Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Greece
City	Athens
Dates	15 – 28 August
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Lithuania
Tournament statistics
Games played	42
MVP	Manu Ginóbili
Top scorer	Pau Gasol; (22.4 points per game)
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The men's basketball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece began on 15 August and ended on 28 August, when Argentina defeated Italy 84–69 for the gold medal. The games were held at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena and Olympic Indoor Hall.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Argentina (ARG)	Italy (ITA)	United States (USA)

Qualification

Country	Qualified as	Date of qualification	Previous appearance
Greece	Olympics host	Sep 5, 1997	1996
Serbia and Montenegro	World champion	Sep 8, 2002	2000
China	Asian champion	Oct 1, 2003	2000
Australia	Oceanian champion	Sep 4, 2003	2000
New Zealand	Oceanian runner-up	Sep 4, 2003	2000
Angola	African champion	Aug 19, 2003	2000
United States	Americas champion	Aug 31, 2003	2000
Argentina	Americas runner-up	Aug 31, 2003	1996
Puerto Rico	Americas third place	Aug 31, 2003	1996
Lithuania	European champion	Sep 14, 2003	2000
Spain	European runner-up	Sep 14, 2003	2000
Italy	European third place	Sep 14, 2003	2000

Format

Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
Fifth-placed teams from both groups compete for ninth place in an additional game.
Sixth-placed teams from both groups compete for 11th place in an additional game.
In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- From the eliminated teams at the quarterfinals, the loser from A1 vs. B4 competes against the loser from B1 vs. A4 for seventh place in an additional game. The remaining two loser teams compete for fifth place in an additional game.
The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.

Tie-breaking criteria:

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	5	0	405	349	56	10	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	5	3	2	371	341	30	8^[a]
3	Argentina	5	3	2	414	396	18	8^[a]
4	China	5	2	3	303	382	−79	7
5	New Zealand	5	1	4	399	413	−14	6^[b]	9th place playoff
6	Serbia and Montenegro	5	1	4	377	388	−11	6^[b]	11th place playoff

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 Argentina
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: New Zealand 1–0 Serbia and Montenegro

All times are local (UTC 3)

15 August 2004
11:15

Italy	71–69	New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 14–9, 17–24, 15–23
Pts: Basile 16 Rebs: Chiacig 9 Asts: Pozzecco 7		Pts: Penney 20 Rebs: Marks 9 Asts: Cameron 5

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,100
Referees:
Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic)
Renato Santos (Brazil)

15 August 2004
14:30

China	58–83	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 12–24, 13–19, 15–22
Pts: Li Nan 14 Rebs: Mo Ke, Yao Ming 8 each Asts: Liu Wei 2		Pts: Gasol 21 Rebs: Gasol 10 Asts: Calderón, Gasol 2 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 9,500
Referees:
Lazaros Voreadis (Greece)
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)

15 August 2004
16:45

Argentina	83–82	Serbia and Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 22–24, 12–20, 22–23
Pts: Ginóbili 27 Rebs: Wolkowyski 6 Asts: Ginóbili 3		Pts: Radmanović 21 Rebs: Dejan Tomašević 10 Asts: 3 players, 1 each

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 10,500
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), José Carrión (PUR)

17 August 2004
9:00

New Zealand	62–69	China
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 6–12, 25–22, 17–18
Pts: Jones 27 Rebs: Book, Marks 7 each Asts: Dickel 2		Pts: Yao Ming 39 Rebs: Yao Ming 13 Asts: Li Nan, Liu Wei 4 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,300
Referees:
Christos Christodoulou (Greece)
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)

17 August 2004
16:45

Serbia and Montenegro	74–72	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 20–19, 19–14, 19–22
Pts: Rakočević 19 Rebs: Tomašević 12 Asts: Tomašević 5		Pts: Bulleri 15 Rebs: Chiacig, Radulović 5 each Asts: Bulleri, Pozzecco 2 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,500
Referees:
José Ronfini (Mexico)
Sean Corbin(United States)

17 August 2004
20:00

Spain	87–76	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 10–22, 23–20, 29–16
Pts: Gasol 26 Rebs: Gasol 8 Asts: Calderón 5		Pts: Scola 28 Rebs: Scola 9 Asts: 3 players, 4 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (ESP), Mike Homsy (CAN)

19 August 2004
9:00

Serbia and Montenegro	87–90	New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 24–17, 22–16, 21–35
Pts: Bodiroga 25 Rebs: Bodiroga 6 Asts: Rakočević 2		Pts: Penney 15 Rebs: Marks 5 Asts: Dickel 6

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 4,200
Referees:
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
Philippe Leemann (Switzerland)

19 August 2004
11:15

Italy	63–71	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 11–18, 19–13, 11–23
Pts: Righetti 18 Rebs: Chiacig, Marconato 8 each Asts: Basile 3		Pts: Garbajosa 17 Rebs: Garbajosa 8 Asts: Garbajosa 3

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 8,950
Referees:
José Carrión (Puerto Rico)
Michael Aylen (Australia)

19 August 2004
20:00

Argentina	82–57	China
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 19–7, 24–18, 17–18
Pts: Nocioni 17 Rebs: Delfino, Nocioni 6 each Asts: Scola, Sconochini 4 each		Pts: Yao Ming 15 Rebs: Yao Ming 7 Asts: Liu Wei 2

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Sean Corbin (USA), Scott Buttler (AUS)

21 August 2004
11:15

Spain	76–68	Serbia and Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 13–17, 20–21, 25–16
Pts: Calderón 15 Rebs: Reyes 6 Asts: Garbajosa, Navarro 3 each		Pts: Bodiroga 14 Rebs: Tomašević 9 Asts: Rakočević 3

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 10,350
Referees:
Renato Santos (Brazil)
José Monfini (Mexico)

21 August 2004
14:30

New Zealand	94–98	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 17–24, 29–29, 23–22
Pts: Jones 25 Rebs: Book 6 Asts: Dickel 7		Pts: Scola 25 Rebs: Oberto 9 Asts: Montecchia, Oberto 5 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)

21 August 2004
16:45

China	52–89	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 15–22, 13–16, 13–29
Pts: Li Nan, Yao Ming 9 each Rebs: Yi Jianlian 7 Asts: Yao Ming 2		Pts: Galanda 22 Rebs: Soragna 5 Asts: Pozzecco 12

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 7,600
Referees:
Lazaros Voreadis (Greece)
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)

23 August 2004
9:00

Spain	88–84	New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 29–26, 25–31, 15–16
Pts: Garbajosa 17 Rebs: Gasol 10 Asts: Calderón 3		Pts: Jones 23 Rebs: Marks 10 Asts: Dickel 5

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 4,252
Referees:
José Carrión (Puerto Rico)
Mike Homsy (Canada)

23 August 2004
16:45

Serbia and Montenegro	66–67	China
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 13–15, 20–20, 12–16
Pts: Drobnjak 17 Rebs: Tomašević 11 Asts: Tomašević 4		Pts: Yao Ming 27 Rebs: Yao Ming 13 Asts: Liu Wei 3

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 11,150
Referees:
Christos Christodoulou (Greece)
Michael Aylen (Australia)

23 August 2004
20:00

Italy	76–75	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 22–13, 18–18, 23–21
Pts: Pozzecco 17 Rebs: Bulleri 6 Asts: Bulleri 4		Pts: Ginóbili, Scola 19 each Rebs: Wolkowyski 7 Asts: Ginóbili 3

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (GRE), Sean Corbin (USA)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania	5	5	0	468	414	54	10	Quarterfinals
2	Greece	5	3	2	389	343	46	8^[a]
3	Puerto Rico	5	3	2	410	411	−1	8^[a]
4	United States	5	3	2	418	389	29	8^[a]
5	Australia	5	1	4	383	411	−28	6	9th place playoff
6	Angola	5	0	5	321	421	−100	5	11th place playoff

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head record: Greece 1–1 (1.10 GAvg), Puerto Rico 1–1 (0.99), United States 1–1 (0.92)

All times are local (UTC 3)

15 August 2004
9:00

Angola	73–78	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 8–14, 23–28, 18–22
Pts: Lutonda 17 Rebs: Lutonda 4 Asts: Lutonda 6		Pts: Lavrinovič, E. Žukauskas 15 each Rebs: E. Žukauskas 11 Asts: Jasikevičius 6

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 400
Referees: Chantal Julien (FRA), Ma Li Jun (CHN)

15 August 2004
20:00

Boxscore^[1]

Puerto Rico	92–73	United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 28–7, 16–21, 27–25
Pts: Arroyo 24 Rebs: Ortiz 6 Asts: Arroyo 7		Pts: Duncan, Iverson 15 each Rebs: Duncan 16 Asts: Duncan 4

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 11,560
Referees:
Zoran Šutulović (Serbia and Montenegro)
Vicente Bulto (Spain)

15 August 2004
22:15

Greece	76–54	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 12–15, 24–18, 17–3
Pts: Papadopoulos 21 Rebs: Papadopoulos 9 Asts: Papaloukas 4		Pts: Heal, Maher 12 each Rebs: Nielsen 6 Asts: Andersen, Heal 1 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), José Ronfini (MEX)

17 August 2004
11:15

Australia	83–59	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 24–16, 27–15, 11–15
Pts: Heal 18 Rebs: Bogut 11 Asts: Smith 3		Pts: Monteiro 18 Rebs: Gomes 9 Asts: 4 players, 1 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Renato Santos (BRA), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS)

17 August 2004
14:30

Lithuania	98–90	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 23–12, 22–22, 27–24
Pts: Šiškauskas 23 Rebs: E. Žukauskas 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 7		Pts: Arroyo, Ayuso 25 each Rebs: Hourruitiner 6 Asts: Arroyo, Ayuso 2 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,500
Referees:
Pablo Estevez (Argentina)
Zoran Šutulović (Serbia and Montenegro)

17 August 2004
22:15

United States	77–71	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 19–14, 20–22, 20–18
Pts: Iverson 17 Rebs: Duncan 9 Asts: Marbury 6		Pts: Fotsis 22 Rebs: Papadopoulos 7 Asts: Papaloukas 6

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees:
Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic)
Vicente Bulto (Spain)

19 August 2004
14:30

United States	89–79	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 26–20, 18–16, 24–12
Pts: Duncan 18 Rebs: Duncan 11 Asts: James, Marbury 5 each		Pts: Heal 17 Rebs: Andersen, Bogut 8 Asts: Heal 7

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: José Ronfini (MEX), Giampaolo Cicoria (ITA)

19 August 2004
16:45

Puerto Rico	83–80	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 18–15, 26–34, 20–14
Pts: Ayuso 17 Rebs: Santiago 10 Asts: Arroyo 6		Pts: de Carvalho 14 Rebs: Moussa 6 Asts: Costa 7

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Reynaldo Sanchez (DOM), Ma Li Jun (CHN)

19 August 2004
22:15

Greece	76–98	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 10–28, 15–26, 19–22, 32–22
Pts: Zisis 18 Rebs: Papanikolaou 7 Asts: Papaloukas 3		Pts: Šiškauskas 25 Rebs: Javtokas, Songaila 5 each Asts: Jasikevičius 8

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees:
Renato Santos (Brazil)
Pablo Estevez (Argentina)

21 August 2004
9:00

Australia	82–87	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 28–28, 17–24, 14–22
Pts: Nielsen 20 Rebs: Bogut 11 Asts: Heal 6		Pts: Santiago 20 Rebs: Ortiz 6 Asts: Arroyo 7

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Pablo Estevez (ARG)

21 August 2004
20:00

Lithuania	94–90	United States
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 21–23, 23–20, 27–21
Pts: Jasikevičius 28 Rebs: Štombergas 10 Asts: Jasikevičius 4		Pts: Jefferson 20 Rebs: Duncan 20 Asts: Marbury 3

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees:
Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic)
Zoran Šutulović (Serbia and Montenegro)

21 August 2004
22:15

Angola	56–88	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 10–20, 10–24, 21–21
Pts: Costa 12 Rebs: Costa 5 Asts: 5 players, 1 each		Pts: Dikoudis 15 Rebs: Dikoudis, Papadopoulos 8 each Asts: Diamantidis 3

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Mike Homsy (CAN), Alejandro Chiti (ARG)

23 August 2004
11:15

Lithuania	100–85	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 32–9, 23–38, 25–19
Pts: Javtokas 23 Rebs: Javtokas 9 Asts: Jasikevičius 4		Pts: Bogut, Saville 21 each Rebs: Bogut 9 Asts: Heal 3

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 7,650
Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Alejandro Chiti (ARG)

23 August 2004
14:30

United States	89–53	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 23–12, 29–13, 14–14
Pts: Duncan 15 Rebs: Boozer 9 Asts: James 5		Pts: Monteiro 20 Rebs: Gomes 6 Asts: Monteiro, Moussa 2 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Philippe Leemann (SUI)

23 August 2004
22:15

Greece	78–58	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 20–6, 16–18, 22–12
Pts: Kakiouzis 16 Rebs: Dikoudis 8 Asts: Papaloukas 4		Pts: Ayuso 11 Rebs: Fajardo 9 Asts: Arroyo 4

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees:
José Ronfini (Mexico)
Scott Buttler (Australia)

Classification games

All times are local (UTC 3)

24 August 2004
14:30

11th place

Serbia and Montenegro	85–62	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 16–15, 27–19, 24–18
Pts: Šćepanović 18 Rebs: Krstić 12 Asts: Šćepanović 4		Pts: Monteiro 26 Rebs: Moussa 7 Asts: Almeida, Monteiro 2 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 3,625
Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Alejandro Chiti (ARG)

24 August 2004
16:45

9th place

New Zealand	80–98	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 19–20, 18–26, 28–24
Pts: Jones 26 Rebs: Marks 6 Asts: Dickel 3		Pts: Heal 30 Rebs: Bogut 10 Asts: 3 players, 3 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 4,250
Referees: Zoran Šutulović (SCG), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS)

28 August 2004
9:00

7th place

China	76–92	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 11–17, 18–23, 26–27
Pts: Li Nan 16 Rebs: Yao Ming 7 Asts: Yao Ming 3		Pts: Gasol 37 Rebs: Gasol 7 Asts: Calderón 6

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 8,200
Referees:
Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)

28 August 2004
11:15

5th place

Puerto Rico	75–85	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 21–19, 20–22, 19–19
Pts: Ayuso 14 Rebs: Santiago 9 Asts: Arroyo 4		Pts: Kakiouzis 20 Rebs: Diamantidis 8 Asts: 3 players, 3 each

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees:
Mike Homsy (Canada)
Michael Aylen (Australia)

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

A1

Spain

94

B4

United States

102

B4

United States

81

A3

Argentina

89

A3

Argentina

69

B2

Greece

64

A3

Argentina

84

A2

Italy

69

B1

Lithuania

95

A4

China

75

B1

Lithuania

91

Bronze medal game

A2

Italy

100

A2

Italy

83

B4

United States

104

B3

Puerto Rico

70

B1

Lithuania

96

Quarterfinals

In spite of an undefeated preliminary round, the Spaniards were defeated by the United States (3–2 in group play) to the chagrin of Spanish head coach Mario Pesquera.

Unlike their Spanish counterparts, however, the Lithuanians had an easy time disposing of the Del Harris-led Chinese squad.

Argentina, led by 13 points from both Manu Ginóbili and Fabricio Oberto, disposed of the home squad, led by the 12 points from Nikos Chatzivrettas.

All times are local (UTC 3)

26 August 2004
14:30

Spain	94–102	United States
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 18–19, 24–30, 27–28
Pts: Gasol 29 Rebs: Calderón 7 Asts: 3 players, 1 each		Pts: Marbury 31 Rebs: Marion, Odom 6 each Asts: Iverson, Marbury 4 each

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees:
José Ronfini (Mexico)
Michael Aylen (Australia)

26 August 2004
16:45

Lithuania	95–75	China
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 28–18, 21–20, 21–18
Pts: Macijauskas 32 Rebs: E. Žukauskas 8 Asts: Šiškauskas 4		Pts: Yao Ming 29 Rebs: Yao Ming 11 Asts: Liu Wei 4

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees: Mike Homsy (CAN), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)

26 August 2004
20:00

Italy	83–70	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 18–15, 19–17, 23–18
Pts: Bulleri 20 Rebs: Marconato 12 Asts: Pozzecco 6		Pts: Ayuso 24 Rebs: Ortiz 8 Asts: Arroyo 5

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees:
Vicente Bulto (Spain)
Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)

26 August 2004
22:15

Greece	64–69	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 21–7, 18–24, 11–16
Pts: Hatzivrettas 12 Rebs: Dikoudis, Papadopoulos 9 each Asts: Diamantidis 3		Pts: Ginóbili, Oberto 13 each Rebs: Herrmann 6 Asts: Ginóbili, Montecchia 2 each

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees: Renato Santos (BRA), Giampaolo Cicoria (ITA)

Semifinals

The United States was defeated by Argentina, suffering its third loss of the tournament, the most losses ever by the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team. Following the loss to Argentina, it was the first U.S. team to fail to win a gold medal since the 1988 Olympics. The United States would not lose three games in a major tournament again until the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

All times are local (UTC 3)

27 August 2004
20:00

Argentina	89–81	United States
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 19–18, 27–19, 19–24
Pts: Ginóbili 29 Rebs: Oberto 6 Asts: Sánchez 7		Pts: Marbury 18 Rebs: Boozer 9 Asts: Iverson, Odom 3 each

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Zoran Šutulović (SCG)

27 August 2004
22:15

Italy	100–91	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 29–17, 24–20, 27–28
Pts: Basile 31 Rebs: Marconato 9 Asts: Marconato, Pozzecco 3 each		Pts: Macijauskas 26 Rebs: Šiškauskas 7 Asts: Jasikevičius 9

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees:
Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic)
José Carrión (Puerto Rico)

Bronze medal game

The United States won its first bronze medal since 1988 by avenging the preliminary loss to Lithuania of one week earlier.

All times are local (UTC 3)

28 August 2004
20:45

Lithuania	96–104	United States
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 20–25, 27–25, 25–30
Pts: Macijauskas 24 Rebs: Javtokas 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 4		Pts: Marion 22 Rebs: Boozer, Duncan 8 each Asts: Wade 6

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees:
Pablo Estevez (Argentina)
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)

Gold medal game

Argentina won its first ever Olympic gold medal in basketball and became the first Latin and Hispanic nation to obtain an Olympic gold medal in men's basketball.

All times are local (UTC 3)

28 August 2004
22:45

Italy	69–84	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 25–20, 13–17, 15–24
Pts: Pozzecco, Soragna 12 each Rebs: Garri 6 Asts: Rombaldoni 2		Pts: Scola 25 Rebs: Scola 11 Asts: Ginóbili 6

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees: Renato Santos (BRA), Lazaros Voreadis (GRE)

Team details

Italy

Argentina


SF	7	Matteo Soragna
PG	9	Gianmarco Pozzecco
SG	11	Rodolfo Rombaldoni
SG	5	Gianluca Basile
PF	6	Giacomo Galanda
C	8	Denis Marconato
PG	12	Massimo Bulleri
C	14	Roberto Chiacig
SF	10	Alex Righetti
C	15	Luca Garri
PF	4	Nikola Radulovic
Did not play:
SG	13	Michele Mian
Head Coach:
Carlo Recalcati


PF	11	Luis Scola
PG	6	Alejandro Montecchia
SG	5	Manu Ginóbili
C	15	Rubén Wolkowyski
SF	13	Andrés Nocioni
PG	4	Pepe Sánchez
SG	10	Hugo Sconochini
PF	9	Gabriel Fernández
SF	14	Carlos Delfino
Did not play:
C	7	Fabricio Oberto
SF	8	Walter Herrmann
PF	12	Leonardo Gutiérrez
Head Coach:
Rubén Magnano

Awards

MVP: Manu Ginóbili^[2]

2004 Olympic Basketball Champions
Argentina 1st title

Statistical leaders

Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.

Points

Name	PPG
Pau Gasol	22.4
Phill Jones	21.0
Yao Ming	20.7
Manu Ginóbili	19.3
Carlos Arroyo	19.3
Elías Ayuso	18.8
Luis Scola	17.6
Shane Heal	16.7
Arvydas Macijauskas	15.9
Gianluca Basile	14.6

Rebounds

Name	RPG
Yao Ming	9.3
Dejan Tomašević	9.2
Tim Duncan	9.1
Andrew Bogut	9.0
Pau Gasol	7.3
Sean Marks	7.0
Lazaros Papadopoulos	6.5
Carlos Boozer	6.1
Shawn Marion	5.9
Lamar Odom	5.8

Assists

Name	APG
Šarūnas Jasikevičius	5.6
Carlos Arroyo	5.2
Mark Dickel	4.5
Gianmarco Pozzecco	4.3
Shane Heal	3.5
Stephon Marbury	3.4
Manu Ginóbili	3.3
Theodoros Papaloukas	3.0
Dimitris Diamantidis	2.8
Miguel Lutonda	2.7

Steals

Name	SPG
Theodoros Papaloukas	2.8
Carlos Arroyo	2.3
Dwyane Wade	2.1
Lamar Odom	2.0
Dillon Boucher	1.8

Blocks

Name	BPG
Pau Gasol	1.9
Tim Duncan	1.4
Eurelijus Žukauskas	1.1
Robertas Javtokas	1.0
Andrew Bogut	1.0

Game highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Yao Ming	39	New Zealand
Rebounds	Tim Duncan	16	Puerto Rico
Assists	Gianmarco Pozzecco	12	China
Steals	Tim Duncan Theodoros Papaloukas	5	Puerto Rico Argentina
Blocks	Pau Gasol	5	Argentina
Turnovers	Tim Duncan Šarūnas Jasikevičius	7	Puerto Rico (both players)

Final standings

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L
Gold medal game participants
	Argentina	8	6	2
	Italy	8	5	3
Bronze medal game participants
	United States	8	5	3
4th	Lithuania	8	6	2
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th	Greece	7	4	3
6th	Puerto Rico	7	3	4
7th	Spain	7	6	1
8th	China	7	2	5
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th	Australia	6	2	4
10th	New Zealand	6	1	5
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th	Serbia and Montenegro	6	2	4
12th	Angola	6	0	6

References

^ "Puerto Rico 92, USA 73". Usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
^ "2004 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men". FIBA. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

2004 Olympics: Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive. Accessed June 24, 2011.
Official Olympic Report Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, la84foundation.org. Accessed June 24, 2011.

[table_hth_B0.57177686811042-1] Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 Argentina

[table_hth_E0.57177686811042-2] Head-to-head record: New Zealand 1–0 Serbia and Montenegro

[table_hth_B0.49584485427283-3] Head-to-head record: Greece 1–1 (1.10 GAvg), Puerto Rico 1–1 (0.99), United States 1–1 (0.92)

[4] "Puerto Rico 92, USA 73". Usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

[5] "2004 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men". FIBA. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

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Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Contents

Medalists

Qualification

Format

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Classification games

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Awards

Statistical leaders

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Game highs

Final standings

See also

References