# Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, began on 6 August and ended on 21 August. The gold medal game in this discipline was the final competitive event before the Closing Ceremony.
The United States won their fifteenth gold medal, after defeating Serbia, 96–66, in the gold medal match, which was the largest margin of victory in a gold medal game since the 1992 Summer Olympics. Spain won the bronze medal, after an 89–88 win over Australia.
The medals were presented by Patrick Baumann of Switzerland, Dr. René Fasel of Switzerland, Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, and members of the International Olympic Committee, while the gifts were presented by Horacio Muratore, the President of FIBA, Hamine Niang, the first vice-president of FIBA, and Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of USA Basketball.

## Competition schedule

| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | Sat 20 | Sun 21 | Sun 21 |
| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | | ¼ | | ½ | | | B | F |

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
| 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 31 August – 14 September 2014 | Spain | 1 | United States |
| Host nation | 9 August 2015 | N/A | 1 | Brazil |
| 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship | 15–18 August 2015 | Various | 1 | Australia |
| AfroBasket 2015 | 19–30 August 2015 | Radès | 1 | Nigeria |
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 31 August – 12 September 2015 | Mexico City | 2 | Venezuela |
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 31 August – 12 September 2015 | Mexico City | 2 | Argentina |
| EuroBasket 2015 | 5–20 September 2015 | Various | 2 | Spain |
| EuroBasket 2015 | 5–20 September 2015 | Various | 2 | Lithuania |
| 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | 23 September – 3 October 2015 | Changsha | 1 | China |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade | 4–10 July 2016 | Belgrade | 1 | Serbia |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila | 4–10 July 2016 | Pasay | 1 | France |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin | 4–10 July 2016 | Turin | 1 | Croatia |
| Total | | | 12 | |

## Squads

Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players, one of which could be a naturalized player.

## Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.
* Carlos Júlio
* Leandro Lezcano
* Scott Beker
* Vaughan Mayberry
* Guilherme Locatelli
* Cristiano Maranho
* Karen Lasuik
* Stephen Seibel
* Duan Zhu
* Sreten Radović
* Natalia Cuello
* Eddie Viator
* Robert Lottermoser
* Anne Panther
* Christos Christodoulou
* Nadege Zouzou
* Hwang In-tae
* Oļegs Latiševs
* José Reyes
* Chahinaz Boussetta
* Ahmed Al-Bulushi
* Ferdinand Pascual
* Piotr Pastusiak
* Roberto Vázquez
* Ilija Belošević
* Damir Javor
* Juan Carlos García
* Carlos Peruga
* Borys Ryzhyk
* Steven Anderson

## Draw

The draw was held at the FIBA Headquarters, also known as the "House of Basketball" in Mies, Switzerland, on 11 March 2016. As the three winners of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men (OQT) were yet to be known, they were assigned placeholders as "OQT 1", "OQT 2" and "OQT 3". These were the pot assignments:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
| United States  Spain | Venezuela  Argentina | Nigeria  China | Australia  Brazil | Lithuania OQT 1 | OQT 2 OQT 3 |
Group A was assigned with OQT 1 and OQT 2, while Group B had OQT 3.
After the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament on 10 July 2016, another draw was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines, to determine which among the teams would be assigned to which group. This was a straight draw: there were two pots containing three balls each. One pot had the names of the teams that won the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQT), while the other pot had the name of the placeholders.
| Team | Placeholder | Group |
| France | OQT 1 | Group A |
| Serbia | OQT 2 | Group A |
| Croatia | OQT 3 | Group B |

## Group stage

All times are local (UTC−3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 524 | 407 | +117 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 368 | +76 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 423 | 378 | +45 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 426 | 387 | +39 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 444 | −129 | 6 | |
| 6 | China | 5 | 0 | 5 | 318 | 466 | −148 | 5 | |
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Australia | 87–66 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 16–19, 25–15, 26–18 |||
| Pts: Mills 21 Rebs: Baynes 8 Asts: Dellavedova 10 | | Pts: Parker 18 Rebs: Gobert 6 Asts: Diaw, Heurtel 3 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,719 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Steven Anderson (USA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 19:00
* Boxscore
| China | 62–119 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 20–29, 17–32, 15–28 |||
| Pts: Yi 25 Rebs: Yi, Zhao 6 Asts: Zhao 5 | | Pts: Durant 25 Rebs: Anthony, Jordan 7 Asts: Durant 6 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,622 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Sreten Radović (CRO)
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 62–86 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 9–26, 18–24, 21–18 |||
| Pts: Echenique 12 Rebs: Colmenares 6 Asts: Vargas 5 | | Pts: Bogdanović 19 Rebs: Štimac 9 Asts: Nedović 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,063 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Duan Zhu (CHN), Roberto Vázquez (PUR)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 80–95 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 20–14, 20–22, 17–33 |||
| Pts: Raduljica 25 Rebs: Bogdanović 8 Asts: Marković 4 | | Pts: Mills 26 Rebs: Bogut 12 Asts: Dellavedova 13 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,409 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 113–69 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 30–8, 27–25, 38–18 |||
| Pts: George 20 Rebs: Jordan 9 Asts: Lowry 9 | | Pts: Cox 19 Rebs: Echenique 7 Asts: Vargas 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,572 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 22:30
* Boxscore
| France | 88–60 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 23–9, 22–22, 24–15 |||
| Pts: de Colo 19 Rebs: Batum 10 Asts: Parker 8 | | Pts: Yi 19 Rebs: Yi 6 Asts: Ding, Guo 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,360 Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 75–76 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 19–14, 24–17, 15–19 |||
| Pts: Raduljica 16 Rebs: Jokić 7 Asts: Teodosić 9 | | Pts: de Colo 22 Rebs: Diaw 9 Asts: Diaw 9 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,901 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 19:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 88–98 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 25–20, 13–21, 21–28 |||
| Pts: Mills 30 Rebs: Dellavedova 6 Asts: Dellavedova 11 | | Pts: Anthony 31 Rebs: Anthony, Cousins 8 Asts: Irving 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,957 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Juan Carlos García (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 72–68 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 13–22, 13–15, 21–18 |||
| Pts: Colmenares 16 Rebs: Colmenares 5 Asts: Vargas 5 | | Pts: Guo 17 Rebs: Yi 10 Asts: Guo, Zhou 3 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,223 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Sreten Radović (CRO), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 14:15
* Boxscore
| China | 68–93 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 20–27, 16–21, 18–28 |||
| Pts: Yi 20 Rebs: Yi 9 Asts: Guo 5 | | Pts: Bairstow 17 Rebs: Bairstow 9 Asts: Dellavedova 8 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,704 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Sreten Radović (CRO), Carlos Peruga (ESP)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 19:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 94–91 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 23–26, 22–21, 22–29 |||
| Pts: Irving 15 Rebs: George 9 Asts: Irving, Cousins 5 | | Pts: Jokić 25 Rebs: Jokić 6 Asts: Teodosić 6 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,413 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 22:30
* Boxscore
| France | 96–56 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 19–12, 24–17, 30–9 |||
| Pts: Lauvergne 17 Rebs: Kahudi 12 Asts: Heurtel 8 | | Pts: Echenique 12 Rebs: Vargas 7 Asts: Cox 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,312 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)
* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 14:15
* Boxscore
| United States | 100–97 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 25–22, 26–23, 19–28 |||
| Pts: Thompson 30 Rebs: Durant 6 Asts: Irving 12 | | Pts: de Colo, Heurtel 18 Rebs: Heurtel 8 Asts: Heurtel 9 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,302 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), José Reyes (MEX), Damir Javor (SLO)
* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 19:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 81–56 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–6, 16–19, 21–18, 28–13 |||
| Pts: Goulding 22 Rebs: Broekhoff 8 Asts: Martin 4 | | Pts: Perez 12 Rebs: Vargas, Ruiz 4 Asts: Vargas 7 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,459 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Sreten Radović (CRO), Carlos Peruga (ESP)
* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 94–60 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 19–10, 35–15, 16–17 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 19 Rebs: Jokić 7 Asts: Marković, Teodosić 5 | | Pts: Yi 20 Rebs: Wang 8 Asts: Ailun 8 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,367 Referees: Juan García (ESP), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Anne Panther (GER)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 400 | 407 | −7 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 432 | 357 | +75 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 392 | 428 | −36 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 441 | 428 | +13 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 411 | 407 | +4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 392 | 441 | −49 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 4 In games among the four teams at 3–2, Croatia and Spain were 2–1 while Argentina and Lithuania were 1–2. Croatia beat Spain 72–70, and Lithuania beat Argentina 81–73.
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 76–82 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 12–31, 23–12, 24–12 |||
| Pts: Barbosa 21 Rebs: Nenê 8 Asts: Huertas 3 | | Pts: Kalnietis 16 Rebs: Jankūnas 7 Asts: Kalnietis 8 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,990 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX)
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 19:00
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 72–70 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 19–17, 15–16, 25–16 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 23 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Šarić 5 | | Pts: Gasol 26 Rebs: Gasol 9 Asts: Rodríguez 7 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,039 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 66–94 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 16–28, 19–22, 16–22 |||
| Pts: Diogu 15 Rebs: Diogu 13 Asts: Gbinije, Umeh 3 | | Pts: Campazzo 19 Rebs: Scola 9 Asts: Campazzo, Ginóbili 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,425 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Damir Javor (SLO), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)
* 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Spain | 65–66 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 18–16, 14–19, 20–13 |||
| Pts: Gasol 13 Rebs: Gasol 10 Asts: Rodríguez 5 | | Pts: Huertas 11 Rebs: Lima 10 Asts: Huertas 7 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,761 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Damir Javor (SLO)
* 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 19:00
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 89–80 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 23–25, 29–13, 24–26 |||
| Pts: Mačiulis 21 Rebs: Sabonis 7 Asts: Kalnietis 12 | | Pts: Diogu 19 Rebs: Diogu 7 Asts: Ere 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,785 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Anne Panther (GER)
* 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 90–82 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 24–18, 27–14, 17–28 |||
| Pts: Scola 23 Rebs: Scola 9 Asts: Campazzo 8 | | Pts: Šarić 19 Rebs: Šarić 10 Asts: Šarić 7 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,514 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 76–80 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 14–22, 19–18, 26–21 |||
| Pts: Barbosa 16 Rebs: Lima 6 Asts: Huertas 9 | | Pts: Bogdanović 33 Rebs: Šarić 7 Asts: Ukić 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,756 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 19:00
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 87–96 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 30–18, 25–22, 21–31 |||
| Pts: Oguchi 24 Rebs: Diogu 7 Asts: Uzoh 7 | | Pts: Gasol 16 Rebs: Reyes 9 Asts: Llull 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,999 Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Duan Zhu (CHN)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 81–73 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 14–12, 27–22, 24–24 |||
| Pts: Kuzminskas 23 Rebs: Valančiūnas 10 Asts: Kalnietis 7 | | Pts: Ginóbili 22 Rebs: Nocioni, Scola 7 Asts: Scola 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,093 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Damir Javor (SLO), Eddie Viator (FRA)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 111–107 (2OT) | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 16–33, 23–20, 18–13, Overtime: 10–10, 16–12 |||
| Pts: Nocioni 37 Rebs: Nocioni 11 Asts: Campazzo 11 | | Pts: Nenê 24 Rebs: Nenê 10 Asts: Neto 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,701 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Stephen Seibel (CAN), José Reyes (MEX)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 19:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 109–59 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 22–18, 36–16, 25–14 |||
| Pts: Gasol 23 Rebs: Reyes 9 Asts: Llull 6 | | Pts: Kuzminskas 17 Rebs: Valančiūnas 10 Asts: Mačiulis 2 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,045 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 76–90 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 11–22, 17–27, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 28 Rebs: Simon 6 Asts: Ukić 4 | | Pts: Umeh 19 Rebs: Diogu 12 Asts: Ere 6 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,720 Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS)
* 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 69–86 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 15–27, 21–17, 17–27 |||
| Pts: Akognon 16 Rebs: Aminu 7 Asts: four players 2 | | Pts: Nenê 19 Rebs: Nenê 7 Asts: Huertas 11 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,173 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
* 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 19:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 92–73 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 23–20, 23–22, 21–16 |||
| Pts: Fernández 23 Rebs: Gasol 13 Asts: Llull, Rodríguez 5 | | Pts: Laprovíttola 21 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Laprovíttola 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,949 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Roberto Vázquez (PUR)
* 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 81–90 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 20–34, 14–28, 26–15 |||
| Pts: Kalnietis 26 Rebs: Valančiūnas 6 Asts: Kalnietis 11 | | Pts: Bogdanović 22 Rebs: Simon 10 Asts: Simon 6 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,809 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Steven Anderson (USA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 17 August | 17 August | | | |
| Australia | 90 | | | |
| Australia | 90 | 19 August | 19 August | | |
| Lithuania | 64 | 19 August | 19 August | |
| Lithuania | 64 | Australia | 61 | |
| 17 August | 17 August | | Australia | 61 | |
| 17 August | 17 August | Serbia | 87 | |
| Croatia | 83 | Serbia | 87 | |
| Croatia | 83 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Serbia | 86 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Serbia | 86 | | | | Serbia | 66 |
| 17 August | 17 August | | | | | Serbia | 66 |
| 17 August | 17 August | | | | United States | 96 |
| Spain | 92 | | | | United States | 96 |
| Spain | 92 | 19 August | 19 August | | | |
| France | 67 | 19 August | 19 August | | | |
| France | 67 | Spain | 76 | | | |
| 17 August | 17 August | | Spain | 76 | | | |
| 17 August | 17 August | United States | 82 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| United States | 105 | United States | 82 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| United States | 105 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Argentina | 78 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Argentina | 78 | | | | Australia | 88 |
| | | | | | Spain | 89 |

### Quarterfinals

* 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 11:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 90–64 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 22–13, 22–13, 20–21 |||
| Pts: Mills 24 Rebs: Bogut 7 Asts: Bogut 6 | | Pts: Kalnietis, Kavaliauskas 12 Rebs: Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Kalnietis 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,348 Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
* 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 14:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 92–67 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 24–14, 26–19, 23–18 |||
| Pts: Mirotić 23 Rebs: Gasol 8 Asts: Navarro 5 | | Pts: Parker 14 Rebs: Gobert 12 Asts: Diaw 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,725 Referees: José Reese (MEX), Damir Javor (SLO), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
* 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 18:45
* Boxscore
| United States | 105–78 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 31–19, 31–21, 18–17 |||
| Pts: Durant 27 Rebs: George 8 Asts: Durant 6 | | Pts: Scola 15 Rebs: Scola 10 Asts: Campazzo 9 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,700 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
* 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 22:15
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 83–86 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 19–12, 14–34, 31–20 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 28 Rebs: Planinić 9 Asts: Simon 5 | | Pts: Bogdanović 18 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Teodosić 10 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,027 Referees: Juan García (ESP), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Roberto Vázquez (PUR)

### Semifinals

* 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 15:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 76–82 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 22–19, 18–21, 19–16 |||
| Pts: Gasol 23 Rebs: Gasol 8 Asts: Rodríguez 5 | | Pts: Thompson 22 Rebs: Jordan 16 Asts: Lowry, Thompson 3 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,455 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), José Reyes (MEX), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA)
* 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 19:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 61–87 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–16, 9–19, 24–31, 23–21 |||
| Pts: Mills, Motum 13 Rebs: Baynes 8 Asts: Broekhoff 4 | | Pts: Teodosić 22 Rebs: Jokić 11 Asts: Teodosić 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,655 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

### Bronze medal game

* 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 11:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 88–89 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–17, 26–27, 24–22 |||
| Pts: Mills 30 Rebs: Lisch, Motum 6 Asts: Dellavedova 8 | | Pts: Gasol 31 Rebs: Gasol 11 Asts: Rodríguez 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,449 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Steven Anderson (USA), Roberto Vázquez (PUR)

### Gold medal game

* 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 15:45
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 66–96 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 14–33, 14–27, 23–17 |||
| Pts: Nedović 14 Rebs: Jokić 4 Asts: three players 3 | | Pts: Durant 30 Rebs: Cousins 15 Asts: Lowry 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,658 Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Juan García (SPA)
Team details :
| Serbia | United States |
| PG | 4 | Miloš Teodosić (c) |
| SF | 5 | Marko Simonović |
| SG | 7 | Bogdan Bogdanović |
| PF | 12 | Stefan Birčević |
| C | 14 | Nikola Jokić |
| PG | 9 | Stefan Marković |
| C | 13 | Miroslav Raduljica |
| PG | 24 | Stefan Jović |
| PF | 25 | Milan Mačvan |
| Head Coach: ||
| Aleksandar Đorđević ||
| G | 5 | Kevin Durant |
| G | 9 | DeMar DeRozan |
| G | 7 | Kyle Lowry |
| C | 12 | DeMarcus Cousins |
| F | 13 | Paul George |
| G | 4 | Jimmy Butler |
| C | 6 | DeAndre Jordan |
| G | 10 | Kyrie Irving |
| G | 11 | Klay Thompson |
| F | 15 | Carmelo Anthony |
| Head Coach: ||
| Mike Krzyzewski ||

## Awards

* 2016 Olympic Basketball champions
* United States Fifteenth title

## Statistical leaders

Source

### Individual tournament highs

Points :
| Name | GP | PPG |
| Bojan Bogdanović (CRO) | 6 | 25.3 |
| Patty Mills (AUS) | 7 | 21.3 |
| Yi Jianlian (CHN) | 5 | 20.4 |
| Pau Gasol (ESP) | 8 | 19.5 |
| Kevin Durant (USA) | 8 | 19.4 |
Rebounds :
| Name | GP | RPG |
| Pau Gasol (ESP) | 8 | 8.9 |
| Ike Diogu (NGR) | 5 | 8.6 |
| Luis Scola (ARG) | 6 | 8.3 |
| Rudy Gobert (FRA) | 6 | 7.2 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas (LTU) | 6 | 7.0 |
Assists :
| Name | GP | APG |
| Mantas Kalnietis (LTU) | 6 | 7.5 |
| Matthew Dellavedova (AUS) | 8 | 7.0 |
| Marcelinho Huertas (BRA) | 5 | 6.6 |
| Facundo Campazzo (ARG) | 6 | 5.8 |
| Miloš Teodosić (SRB) | 8 | 5.4 |
Blocks :
| Name | GP | BPG |
| Ekene Ibekwe (NGR) | 5 | 2.4 |
| Pau Gasol (ESP) | 8 | 1.9 |
| Rudy Gobert (FRA) | 6 | 1.8 |
| Andrew Bogut (AUS) | 7 | 1.4 |
| Ike Diogu (NGR) | 5 | 1.2 |
Steals :
| Name | GP | SPG |
| Facundo Campazzo (ARG) | 6 | 2.8 |
| Gregory Vargas (VEN) | 5 | 2.2 |
| Nene Hilario (BRA) | 5 | 2.0 |
| Rudy Fernández (ESP) | 8 | 1.9 |
| Nikola Jokić (SRB) | 8 | 1.5 |
| Paul George (USA) | 8 | 1.5 |
Minutes :
| Name | GP | MPG |
| Bojan Bogdanović (CRO) | 6 | 35.3 |
| Dario Šarić (CRO) | 6 | 33.1 |
| Yi Jianlian (CHN) | 5 | 32.8 |
| Mantas Kalnietis (LTU) | 6 | 31.7 |
| Andrés Nocioni (ARG) | 6 | 31.7 |

### Individual game highs

| Statistic | Name | Total | Opponent |
| Points | Andrés Nocioni (ARG) | 37 | Brazil |
| Total Rebounds | DeAndre Jordan (USA) | 16 | Spain |
| Assists | Matthew Dellavedova (AUS) | 13 | Serbia |
| Blocks | Rudy Gobert (FRA) | 5 | China |
| Steals | Facundo Campazzo (ARG) | 5 | Nigeria |
| Minutes | Andrés Nocioni (ARG) | 47:23 | Brazil |
| Field goal percentage | Andrew Bogut (AUS) | 90% (9/10) | France |
| 2-point field goal percentage | Nikola Mirotić (ESP) | 100% (7/7) | Lithuania |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Pau Gasol (ESP) | 100% (5/5) | Lithuania |
| Free throw percentage | Patty Mills (AUS) Jimmy Butler (USA) Gregory Vargas (VEN) Nando de Colo (FRA) Nando de Colo (FRA) | 100% (8/8) | Serbia Venezuela China Serbia China |
| Turnovers | Miloš Teodosić (SRB) Dario Šarić (CRO) Jonas Mačiulis (LTU) | 6 | Australia Brazil Argentina |
| Statistic | Name | Total | Opponent |
| Field goals made | Pau Gasol (ESP) | 12 | Australia |
| Field goals attempted | Facundo Campazzo (ARG) Patty Mills (AUS) | 22 | Brazil United States |
| 2-point field goals made | Nene Hilario (BRA) Pau Gasol (ESP) | 11 | Argentina Australia |
| 2-point field goals attempted | Nene Hilario (BRA) | 17 | Argentina |
| 3-point field goals made | Carmelo Anthony (USA) | 9 | Australia |
| 3-point field goals attempted | Carmelo Anthony (USA) | 15 | Australia |
| Free throws made | Miroslav Raduljica (SRB) | 11 | Australia |
| Free throws attempted | Manu Ginóbili (ARG) | 17 | Lithuania |
| Offensive Rebounds | Ike Diogu (NGR) | 8 | Croatia |
| Defensive Rebounds | DeAndre Jordan (USA) | 13 | Spain |

### Team tournament highs

Points :
| Team | GP | PPG |
| United States | 8 | 100.9 |
| Argentina | 6 | 86.5 |
| Spain | 8 | 86.1 |
| Australia | 8 | 85.4 |
| Serbia | 8 | 83.1 |
Rebounds :
| Team | GP | RPG |
| United States | 8 | 45.5 |
| Spain | 8 | 38.3 |
| Brazil | 5 | 38.2 |
| Argentina | 6 | 38.2 |
| Croatia | 6 | 38.2 |
Assists :
| Team | GP | APG |
| Australia | 8 | 24.3 |
| United States | 8 | 24.0 |
| Serbia | 8 | 22.1 |
| France | 6 | 21.2 |
| Spain | 8 | 20.5 |
Blocks :
| Team | GP | BPG |
| Nigeria | 5 | 5.0 |
| United States | 8 | 3.5 |
| France | 6 | 3.5 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 3.5 |
| Spain | 8 | 3.0 |
Steals :
| Team | GP | SPG |
| United States | 8 | 8.8 |
| Argentina | 6 | 8.7 |
| Serbia | 8 | 8.4 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 7.8 |
| Spain | 8 | 7.6 |
| China | 5 | 7.6 |

### Team game highs

| Statistic | Team | Total | Opponent |
| Points | United States | 119 | China |
| Total rebounds | United States | 54 | Argentina |
| Assists | Australia | 34 | China |
| Blocked shots | France | 8 | China |
| Steals | United States | 15 | China |
| Field goal percentage | France | 61.2% | Venezuela |
| 2-point field goal percentage | United States | 69.4% | France |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Croatia | 57.9% | Lithuania |
| Free throws percentage | Croatia | 88.2% | Brazil |
| Turnovers | China | 24 | United States |
| Statistic | Team | Total | Opponent |
| Field goals made | France France United States | 41 | Venezuela United States Argentina |
| Field goals attempted | United States | 89 | Argentina |
| Two-point field goals made | France France | 36 | Venezuela United States |
| Two-point field goals attempted | Brazil | 57 | Argentina |
| Three-point field goals made | Argentina Nigeria United States | 17 | Brazil Croatia Australia |
| Three-point field goal attempted | Argentina | 42 | Brazil |
| Free throws made | United States United States | 33 | Serbia China |
| Free throws attempted | United States | 45 | China |
| Offensive rebounds | United States United States | 21 | Australia Spain |
| Defensive rebounds | Lithuania | 40 | Argentina |

## Final ranking

Rankings are determined by:
* 1st–4th
** Results of gold and bronze medal games
* 5th–8th:
** Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
** Standings in the preliminary round group (i.e. Group A's 3rd is ranked higher than Group B's 4th.)
* 9th–10th and 11th–12th:
** 5th placers in the preliminary round groups are classified 9th–10th; 6th placers classified 11th–12th
** Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Standing | New rank |
| | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 807 | 627 | +180 | | 1 |
| | Serbia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 665 | 627 | +38 | | 3 (3) |
| | Spain | 8 | 5 | 3 | 689 | 594 | +95 | | 2 |
| 4th | Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 683 | 608 | +75 | | 10 (1) |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals ||||||||||
| 5th | Croatia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 483 | 493 | −10 | B–1st | 11 (1) |
| 6th | France | 6 | 3 | 3 | 490 | 470 | +20 | A–3rd | 4 (1) |
| 7th | Lithuania | 6 | 3 | 3 | 456 | 518 | −62 | B–3rd | 5 (2) |
| 8th | Argentina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 519 | 533 | −14 | B–4th | 6 (2) |
| Preliminary round 5th placers ||||||||||
| 9th | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 411 | 407 | +4 | | 7 (2) |
| 10th | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 444 | −129 | | 15 (7) |
| Preliminary round 6th placers ||||||||||
| 11th | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 392 | 441 | –49 | | 16 (9) |
| 12th | China | 5 | 0 | 5 | 318 | 466 | −148 | | 14 |