Basketball at the 1977 Summer Universiade

The Basketball competitions in the 1977 Summer Universiade were held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The United States beat the Soviet Union in the final in the men's tournament, but was beaten in the women's competition.

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Format

In the men's tournament, 31 participants were divided into 7 groups of four teams and one group of three. They played a single round-robin match and the winners advanced to the second round and the others to the classification round. In the second round, two groups of four teams played round-robin matches and the top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-final. In the classification round, five groups of four teams and one group of three played round-robin matches and then advanced to the placement semi-finals and finals.

Men's competition

First round

Group A

18 August

Soviet Union

111–62

Group B

Group C

Group D

18 August

Canada

71–43

21 August

Canada

79–59

Group E

18 August

United States

136–57

18 August

Poland

136–20

19 August

United States

131–45

19 August

Canada

102–33

20 August

United States

91–63

Second round

Group A (1st - 8th)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	Semifinals
2	Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	Semifinals
3	Cuba	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	5th-8th classification round
4	Brazil	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	5th-8th classification round

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	Semifinals
2	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	Semifinals
3	Spain	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	5th-8th classification round
4	Bulgaria	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	5th-8th classification round

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

Group B (9th - 16th)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	9th-12th classification round
2	Mexico	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	9th-12th classification round
3	West Germany	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	13th-16th classification round
4	France	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	13th-16th classification round

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	9th-12th classification round
2	Hungary	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	9th-12th classification round
3	Italy	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	13th-16th classification round
4	Netherlands	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	13th-16th classification round

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

Group C (17th - 24th)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	17th-20th classification round
2	Greece	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	17th-20th classification round
3	Great Britain	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	21st-24th classification round
4	Congo	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	21st-24th classification round

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	17th-20th classification round
2	Israel	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	17th-20th classification round
3	Japan	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	21st-24th classification round
4	Belgium	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	21st-24th classification round

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

Group D (25th - 31st)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Central African Republic	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	25th-28th classification round
2	Denmark	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	25th-28th classification round
3	Kuwait	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	29th-31st classification round
4	[[ men's national basketball team\|]]	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	29th-31st classification round

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	25th-28th classification round
2	Sudan	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	25th-28th classification round
3	Syria	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	29th-31st classification round
4	Iraq	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	29th-31st classification round

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

Group 1 (1st - 8th)

22 August

Cuba

88–44

22 August

United States

129–95

Group 2 (9th - 16th)

22 August

Poland

94–79

22 August

Yugoslavia

87–71

Group 3 (17th - 24th)

22 August

Greece

105–89

Group 1 (1st - 8th)

23 August

United States

94–78

Group 2 (9th - 16th)

23 August

Poland

116–73

Group 3 (17th - 24th)

23 August

Greece

76–60

Group 1 (1st - 8th)

24 August

United States

103–81

24 August

Canada

70–61

Group 2 (9th - 16th)

24 August

Poland

78–69

24 August

Mexico

86–84 (OT)

Group 3 (17th - 24th)

24 August

Israel

105–70

Semi-finals

Group A

1st - 4th

26 August

United States

85–69

26 August

Soviet Union

73–68

5th - 8th

26 August

Spain

83–80

26 August

Cuba

67–58

Group B

9th - 12th

26 August

Poland

71–47

26 August

Mexico

64–62

13th - 16th

26 August

Italy

94–76

26? August

Netherlands

?–?

Group C

17th - 20th

26 August

Israel

82–61

26 August

Turkey

87–77

21st - 24th

26 August

Japan

89–77

26 August

Belgium

69–61

Group D

25th - 28th

26 August

Egypt

70–52

26 August

Central African Republic

69–52

29th -

26 August

Iraq

68–32

Finals

Gold medal match

27 August

United States

87–68

Third-place match

27 August

Czechoslovakia

74–67

Fifth-place match

27 August

Cuba

100–87

7th place match

27 August

Brazil

87–85

9th place match

27 August

Mexico

59–57

11th place match

27 August

Yugoslavia

94–58

13th place match

27 August

Italy

82–63

15th place match

27 August

West Germany

74–67

17th place match

27 August

Israel

70–61

19th place match

27 August

Greece

63–56

21st place match

27 August

Japan

51–43

23rd place match

27 August

Congo

54–50

25th place match

27 August

Egypt

79–70

Central African Republic

27th place match

27 August

Sudan

66–63

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
1	United States	8-0
2	Soviet Union	6-2
3	Czechoslovakia	6-2
4	Canada	6-2
5	Cuba	5-2
6	Spain	5-3
7	Brazil	4-4
8	Bulgaria	3-5
9	Mexico	6-2
10	Poland	6-2
11	Yugoslavia	5-2
12	Hungary	4-4
13	Italy	5-3
14	Netherlands	3-5
15	West Germany	3-3
16	France	1-6
17	Israel	5-3
18	Turkey	5-3
19	Greece	4-4
20	Senegal	4-4
21	Japan	3-4
22	Belgium	2-6
23	Congo	2-6
24	Great Britain	2-6
25	Egypt	5-3
26	Zambia	3-4
27	Sudan	2-5
28	Denmark	1-5
29	Iraq	2-6
30	Syria	1-6
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Women's competition

Preliminary round

Group A

18 August

United States

76–66

18 August

China

67–62

19 August

China

75–57

Group B

Group C

19 August

Bulgaria

76–64

19 August

Canada

65–58

19 August

Yugoslavia

66–37

21 August

Canada

80–52

Group D

Second round

semifinals

23 August

Soviet Union

104–67

23 August

Poland

86–48

24 August

Soviet Union

104–78

Semifinals

Group A

1st - 4th

26 August

United States

87–84

26 August

Soviet Union

93–45

5th - 8th

26 August

China

85–74

26? August

Canada

Win–Loss

Group B

9th - 12th

26 August

Poland

64–51

26 August

Italy

Win–Loss

13th - 16th

Finals

Gold medal match

27 August

Soviet Union

107–90

Bronze medal match

27 August

Bulgaria

60–49

5th place match

27 August

China

56–54

7th place match

27 August

Romania

63–44

9th place match

27 August

Poland

71–69

11th place match

27 August

Czechoslovakia

70–57

13th place match

27 August

West Germany

51–49

15th place match

27 August

France

43–42

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
1	Soviet Union	7-0
2	United States	6-2
3	Bulgaria	5-2
4	Cuba	4-3
5	China	5-3
6	Canada	3-4
7	Romania	3-4
8	Yugoslavia	3-4
9	Poland	4-3
10	Italy	4-3
11	Czechoslovakia	6-1
12	Hungary	3-5
13	West Germany	4-4
14	Japan	3-5
15	France	3-3
16	Denmark	1-6

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