|  Direct Qualification - Host and Best 7 from Eurobasket Women 1970. |  | Bulgaria - Host 4th, Soviet Union - 1st, Yugoslavia - 2nd, France - 3rd, Czehoslovakia - 5th, Poland - 6th, Netherlands - 7th, Romania - 8th,  |   
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|  Groups Round  |  | Group A | East Germany, Hungary, Denmark, Albania and Switzerland in Halle (GDR). |  | Group B | Italy, Austria, Israel, Greece, England and Scotland in Bari (ITA). |  |  Qualified to Eurobasket Women 1972 - East Germany (7.), Hungary (6.), Italy (10.) and Austria (12.). |   
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| Group A | _w_ | _l_ | pf | pa | p+- | ratio |  | 1. |   East Germany | 4 | 0 | 312: | 136 | +176 | 2.294 |  | 2. |   Hungary | 3 | 1 | 321: | 153 | +168 | 2.098 |  | 3. |   Denmark | 2 | 2 | 169: | 256 | -87 | 0.660 |  | 4. |   Albania | 1 | 3 | 174: | 253 | -79 | 0.688 |  | 5. |   Switzerland | 0 | 4 | 148: | 326 | -178 | 0.454 |   
    | Team | East | Hung | Denm | Alba | Swit |    East Germany | ----- | 62:58 | 79:24 | 75:26 | 96:28 |    Hungary |   | ----- | 84:28 | 74:30 | 105:33 |    Denmark |   |   | ----- | 56:54 | 61:39 |    Albania |   |   |   | ----- | 64:48 |    Switzerland |   |   |   |   | ----- |   
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| East Germany (7.) and Hungary (6.) qualified to Eurobasket Women 1972. |  | Played in Halle , East Germany. |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Fri 12.05.72 |   East Germany | 96-28 |   Switzerland |   |  | Fri 12.05.72 |   Denmark | 56-54 |   Albania |   |  | Sat 13.05.72 |   East Germany | 75-26 |   Albania |   |  | Sat 13.05.72 |   Hungary | 105-33 |   Switzerland |   |  | Sun 14.05.72 |   Albania | 64-48 |   Switzerland | 29-24 |  | Sun 14.05.72 |   Hungary | 84-28 |   Denmark |   |  | Mon 15.05.72 |   East Germany | 79-24 |   Denmark |   |  | Mon 15.05.72 |   Hungary | 74-30 |   Albania |   |  | Tue 16.05.72 |   East Germany | 62-58 |   Hungary |   |  | Tue 16.05.72 |   Denmark | 61-39 |   Switzerland |   |   
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| Group B | _w_ | _l_ | pf | pa | p+- | ratio |  | 1. |   Italy | 4 | 1 | 335: | 192 | +143 | 1.745 |  | 2. |   Austria | 4 | 1 | 329: | 263 | +66 | 1.251 |  | 3. |   Israel | 4 | 1 | 331: | 238 | +93 | 1.391 |  | 4. |   Scotland | 2 | 3 | 192: | 318 | -126 | 0.604 |  | 5. |   Greece | 1 | 4 | 203: | 310 | -107 | 0.655 |  | 6. |   England | 0 | 5 | 193: | 262 | -69 | 0.737 |   
    | Team | Ital | Aust | Isra | Scot | Gree | Engl |    Italy | ---- |   | 54:43 | 94:31 | 70:28 | 64:36 |    Austria | 54:53 | ---- |   | 67:43 | 78:46 | 63:50 |    Israel |   | 71:67 | ---- | 79:38 | 77:40 | 61:39 |    Scotland |   |   |   | ---- | 48:47 | 32:31 |    Greece |   |   |   |   | ---- | 42:37 |    England |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| Italy (10.) and Austria (12.) qualified to Eurobasket Women 1972. |  | Tie-break for 1st-3rd places: 1. Italy +10, 2. Austria -3, 3. Israel -7. |  | Played in Bari, Italy. |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Wed 03.05.72 |   Israel | 77-40 |   Greece |   |  | Wed 03.05.72 |   Austria | 63-50 |   England |   |  | Wed 03.05.72 |   Italy | 94-31 |   Scotland |   |  | Thu 04.05.72 |   Greece | 42-37 |   England |   |  | Thu 04.05.72 |   Israel | 79-38 |   Scotland |   |  | Thu 04.05.72 |   Austria | 54-53 |   Italy | 26-30 |  | Fri 05.05.72 |   Austria | 67-43 |   Scotland |   |  | Fri 05.05.72 |   Israel | 61-39 |   England |   |  | Fri 05.05.72 |   Italy | 70-28 |   Greece |   |  | Sat 06.05.72 |   Scotland | 32-31 |   England |   |  | Sat 06.05.72 |   Austria | 78-46 |   Greece | 28-16 |  | Sat 06.05.72 |   Italy | 54-43 |   Israel |   |  | Sun 07.05.72 |   Scotland | 48-47 |   Greece |   |  | Sun 07.05.72 |   Israel | 71-67 |   Austria | 33-29 |  | Sun 07.05.72 |   Italy | 64-36 |   England |   |   
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