# Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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

## 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 414 | 396 | +18 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 303 | 382 | −79 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 399 | 413 | −14 | 6 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 4 | 377 | 388 | −11 | 6 | 11th place playoff |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 Argentina
* 1 2 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 410 | 411 | −1 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 418 | 389 | +29 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 383 | 411 | −28 | 6 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 421 | −100 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
* 1 2 3 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
| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| A1 | Spain | 94 | | | | | | |
| B4 | United States | 102 | | | | | | |
| B4 | United States | 102 | B4 | United States | 81 | | | |
| | | | A3 | Argentina | 89 | | | |
| A3 | Argentina | 69 | A3 | Argentina | 89 | | | |
| B2 | Greece | 64 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Greece | 64 | | | | A3 | Argentina | 84 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Italy | 69 |
| B1 | Lithuania | 95 | | | | | | | A2 | Italy | 69 |
| A4 | China | 75 | | | |
| A4 | China | 75 | B1 | Lithuania | 91 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | A2 | Italy | 100 |
| A2 | Italy | 83 | A2 | Italy | 100 | 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

* 2004 Olympic Basketball Champions
* Argentina 1st title

## Statistical leaders

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

### 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 |