# Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's basketball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, began on 17 September and ended on 1 October, when the United States defeated France 85–75 for the gold medal. Preliminary round games were held at The Dome and elimination games at the Sydney SuperDome.

## Qualification

| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearance |
| Australia | Olympics host | Sep 24, 1993 | 1996 |
| FR Yugoslavia | World champion | Aug 9, 1998 | 1996 |
| China | Asian champion | Sep 5, 1999 | 1996 |
| New Zealand | Oceanian champion | Oct 2, 1999 | First appearance |
| Angola | African champion | Aug 6, 1999 | 1996 |
| Canada | Americas runner-up | Jul 25, 1999 | 1988 |
| United States | Americas champion | Jul 25, 1999 | 1996 |
| Italy | European champion | Jul 3, 1999 | 1984 |
| Spain | European runner-up | Jul 3, 1999 | 1992 |
| France | European fourth place | Jul 3, 1999 | 1984 |
| Lithuania | European fifth place | Jul 3, 1999 | 1996 |
| Russia | European sixth place | Jul 3, 1999 | 1992 |

## Format

* Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
* Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
* In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
** The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches.
* The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
* The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
* 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

All times are local (UTC+11)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 505 | 359 | +146 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 332 | 349 | −17 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 372 | 339 | +33 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 372 | 374 | −2 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 368 | 419 | −51 | 7 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 307 | 416 | −109 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 Lithuania
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: France 1-0 China
* September 17 09:30
| France | 76–50 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by half: 38–23, 38–27 |||
| Pts: Bonato 16 Rebs: Bilba, Rigaudeau 4 each Asts: Rigaudeau, Sonko 5 each | | Pts: Marks 12 Rebs: Marks 7 Asts: Cameron 4 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,292
* September 17 11:30
| Italy | 50–48 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 30–30, 20–18 |||
| Pts: Fučka 13 Rebs: Chiacig 5 Asts: Abbio 3 | | Pts: Štombergas 14 Rebs: Einikis 13 Asts: Jasikevičius 2 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,292
* September 17 21:30
| China | 72–119 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 38–60, 34–59 |||
| Pts: Wang 13 Rebs: Guo 5 Asts: Guo 6 | | Pts: Allen 21 Rebs: Garnett 8 Asts: Payton 7 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,319
* September 19 11:30
| New Zealand | 60–75 | China |
| Scoring by half: 30–40, 30–35 |||
| Pts: Dickel, Marks 13 each Rebs: Marks 9 Asts: Dickel 4 | | Pts: Wang 19 Rebs: Yao 8 Asts: Hu, Sun 4 each |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,357
* September 19 16:30
| United States | 93–61 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 45–35, 48–26 |||
| Pts: Carter 13 Rebs: Garnett 9 Asts: Kidd 7 | | Pts: Myers 11 Rebs: Meneghin 6 Asts: Meneghin 4 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,368
* September 19 19:30
| Lithuania | 81–63 | France |
| Scoring by half: 50–35, 31–28 |||
| Pts: Einikis 19 Rebs: Einikis 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 6 | | Pts: Rigaudeau 13 Rebs: Bilba, Weis 5 each Asts: Rigaudeau, Risacher 3 each |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,406
* September 21 9:30
| Italy | 78–66 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by half: 32–36, 46–30 |||
| Pts: Myers 20 Rebs: Myers 6 Asts: Myers 4 | | Pts: Cameron 18 Rebs: Marks 7 Asts: Cameron 6 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,446
* September 21 14:30
| China | 70–82 | France |
| Scoring by half: 36–31, 34–51 |||
| Pts: Yao 14 Rebs: Wang 10 Asts: Guo 4 | | Pts: Rigaudeau 29 Rebs: Bilba, Julian 7 each Asts: Sciarra 6 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,391
* September 21 16:30
| United States | 85–76 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 47–41, 38–35 |||
| Pts: Payton 14 Rebs: Garnett 11 Asts: 4 players, 2 each | | Pts: Songaila 16 Rebs: Songaila 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 6 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,391
* September 23 9:30
| Lithuania | 82–66 | China |
| Scoring by half: 53–42, 29–24 |||
| Pts: Songaila 19 Rebs: Einikis 10 Asts: Jasikevičius 10 | | Pts: Yao 23 Rebs: Yao 7 Asts: Liu 2 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,365
* September 23 19:30
| New Zealand | 56–102 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 32–58, 24–44 |||
| Pts: Marks 10 Rebs: Marks 6 Asts: Henare 3 | | Pts: Carter 18 Rebs: Garnett 6 Asts: Kidd 6 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,392
* September 23 21:30
| France | 57–67 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 28–30, 29–37 |||
| Pts: Sciarra 17 Rebs: Weis 8 Asts: Bilba 3 | | Pts: Myers 24 Rebs: Chiacig 7 Asts: Myers 4 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,392
* September 25 11:30
| New Zealand | 75–85 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 33–36, 42–49 |||
| Pts: Marks 21 Rebs: Cameron 6 Asts: Cameron 4 | | Pts: Adomaitis 20 Rebs: Songaila 7 Asts: Maskoliūnas 7 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,435
* September 25 14:30
| Italy | 76–85 | China |
| Scoring by half: 40–42, 36–43 |||
| Pts: Abbio 15 Rebs: Fučka, Galanda 5 each Asts: Abbio, Basile 3 each | | Pts: Li Nan 25 Rebs: Yao 6 Asts: Guo 7 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,477
* September 25 16:30
| France | 94–106 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 48–59, 46–47 |||
| Pts: Sciarra 21 Rebs: Bonato, Risacher 3 each Asts: Sciarra 4 | | Pts: McDyess 20 Rebs: Garnett, McDyess 11 each Asts: Kidd 6 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,477

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 433 | 373 | +60 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 372 | 338 | +34 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Australia (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 408 | 407 | +1 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 367 | 328 | +39 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 349 | 376 | −27 | 6 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 303 | 410 | −107 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Canada 1–0 FR Yugoslavia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1-0 Russia
* September 17 14:30
| FR Yugoslavia | 66–60 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 27–28, 39–32 |||
| Pts: Rebrača 18 Rebs: Drobnjak 6 Asts: Lukovski, Obradović 3 each | | Pts: Panov 13 Rebs: 3 players, 5 each Asts: 3 players, 2 each |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,353
* September 17 16:30
| Canada | 101–90 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 48–51, 53–39 |||
| Pts: Meeks 27 Rebs: Nash 6 Asts: Nash 15 | | Pts: Gaze 24 Rebs: Bradtke, Longley 5 each Asts: Longley 7 |
* The Dome, Sydney
* September 17 19:30
| Spain | 64–45 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 30–22, 34–23 |||
| Pts: Dueñas 13 Rebs: Reyes 15 Asts: Reyes, Rodríguez 3 each | | Pts: Muzadi 13 Rebs: Dias, E. Victoriano 7 each Asts: Lutonda 2 |
* The Dome, Sydney
* September 19 9:30
| Canada | 99–54 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 50–29, 49–25 |||
| Pts: Barrett 21 Rebs: Swords 7 Asts: Nash, Swords 5 each | | Pts: de Carvalho 10 Rebs: A. Victoriano 7 Asts: Lutonda 3 |
* The Dome, Sydney
* September 19 14:30
| Russia | 71–63 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 38–28, 33–35 |||
| Pts: Chikalkin 23 Rebs: Kirilenko 9 Asts: E. Pashutin 5 | | Pts: Herreros 13 Rebs: Rogers 6 Asts: Herreros 2 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,368
* September 19 21:30
| Australia | 66–80 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 28–45, 38–35 |||
| Pts: Gaze 21 Rebs: Longley 5 Asts: Heal 6 | | Pts: Bodiroga 19 Rebs: Tomašević 8 Asts: Bodiroga 6 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,406
* September 21 11:30
| Canada | 91–77 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 53–34, 38–43 |||
| Pts: Meeks 24 Rebs: Guarasci 6 Asts: Nash 5 | | Pts: Rogers 15 Rebs: De la Fuente, Garbajosa 6 each Asts: López 4 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,446
* September 21 19:30
| FR Yugoslavia | 73–64 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 39–32, 34–32 |||
| Pts: Tomašević 17 Rebs: Tomašević 11 Asts: Lukovski 4 | | Pts: Chipongue 15 Rebs: Lutonda 6 Asts: Lutonda 6 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,391
* September 21 21:30
| Australia | 75–71 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 47–30, 28–41 |||
| Pts: Gaze, Heal 15 each Rebs: Mackinnon 8 Asts: , Longley, Mackinnon 5 each | | Pts: Fetisov 16 Rebs: 5 players, 5 each Asts: E. Pashutin 7 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,322
* September 23 11:30
| Spain | 65–78 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 30–32, 35–46 |||
| Pts: Herreros 16 Rebs: Dueñas 10 Asts: López, Rodríguez 3 each | | Pts: Danilović 14 Rebs: Rebrača 6 Asts: Danilović 4 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,365
* September 23 14:30
| Russia | 77–59 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 45–36, 32–23 |||
| Pts: Fetisov 15 Rebs: E. Pashutin 7 Asts: E. Pashutin 11 | | Pts: Nash 15 Rebs: 3 players, 5 each Asts: Nash 4 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,446
* September 23 16:30
| Angola | 75–86 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 43–41, 32–45 |||
| Pts: Dias 18 Rebs: Lutonda 7 Asts: 3 players, 3 each | | Pts: Gaze 18 Rebs: Bradtke 7 Asts: Mackinnon 6 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,446
* September 25 9:30
| Angola | 65–88 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 35–45, 30–43 |||
| Pts: Dias 14 Rebs: Dias 6 Asts: E. Victoriano 3 | | Pts: Morgunov 17 Rebs: Kirilenko 9 Asts: Bazarevich, E. Pashutin 5 each |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,435
* September 25 19:30
| FR Yugoslavia | 75–83 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 42–33, 33–50 |||
| Pts: Danilović 20 Rebs: Tarlać, Tomašević 7 each Asts: Lukovski 4 | | Pts: Nash 26 Rebs: Nash 8 Asts: Nash 8 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,398
* September 25 21:30
| Australia | 91–80 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 36–40, 55–40 |||
| Pts: Heal 26 Rebs: Bradtke 8 Asts: Mackinnon 6 | | Pts: Herreros 24 Rebs: 8 players, 2 each Asts: Rodríguez 7 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,398

## Tournament bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold-medal game | Gold-medal game | Gold-medal game |
| A1 | United States | 85 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Russia | 70 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Russia | 70 | A1 | United States | 85 | | | |
| | | | A3 | Lithuania | 83 | | | |
| B2 | FR Yugoslavia | 63 | A3 | Lithuania | 83 | | | |
| A3 | Lithuania | 76 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Lithuania | 76 | | | | A1 | United States | 85 |
| | | | | | | A4 | France | 75 |
| A2 | Italy | 62 | | | | | | | A4 | France | 75 |
| B3 | Australia | 65 | | | |
| B3 | Australia | 65 | B3 | Australia | 52 | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game |
| | | | A4 | France | 76 |
| B1 | Canada | 63 | A4 | France | 76 | A3 | Lithuania | 89 |
| A4 | France | 68 | | | | B3 | Australia | 71 |

## Quarterfinals

* September 28 15:00
| Italy | 62–65 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 27–31, 35–34 |||
| Pts: Fučka 17 Rebs: 3 players, 4 each Asts: Fučka 3 | | Pts: Gaze 27 Rebs: Bradtke 8 Asts: Gaze 4 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,411 Referees: David Jones (United States) Pascal Dorizon (France)
* September 28 17:00
| Canada | 63–68 | France |
| Scoring by half: 23–38, 40–30 |||
| Pts: MacCulloch 23 Rebs: MacCulloch 9 Asts: Nash 8 | | Pts: Sciarra 17 Rebs: Sciarra 7 Asts: Rigaudeau 4 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,411 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (Lithuania) Juan Figueroa (Puerto Rico)
* September 28 20:00
| FR Yugoslavia | 63–76 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 32–37, 31–39 |||
| Pts: Stojaković 20 Rebs: Tomašević 8 Asts: Tomašević 2 | | Pts: Einikis 26 Rebs: Einikis 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 4 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,260 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece) Renato Santos (Brazil)
* September 28 22:00
| United States | 85–70 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 46–41, 39–29 |||
| Pts: Garnett 16 Rebs: Garnett 11 Asts: Kidd 8 | | Pts: Bashminov 12 Rebs: Morgunov 6 Asts: E. Pashutin 6 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,260 Referees: Iztok Rems (Slovenia) Rick Degagne (Canada)

## Semifinals

* September 29 19:30
| Australia | 52–76 | France |
| Scoring by half: 29–44, 23–32 |||
| Pts: Gaze, Heal 10 each Rebs: Bradtke 5 Asts: Heal 5 | | Pts: Sciarra 16 Rebs: Weis 9 Asts: Sciarra 7 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,653 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece) Raul Chaves (Argentina)
* September 29 21:30
| Lithuania | 83–85 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 36–48, 47–37 |||
| Pts: Jasikevičius 27 Rebs: Štombergas Žukauskas 5 each Asts: Jasikevičius 4 | | Pts: Carter 18 Rebs: Garnett 14 Asts: Garnett 4 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,653 Referees: Tiziano Zancanella (Italy) Pascal Dorizon (France)

## Finals

* October 1 11:00
| Australia | 71–89 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 35–51, 36–38 |||
| Pts: Gaze 22 Rebs: Mackinnon 7 Asts: Heal 4 | | Pts: Štombergas 28 Rebs: Songaila 7 Asts: Jasikevičius 6 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 Referees: Iztok Rems (Slovenia) David Jones (United States)
* October 1 13:15
| France | 75–85 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 32–46, 43–39 |||
| Pts: Sciarra 19 Rebs: Sciarra 4 Asts: Sciarra 4 | | Pts: Allen, Carter 13 each Rebs: Kidd, Mourning 7 each Asts: Payton 3 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (Lithuania) Renato Santos (Brazil)

## Classification round

* September 26 14:30
* 11th place
| New Zealand | 70–60 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 37–26, 33–34 |||
| Pts: Penney 17 Rebs: Marks 11 Asts: Jones 3 | | Pts: Almeida 19 Rebs: Dias 5 Asts: Lutonda 3 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,395
* September 26 16:30
* 9th place
| Spain | 84–64 | China |
| Scoring by half: 46–26, 38–38 |||
| Pts: Navarro 19 Rebs: Dueñas 10 Asts: Navarro, López 3 each | | Pts: Wang 14 Rebs: Yao 6 Asts: Guo 4 |
* The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,395
* September 30 12:00
* 7th place
| Canada | 86–83 (OT) | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 36–43, 33–26 Overtime: 17–14 |||
| Pts: Guarasci 21 Rebs: Meeks 10 Asts: Hamilton 5 | | Pts: Z. Pashutin 23 Rebs: Z. Pashutin 8 Asts: Z. Pashutin 5 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,604
* September 30 14:00
* 5th place
| Italy | 69–59 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 33–31, 36–28 |||
| Pts: Fučka 17 Rebs: Meneghin 9 Asts: Basile 5 | | Pts: Tomašević 13 Rebs: Stojaković 6 Asts: 7 players, 1 each |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,604

## Awards

* 2000 Olympic Basketball Champions
* United States Twelfth title

## Statistical leaders

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

### Game highs

| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
| Points | Antoine Rigaudeau Saulius Štombergas | 29 | China Australia |
| Rebounds | Alfonso Reyes | 15 | Angola |
| Assists | Steve Nash | 15 | Australia |
| Steals | Jim Bilba Pero Cameron Vince Carter Andrei Kirilenko Laurent Sciarra | 4 | China Lithuania France Angola China |
| Blocks | Alonzo Mourning | 6 | Italy |
| Turnovers | Steve Nash | 9 | France |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 760 | 587 | +173 |
| | France | 8 | 4 | 4 | 591 | 574 | +17 |
| | Lithuania | 8 | 5 | 3 | 620 | 558 | +62 |
| 4th | Australia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 596 | 634 | −38 |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals ||||||||
| 5th | Italy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 463 | 473 | −10 |
| 6th | FR Yugoslavia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 494 | 483 | +11 |
| 7th | Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 582 | 524 | +58 |
| 8th | Russia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 520 | 499 | +21 |
| Preliminary round 5th placers ||||||||
| 9th | Spain | 6 | 2 | 4 | 433 | 440 | −7 |
| 10th | China | 6 | 2 | 4 | 432 | 503 | −71 |
| Preliminary round 6th placers ||||||||
| 11th | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 | 377 | 476 | −99 |
| 12th | Angola | 6 | 0 | 6 | 363 | 480 | −117 |