1970 World Basketball Championship

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FIBA World Championship 1970
6th basketball world championship
Number of nations	13
World Champion	Yugoslavia (1st title)
venue	Yugoslavia
Opening game	May 10, 1970
Endgame	May 24, 1970

The 6th World Basketball Championship of Men was held from 10 to 24 May 1970 in Yugoslavia with 13 participating states instead.

Venues

city	venue
Karlovac	Školska Športska Dvorana
Ljubljana	Hala Tivoli
Sarajevo	Sportska Dvorana Skenderija
Skopje	Sportska Dvorana Rabotnički
Split	Dvorana KK Split

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round four teams played against each other in three groups. The winner of a game received two points, the loser one point. If a game was tied at the end of regular time, there was extra time.

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A	Group B	Group C
Australia  Cuba  Czechoslovakia  United States	Brazil  Canada  Italy  South Korea	Panama  United Arab Republic  Soviet Union  Uruguay

Group A - Sarajevo

game	Team 1	Team 2	1. H.	2. H.	Loss	Result
A1	Australia	Czechoslovakia	37:50	33:44	-	70:94
A2	United States	Cuba	40:27	34:26	-	74:53
A3	Cuba	Czechoslovakia	39:35	41:47	-	80:82
A4	United States	Australia	44:30	55:32	-	99:62
A5	Cuba	Australia	34:24	38:29	-	72:53
A6	United States	Czechoslovakia	50:35	49:51	-	99:86

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points	Diff.
1	United States	3	3	0	272: 201	6th	+71
2	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	262: 249	5	+13
3	Cuba	3	1	2	205: 209	4th	- 04th
4th	Australia	3	0	3	185: 265	3	−80

Group B - Split

game	Team 1	Team 2	1. H.	2. H.	Loss	Result
B1	Brazil	South Korea	44:39	38:38	-	82:77
B2	Canada	South Korea	50:49	38:48	-	88:97
B3	Brazil	Italy	34:44	42:32	10:10 8: 7	94:93
B4	Canada	Italy	35:45	34:39	-	69:84
B5	Brazil	Canada	58:28	54:31	-	112: 59
B6	South Korea	Italy	31:36	35:41	-	66:77

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points	Diff.
1	Brazil	3	3	0	288: 229	6th	+59
2	Italy	3	2	1	254: 229	5	+25
3	South Korea	3	1	2	240: 247	4th	- 07th
4th	Canada	3	0	3	216: 293	3	−77

Group C - Karlovac

game	Team 1	Team 2	1. H.	2. H.	Loss	Result
C1	Uruguay	United Arab Republic	40:41	50:32	-	90:73
C2	United Arab Republic	Panama	31:43	46:64	-	77: 107
C3	Soviet Union	Uruguay	32:30	39:23	-	71:53
C4	Panama	Soviet Union	23:42	29:68	-	52: 110
C5	Uruguay	Panama	44:35	35:42	-	79:77
C6	Soviet Union	United Arab Republic	56:19	65:37	-	121: 56

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points	Diff.
1	Soviet Union	3	3	0	302: 161	6th	+141
2	Uruguay	3	2	1	222: 221	5	+ 001
3	Panama	3	1	2	236: 266	4th	- 030
4th	United Arab Republic	3	0	3	206: 318	3	−112

Classification round - Skopje

After the preliminary round, the third and fourth placed in each group played for places 8 to 13 in the classification round.

In the event of a tie in the final table, the direct comparison of the teams determined the placement. If this did not result in a decision, the basket ratio between the games was decisive.

game	Team 1	Team 2	1. H.	2. H.	Loss	Result
19th	Canada	Cuba	22:49	43:49	-	65:98
20th	Australia	United Arab Republic	53:30	42:51	-	95:81
21st	South Korea	Panama	34:39	50:45	4: 7	88:91
22nd	Panama	Australia	38:39	52:44	-	90:83
23	United Arab Republic	Cuba	35:47	29:56	-	64: 103
24	South Korea	Canada	45:45	34:32	-	79:77
25th	United Arab Republic	South Korea	36:47	37:46	-	73:93
26th	Australia	Cuba	32:43	29:47	-	61:90
27	Panama	Canada	37:37	42:44	-	79:81
28	Panama	United Arab Republic	50:33	44:36	-	94:69
29	Canada	Australia	38:42	42:34	-	80:76
30th	South Korea	Cuba	40:39	36:38	-	76:77
31	Australia	South Korea	41:49	38:43	-	79:92
32	Canada	United Arab Republic	54:45	52:35	-	106: 80
33	Cuba	Panama	42:35	45:36	-	87:71

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points	Diff.
1	Cuba	5	5	0	455: 336	10	+119
2	Panama	5	3	2	425: 408	8th	+ 017
3	Canada	5	3	2	409: 412	8th	- 003
4th	South Korea	5	3	2	427: 397	8th	+ 030
5	Australia	5	1	4th	394: 433	6th	- 039
6th	United Arab Republic	5	0	5	367: 491	5	−124

Final round - Ljubljana

After the preliminary round, the first two teams in each group qualified for the final round. Host Yugoslavia qualified directly for the final round.

In the event of a tie in the final table, the direct comparison of the teams determined the placement.

game	Team 1	Team 2	1. H.	2. H.	Loss	Result
34	United States	Czechoslovakia	39:24	49:36	-	88:60
35	Yugoslavia	Italy	28:24	38:39	-	66:63
36	Soviet Union	Brazil	38:27	26:39	-	64:66
37	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	51:34	47:38	-	98:72
38	Brazil	Italy	29:29	40:30	-	69:59
39	United States	Uruguay	33:17	43:22	-	76:39
40	Soviet Union	Uruguay	50:32	45:11	-	95:43
41	Czechoslovakia	Italy	41:43	36:46	-	77:89
42	Brazil	Yugoslavia	26:40	29:40	-	55:80
43	Italy	Uruguay	48:27	28:38	-	76:65
44	Soviet Union	United States	44:44	28:31	-	72:75
45	Czechoslovakia	Yugoslavia	40:42	44:52	-	84:94
46	Czechoslovakia	Brazil	34:40	38:31	-	72:71
47	Italy	United States	32:33	34:31	-	66:64
48	Uruguay	Yugoslavia	26:37	19:26	-	45:63
49	Uruguay	Brazil	35:43	46:43	-	81:86
50	Italy	Soviet Union	22:28	36:34	-	58:62
51	Yugoslavia	United States	35:32	35:31	-	70:63
52	Uruguay	Czechoslovakia	36:35	33:40	-	69:75
53	United States	Brazil	34:35	31:34	-	65:69
54	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union	38:49	34:38	-	72:87

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points	Diff.
1	Yugoslavia	6th	5	1	445: 397	11	+ 048
2	Brazil	6th	4th	2	416: 421	10	- 005th
3	Soviet Union	6th	4th	2	478: 386	10	+ 092
4th	Italy	6th	3	3	411: 403	9	+ 008
5	United States	6th	3	3	431: 376	9	+ 055
6th	Czechoslovakia	6th	2	4th	440: 509	8th	- 069
7th	Uruguay	6th	0	6th	342: 471	6th	−129

Final results

rank	team
Final round
1	Yugoslavia
2	Brazil
3	Soviet Union
4th	Italy
5	United States
6th	Czechoslovakia
7th	Uruguay
Classification round
8th	Cuba
9	Panama
10	Canada
11	South Korea
12	Australia
13	United Arab Republic