The men's
basketball tournament at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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defeated
France
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85–75 for the gold medal. Preliminary round games were held at
The Dome and elimination games at the
Sydney SuperDome.
Qualification
Format
* Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
* Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
* In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
**The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches.
* The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
* The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
# Head to head results
#
Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
# Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
All times are local ( UTC+11)
Group A
Group B
Tournament bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Classification round
Awards
Statistical leaders
Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Game highs
Final standings
See also
*
Women's Tournament
References
2000 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men ''FIBA Archive''. Accessed June 10, 2011.
Official Olympic Report''la84foundation.org''. Accessed June 10, 2011.
External links
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