| For Men | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Venezuela |
| Dates | 2–8 July |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Official website | |
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The2012FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament was a men's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top three teams earned a place in the2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 2–8 July 2012 inCaracas,Venezuela.
Lithuania,Russia andNigeria qualified for the 2012 Olympics through this tournament.
The best non-champions from each of FIBA's 2011 continental championships qualified for this tournament.
Only the teams that qualified were allowed to bid for hosting. Venezuela were chosen overAngola,Macedonia andLithuania.[1] The host was determined on a meeting of the FIBA Central Board held on 10–11 December 2011 inMadrid,Spain.
The teams were divided into three pots, corresponding to their continental zones: The draw was held on 31 January 2012 in Caracas.[2]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
All times are local (UTC−04:30)
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greece | 2 | 0 | 205 | 147 | +58 | 4 |
 Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 177 | 150 | +27 | 3 |
 Jordan | 0 | 2 | 115 | 200 | −85 | 2 |
2 July 13:30 |
| Greece | 107–63 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter:33–12,23–11,29–20,22–20 | ||
| Pts:Papanikolaou 19 Rebs:Bourousis,Printezis 7 Asts:Spanoulis 7 | Pts:Soobzokov 14 Rebs:Abbas 7 Asts:Soobzokov 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Alejandro César Chiti (ARG), Qiao Longsheng (CHN) |
3 July 17:00 |
| Jordan | 52–93 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–29, 11–25, 10–18, 20–21 | ||
| Pts:Daghles 17 Rebs:Daghles 7 Asts:Daghles 3 | Pts:Ramos 20 Rebs:Ramos 9 Asts:Rodríguez 6 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Juan José Fernández (ARG), Nachid Messaoudi (ALG) |
4 July 19:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 84–98 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–30,20–19, 15–21, 22–28 | ||
| Pts:Ramos 15 Rebs:Ramos 7 Asts:Barea 4 | Pts:Spanoulis 27 Rebs:four players 4 Asts:Spanoulis,Calathes 5 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Bradley Jon Giersch (AUS), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Michael John Weiland (CAN) |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 180 | 168 | +12 | 3 |
 Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 155 | 151 | +4 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 153 | 169 | –16 | 3 |
2 July 19:30 |
| Nigeria | 69–71 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter:18–17, 9–12,23–22, 19–20 | ||
| Pts:Diogu 14 Rebs:Diogu 10 Asts:Skinn,Dagunduro 4 | Pts:Vásquez 24 Rebs:Echenique 9 Asts:Cubillan 6 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO),Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
3 July 19:30 |
| Venezuela | 82–100 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 15–26, 28–31, 18–20 | ||
| Pts:Vásquez 24 Rebs:Graterol 8 Asts:Vásquez 7 | Pts:Kleiza 28 Rebs:Mačiulis 8 Asts:Kalnietis 8 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Bradley Jon Giersch (AUS), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Michael John Weiland (CAN) |
4 July 17:00 |
| Lithuania | 80–86 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 18–21, 19–26,23–19 | ||
| Pts:Kleiza 22 Rebs:Mačiulis,Valančiūnas 5 Asts:Kalnietis 8 | Pts:Obasohan 20 Rebs:Aminu 9 Asts:Skinn,Oyedeji 3 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Nachid Messaoudi (ALG) |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia | 2 | 0 | 175 | 125 | +50 | 4 |
 Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 164 | 169 | −5 | 3 |
 South Korea | 0 | 2 | 141 | 186 | −45 | 2 |
2 July 11:00 |
| Russia | 91–56 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter:27–16,18–10,22–16,24–14 | ||
| Pts:Kirilenko 16 Rebs:Khryapa 9 Asts:Shved 4 | Pts:Lee S-J. 15 Rebs:Kim J-K.,Kim T-S. 5 Asts:Kim S-H.,Kim T-S. 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Bradley Jon Giersch (AUS), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Nachid Messaoudi (ALG) |
3 July 11:00 |
| South Korea | 85–95 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter:19–17,22–20, 24–34, 20–24 | ||
| Pts:Lee S-J. 21 Rebs:three players 6 Asts:Kim T-S. 6 | Pts:Horford 30 Rebs:Martínez 25 Asts:Horford,Ramon 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Alejandro César Chiti (ARG), Qiao Longsheng (CHN) |
4 July 13:30 |
| Dominican Republic | 69–84 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 20–21, 15–21, 16–19 | ||
| Pts:Horford 22 Rebs:Martínez 12 Asts:Coronado 5 | Pts:Fridzon,Kirilenko 16 Rebs:Kirilenko 13 Asts:Kirilenko 7 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees:Rüştü Nuran (TUR), Juan José Fernández (ARG), Roberto Oliveros (VEN) |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Macedonia | 1 | 1 | 168 | 150 | +18 | 3 |
 Angola | 1 | 1 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 3 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 130 | 148 | −18 | 3 |
2 July 16:30 |
| Angola | 88–84 | Macedonia |
| Scoring by quarter:32–21,21–19, 19–19, 16–25 | ||
| Pts:Mingas 24 Rebs:Gomes 11 Asts:Mingas 6 | Pts:McCalebb 21 Rebs:Samardžiski 7 Asts:Ilievski,McCalebb 5 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Michael John Weiland (CAN), Juan José Fernández (ARG), Yuji Hirahara (JPN) |
3 July 13:30 |
| Macedonia | 84–62 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter:26–11, 18–20, 16–17,24–14 | ||
| Pts:McCalebb 23 Rebs:Antić 10 Asts:McCalebb 11 | Pts:Pledger 11 Rebs:Pledger 11 Asts:Kenny 6 | |
4 July 11:00 |
| New Zealand | 68–64 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter:14–12,26–14, 18–26, 10–12 | ||
| Pts:Webster 21 Rebs:Pledger 9 Asts:Tait 5 | Pts:Mingas 17 Rebs:Mingas 10 Asts:four players 3 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Qiao Longsheng (CHN) |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Greece | 79 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Nigeria | 80 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Nigeria | 77 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Russia | 85 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Russia | 80 | |||||||||||
| D2 | Angola | 65 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Lithuania | 76 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Puerto Rico | 72 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Lithuania | 109 | Third place | ||||||||||
| C2 | Dominican Republic | 83 | |||||||||||
| D1 | Macedonia | 76 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Nigeria | 88 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Dominican Republic | 86 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Dominican Republic | 73 | |||||||||||
6 July 11:00 |
| Russia | 80–65 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter:25–21,18–5,17–16, 20–23 | ||
| Pts:Fridzon 18 Rebs:Monia 6 Asts:Kirilenko,Shved 5 | Pts:Mingas 20 Rebs:Paulo 9 Asts:Barros 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Bradley Jon Giersch (AUS), Nachid Messaoudi (ALG) |
6 July 13:30 |
| Greece | 79–80 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21,21–9, 14–20, 23–30 | ||
| Pts:Spanoulis 25 Rebs:Spanoulis 7 Asts:Spanoulis 5 | Pts:Diogu 17 Rebs:Diogu 12 Asts:Aminu 2 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Juan José Fernández (ARG), Roberto Oliveros (VEN) |
6 July 17:00 |
| Macedonia | 76–86 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter:23–10, 18–18, 15–26, 20–32 | ||
| Pts:McCalebb 35 Rebs:Samardžiski 13 Asts:Ilievski,V. Stojanovski 3 | Pts:García 28 Rebs:Horford 15 Asts:Coronado 5 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Michael John Weiland (CAN),Rüştü Nuran (TUR), Yuji Hirahara (JPN) |
6 July 19:30 |
| Lithuania | 76–72 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22,24–16, 17–17,19–17 | ||
| Pts:Kalnietis,Kleiza 14 Rebs:Mačiulis 11 Asts:Jasikevičius,Kalnietis 3 | Pts:Galindo 17 Rebs:Peavy 12 Asts:Arroyo 8 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Alejandro César Chiti (ARG), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB) |
7 July 17:00 |
| Nigeria | 77–85 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 8–20, 22–22,24–17 | ||
| Pts:Diogu,Dagunduro 16 Rebs:Diogu 14 Asts:Dagunduro 5 | Pts:Shved 22 Rebs:Kirilenko 8 Asts:Shved 6 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Michael John Weiland (CAN), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Yuji Hirahara (JPN) |
7 July 19:30 |
| Lithuania | 109–83 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter:21–16,31–20, 23–25,34–22 | ||
| Pts:Mačiulis 19 Rebs:Valančiūnas 7 Asts:Kalnietis 9 | Pts:Martínez 13 Rebs:Martínez 10 Asts:Coronado 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Juan José Fernández (ARG), Bradley Jon Giersch (AUS) |
8 July 19:30 |
| Nigeria | 88–73 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter:24–18,23–21, 12–18,29–16 | ||
| Pts:Diogu 25 Rebs:Diogu 10 Asts:Skinn,Dagunduro 5 | Pts:García 17 Rebs:Ramon,Martínez 9 Asts:Coronado 3 | |
Poliedro de Caracas,Caracas Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO),Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Russia | 4-0 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| Lithuania | 3-1 | ||
 | Nigeria | 3-2 | |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 2-3 | |
| 5 | Greece | 2-1 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 1-2 | |
| 7 | Macedonia | 1-2 | |
| 8 | Angola | 1-2 | |
| 9 | Venezuela | 1-1 | |
| 10 | New Zealand | 1-1 | |
| 11 | South Korea | 0-2 | |
| 12 | Jordan | 0-2 |