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began on 28 July and ended on 11 August. All preliminary and quarterfinal games were held at the Basketball Arena within the Olympic Park, and the semifinal and the medal games were held at the

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(renamed from The O2 Arena due to the no commercialization policy).

Qualification

Squads

Competition format

Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point: *The team has less than two players available to play on the court.
**A team cannot present five players at the start of the game, or its actions prevent play from being resumed. In case teams are tied on points, the tiebreaking criteria are, in order of first application: #Results of the games involving the tied teams (head-to-head records) #

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of the games involving the tied teams #

of all of the games played #Points scored #Drawing of lots The teams with the four best records qualified for the knockout stage, which was a

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. The semifinal winners contested for the gold medal, while the losers played for the bronze medal.

Preliminary round

All times are

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Statistical leaders

Individual tournament highs

Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

Team tournament highs

Offensive PPG Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks

References

External links

Schedule
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