazil, Israel players said they were constantly hounded by Soviet soldiers. “A disgusting exhibition,” said one. “Of course it rattled us,” said another. Adin Talbar, an Israel team official, said he was going to protest to FISU. “This is against everything the federation is committed to,” Talbar added. “That was not sports,” he said. “That was Russia against Israel.”

        In the winner’s side pool, the Soviet Union defeated Canada 81-76. “We should have beaten them,” said coach Paul Thomas. Bill Robinson pilfered the ball and raced for a transition layup to pull Canada to within 77-76. The Soviets missed and Canada had the ball with 19 seconds to play. But Canada missed twice, while the Soviets knocked in a pair of buckets to ice it. The Soviet Union led 49-31 at the half. Thomas said his troops were playing “to keep from losing badly” in the first half. But Burnaby native and SFU student Alex Devlin, Robinson and Robbie Stewart, a Mississauga native also at SFU, rallied the troops in the second half. Phil Tollestrup of Lethbridge and George Rautins of Toronto (Niagara) each scored 17 for Canada. “The Soviets are not unbeatable. The Americans should smash them,” said Thomas.

In the other winner’s pool, during the USA’s 98-76 defeat of Cuba, a brawl erupts, complete with flying chairs and broken glass. U.S. trainer knocked unconscious. A Cuban player kicked Mitch Kupchak after he’d been sent to the floor with 90 seconds to play. Kupchak came up swinging and a brawl erupted.

In the quarterfinals, Canada defeated Yugoslavia 85-72. Canada fell behind 45-41 but eventually got its transition game going and blew open the affair in the second half. Bill Robinson scored 26.

In the semis, the Soviet Union thrashed Canada 91-74. The Soviets prevail in a physical, foul-plagued affair. Bob Town, James Russell, Lars Hansen and Ken McKenzie all foul out. Robinson led Canada with 23 points.

In the bronze medal match, Brazil nips Canada 80-79. Canada missed a golden chance to win it when Ken McKenzie missed a driving layup with three seconds on the clock. Phil Tollestrup paced Canada with 20 points. Bill Robinson added 18.