| Finals |  | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | Final | 28.08 |   Soviet Union | 95-94 |   United States | 47-49 |  | 3-4 | 28.08 |   Yugoslavia | 119-117 |   Spain | 60-47 |   
| Final Group | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. United States | 5 | 1 | 567: | 521 |  | 2. Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 663: | 514 |  | 3. Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 573: | 535 |  | 4. Spain | 4 | 2 | 612: | 564 |  | 5. Australia | 2 | 4 | 489: | 563 |  | 6. Canada | 1 | 5 | 495: | 519 |  | 7. Colombia | 0 | 6 | 473: | 656 |   
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| Team | Un | So | Yu | Sp | Au | Ca | Co |  | United States | ------ | 99:93 | 88:81 |   | 110:86 | 71:69 | 100:83 |  | Soviet Union |   | ------ | 99:94 | 106:93 | 108:69 | 114:83 | 146:76 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   | ------ | 108:91 | 105:91 | 88:78 | 97:88 |  | Spain | 109:99 |   |   | ------ | 99:87 | 83:80 | 137:84 |  | Australia |   |   |   |   | ------ | 84:78 | 72:63 |  | Canada |   |   |   |   |   | ------ | 107:79 |  | Colombia |   |   |   |   |   |   | ------ |   
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| Final ranking | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. Soviet Union | 8 | 1 | 986: | 780 |  | 2. United States | 7 | 2 | 857: | 768 |  | 3. Yugoslavia | 7 | 2 | 894: | 809 |  | 4. Spain | 6 | 3 | 925: | 846 |  | 5. Australia | 4 | 4 | 644: | 695 |  | 6. Canada | 3 | 5 | 686: | 696 |  | 7. Colombia | 0 | 6 | 473: | 656 |  | Group 8-13 |  | 8. Brazil | 4 | 3 | 639: | 589 |  | 9. Panama | 4 | 3 | 667: | 612 |  | 10.Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 678: | 654 |  | 11.Uruguay | 2 | 5 | 559: | 628 |  | 12.China | 1 | 6 | 557: | 678 |  | 13.Ivory Coast | 0 | 7 | 555: | 709 |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Cali |  | 19.08 |   Spain | 137-84 |   Colombia | 75-34 |  | 19.08 |   Soviet Union | 114-83 |   Canada | 45-33 |  | 20.08 |   United States | 88-81 |   Yugoslavia | 55-46 |  | 20.08 |   Australia | 84-78 |   Canada | 44-30 |  | 21.08 |   Yugoslavia | 108-91 |   Spain | 54-49 |  | 21.08 |   Soviet Union | 143-76 |   Colombia | 56-36 |  | 22.08 |   Spain | 99-87 |   Australia | 53-50 |  | 22.08 |   United States | 100-83 |   Colombia | 44-40 |  | 23.08 |   Soviet Union | 99-94 |   Yugoslavia | 46-52 |  | 23.08 |   United States | 71-69 |   Canada | 42-34 |  | 24.08 |   Australia | 72-63 |   Colombia | 40-27 |  | 24.08 |   Spain | 83-80 |   Canada | 42-46 |  | 25.08 |   Yugoslavia | 97-88 |   Colombia | 50-45 |  | 25.08 |   Soviet Union | 106-93 |   Spain | 58-44 |  | 26.08 |   Yugoslavia | 105-91 |   Australia | 61-37 |  | 26.08 |   United States | 99-93 |   Soviet Union | 48-51 |  | 27.08 |   Canada | 107-79 |   Colombia | 53-38 |  | 27.08 |   United States | 110-86 |   Australia | 49-37 |   
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| Group 8-13 | w | l | pf | pa |  | 8. Brazil | 4 | 1 | 474: | 415 |  | 9. Panama | 4 | 1 | 503: | 424 |  | 10.Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 499: | 449 |  | 11.Uruguay | 2 | 3 | 404: | 440 |  | 12.China | 1 | 4 | 406: | 474 |  | 13.Ivory Coast | 0 | 5 | 416: | 500 |   
| Team | Br | Pa | Ch | Ur | Ch | Iv |  | Brazil | ----- |   | 98:94 | 96:77 | 93:79 | 102:79 |  | Panama | 86:85 | ----- |   | 92:75 | 121:92 | 117:83 |  | Czechoslovakia |   | 89:87 | ----- | 111:84 | 111:88 | 94:92 |  | Uruguay |   |   |   | ----- | 72:56 | 96:85 |  | China |   |   |   |   | ----- | 91:77 |  | Ivory Coast |   |   |   |   |   | ----- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Cucuta |  | 09.08 | Panama | 117-83 | Ivory Coast | 53-33 |  | 09.08 |   Brazil | 93-79 |   China | 57-32 |  | 20.08 |   Czechoslovakia | 111-88 |   China | 54-40 |  | 20.08 | Panama | 92-75 |   Uruguay | 47-32 |  | 21.08 |   Czechoslovakia | 94-92 | Ivory Coast | 46-40 |  | 21.08 |   Brazil | 96-77 |   Uruguay | 52-43 |  | 22.08 |   China | 91-77 | Ivory Coast | 39-39 |  | 22.08 | Panama | 86-85 |   Brazil | 51-50 |  | 23.08 |   Uruguay | 72-56 |   China | 35-30 |  | 23.08 |   Czechoslovakia | 89-87 | Panama | 45-42 |  | 24.08 |   Uruguay | 96-85 | Ivory Coast | 51-45 |  | 24.08 |   Brazil | 98-94 |   Czechoslovakia | 42-47 |   
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| Group A | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1.Spain | 3 | 0 | 305: | 262 |  | 2.United States | 2 | 1 | 295: | 261 |  | 3.Panama | 1 | 2 | 285: | 280 |  | 4.China | 0 | 3 | 243: | 325 |   
| Team | Sp | Un | Pa | Ch |  | Spain | ----- | 109:99 | 88:85 | 108:78 |  | United States |   | ----- | 100:79 | 96:73 |  | Panama |   |   | ----- | 121:92 |  | China |   |   |   | ----- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Bogota |  | 15.08 | 19:00 |   Spain | 88-85 | Panama | 47-40 |  | 15.08 | 21:00 |   United States | 96-73 |   China | 47-44 |  | 16.08 | 19:00 |   Spain | 108-78 |   China | 64-29 |  | 16.08 | 21:00 |   United States | 100-79 | Panama | 46-45 |  | 17.08 | 19:00 | Panama | 121-92 |   China | 73-54 |  | 17.08 | 21:00 |   Spain | 109-99 |   United States | 50-49 |   
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| Group B | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1.Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 336: | 241 |  | 2.Australia | 2 | 1 | 224: | 240 |  | 3.Brazil | 1 | 2 | 267: | 253 |  | 4.Ivory Coast | 0 | 3 | 218: | 311 |   
| Team | So | Au | Br | Iv |  | Soviet Union | ----- | 108:69 | 99:92 | 129:80 |  | Australia |   | ----- | 75:73 | 80:59 |  | Brazil |   |   | ----- | 102:79 |  | Ivory Coast |   |   |   | ----- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Medellin |  | 15.08 | 19:00 |   Soviet Union | 129-80 | Ivory Coast | 75-39 |  | 15.08 | 21:00 |   Australia | 75-73 |   Brazil | 28-30 |  |  aOT , FT | 67-67 |  | 16.08 | 19:00 |   Brazil | 102-79 | Ivory Coast | 60-31 |  | 16.08 | 21:00 |   Soviet Union | 108-69 |   Australia | 53-30 |  | 17.08 | 19:00 |   Australia | 80-59 | Ivory Coast | 34-25 |  | 17.08 | 21:00 |   Soviet Union | 99-92 |   Brazil | 51-53 |   
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| Group C | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1.Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 290: | 235 |  | 2.Canada | 2 | 1 | 269: | 265 |  | 3.Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | 290: | 289 |  | 4.Uruguay | 0 | 3 | 239: | 299 |   
| Team | Yu | Ca | Ch | Ur |  | Yugoslavia | ----- | 88:78 | 101:80 | 101:77 |  | Canada |   | ----- | 104:99 | 87:78 |  | Czechoslovakia |   |   | ----- | 111:84 |  | Uruguay |   |   |   | ----- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Bucaramanga |  | 15.10 | 19:00 |   Canada | 87-78 |   Uruguay | 49-40 |  | 15.10 | 20:45 |   Yugoslavia | 101-80 |   Czechoslovakia | 46-40 |  | 16.10 | 19:00 |   Yugoslavia | 101-77 |   Uruguay | 54-34 |  | 16.10 | 20:45 |   Canada | 104-99 |   Czechoslovakia | 46-52 |  | 17.10 | 19:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 111-84 |   Uruguay | 50-42 |  | 17.10 | 20:45 |   Yugoslavia | 88-78 |   Canada | 50-39 |   
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| Italy withdrew and were replaced by Spain. |  | United States and Canada did not play qualification as the 2 teams qualified.  |   
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