# Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament
## Calendar

| September | 7 / 8 / 9 10 / 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Phase | Preliminary Round | Classification 9-12 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals Placement 11-12 | Classification 5-8 | Placement: 5-6, 7-8 & 9-10 Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Canada (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 372 | 276 | +96 | 10 |
| Germany (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 362 | 298 | +64 | 8 |
| Iran (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 359 | 344 | +15 | 8 |
| Japan (Q) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 265 | 319 | −54 | 7 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1 | 4 | 282 | 367 | −85 | 6 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 4 | 309 | 345 | −36 | 6 |
Note: All times are local
* 7 September 2008 09:00
| Iran | 73–62 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-10, 20-18, 23-15, 17-19 |||
| Pts: Ahmadi 24 Rebs: Gharibloo 11 Asts: Ahmadi 10 | | Pts: Nortje 25 Rebs: Nortje 10 Asts: Taylor 4 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11500 Referees: Max Kindervater (GER)
* 7 September 2008 11:15
| Japan | 49–61 | Sweden |
| Scoring by quarter: 6-16, 9-17, 19-12, 15-16 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (CAN)
* 7 September 2008 20:45
| Canada | 62–59 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 6-13, 19-17, 20-16 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11797 Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)
* 8 September 2008 15:30
| Sweden | 66–92 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-24, 18-23, 22-21, 14-24 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1376 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)
* 8 September 2008 17:45
| South Africa | 55–80 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-25, 12-21, 24-16, 7-18 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1376 Referees: Matias Quintana (ARG)
* 8 September 2008 18:30
| Germany | 56–58 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 17-14, 14-14, 13-12 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8580 Referees: Sergio Giordano (CAN)
* 9 September 2008 10:00
| Iran | 69–50 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 9-6, 18-15, 17-14, 25-15 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1095 Referees: Ian Robert Pursglove (GBR)
* 9 September 2008 12:15
| South Africa | 43–96 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 8-21, 8-25, 10-26, 17-24 |||
* USTB Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 1095 Referees: Andre Bosveld (NED)
* 9 September 2008 18:30
| Canada | 62–52 | Sweden |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-14, 19-11, 14-12, 4-15 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8162 Referees: Gabriele Caligiuri (AUS)
* 10 September 2008 09:00
| Japan | 48–75 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 7-18, 18-19, 5-21, 18-17 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7262 Referees: Seppo Olavi Viljanen (CZE)
* 10 September 2008 11:15
| Sweden | 58–64 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-11, 14-16, 13-11, 16-26 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7262 Referees: Sergio Giordano (CAN)
* 10 September 2008 13:30
| Germany | 73–63 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-15, 29-14, 22-13, 12-21 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7262 Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (CAN)
* 11 September 2008 12:15
| South Africa | 58–60 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 10-11, 16-14, 15-20 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1302 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)
* 11 September 2008 13:30
| Germany | 78–72 | Sweden |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-18, 17-21, 17-18, 24-15 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7684 Referees: Antonia Gomez Ruf (ESP)
* 11 September 2008 16:15
| Canada | 93–62 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 30-16, 22-19, 21-20, 20-7 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 9780 Referees: Cristian Ariel Salguero (ARG)

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 346 | 291 | +55 | 9 |
| United States (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 247 | +131 | 9 |
| Great Britain (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 334 | 271 | +63 | 9 |
| Israel (Q) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 332 | 325 | +7 | 7 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 291 | 348 | −57 | 6 |
| China | 5 | 0 | 5 | 203 | 402 | −199 | 5 |
Note: All times are local
* 7 September 2008 13:30
| United States | 76–53 | Israel |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 7 September 2008 16:15
| Australia | 73–72 | Brazil |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 7 September 2008 18:30
| China | 34–81 | Great Britain |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 8 September 2008 10:00
| Brazil | 41–87 | United States |
* USTB Gymnasium, Beijing
* 8 September 2008 12:15
| Israel | 80–41 | China |
* USTB Gymnasium, Beijing
* 8 September 2008 20:45
| Great Britain | 48–67 | Australia |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 9 September 2008 9:00
| Brazil | 60–73 | Israel |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 9 September 2008 11:30
| Australia | 79–44 | China |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 9 September 2008 20:45
| United States | 50–54 | Great Britain |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 10 September 2008 15:30
| Australia | 66–59 | Israel |
* USTB Gymnasium, Beijing
* 10 September 2008 17:45
| China | 38–97 | United States |
* USTB Gymnasium, Beijing
* 10 September 2008 20:45
| Great Britain | 69–53 | Brazil |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 11 September 2008 10:00
| Israel | 67–82 | Great Britain |
* USTB Gymnasium, Beijing
* 11 September 2008 18:30
| China | 46–65 | Brazil |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 11 September 2008 20:45
| United States | 68–61 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 18-16, 9-21, 17-4 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 9780 Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)

## Medal Round

Iran withdrew because of the possibility of a match against Israel.
| Quarterfinals (13 September 2008) | Quarterfinals (13 September 2008) | Quarterfinals (13 September 2008) | Semifinals (14 September 2008) | Semifinals (14 September 2008) | Semifinals (14 September 2008) | Gold medal game (16 September 2008) | Gold medal game (16 September 2008) | Gold medal game (16 September 2008) |
| B2 | United States | 20 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Iran | 0 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Iran | 0 | B2 | United States | 62 | | | |
| | | | A1 | Canada | 69 | | | |
| A1 | Canada | 55 | A1 | Canada | 69 | | | |
| B4 | Israel | 47 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Israel | 47 | | | | A1 | Canada | 60 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Australia | 72 |
| B1 | Australia | 72 | | | | | | | B1 | Australia | 72 |
| A4 | Japan | 52 | | | |
| A4 | Japan | 52 | B1 | Australia | 67 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | B3 | Great Britain | 54 |
| A2 | Germany | 64 | B3 | Great Britain | 54 | B2 | United States | 77 |
| B3 | Great Britain | 71 | | | | B3 | Great Britain | 85 |
Source: Paralympic.org
Quarterfinals
* 13 September 2008 09:00
* Iran DNS
| United States | 20–0 | Iran |
| Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: - | | Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: - |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Matias Quintana (ARG)
* 13 September 2008 11:15
| Canada | 55–47 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-4, 7-10, 14-13, 14-20 |||
| Pts: Patrick Anderson 17 Rebs: Joey Johnson 16 Asts: David Durepos4 | | Pts: Dotan Meishar 15 Rebs: Dotan Meishar 16 Asts: Avraham Lehrman 2 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Gabriele Caligiuri (AUS)
* 13 September 2008 13:30
| Australia | 72–52 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-15, 17-15, 19-13, 15-9 |||
| Pts: Brad Ness 18 Rebs: Brad Ness 14 Asts: Shaun Norris 4 | | Pts: Kazuyuki Kyoya, Tetsuya Miyajima 9 Rebs: Akimasa Suzuki, Shingo Fujii 6 Asts: Hiroaki Kozai 3 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (NED)
* 13 September 2008 16:45
| Germany | 64–71 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-21, 13-17, 14-20, 20-13 |||
| Pts: Dirk Kohler-Lenz 18 Rebs: Dirk Kohler-Lenz 11 Asts: Lars Christink 5 | | Pts: Simon Munn 31 Rebs: Simon Munn 20 Asts: Jon Pollock 8 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)
Semifinals
* 14 September 2008 21:30
| United States | 62–69 (OT) | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-25, 8-10, 14-10, 12-4, Overtime: 20-13 |||
| Pts: Patrick Anderson 33 Rebs: Patrick Anderson 21 Asts: Patrick Anderson 6 | | Pts: Joe Chambers 14 Rebs: Joe Chambers 10 Asts: Paul Schulte 6 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Max Kindervater (GER)
* 14 September 2008 19:00
| Great Britain | 54–67 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 6-19, 14-17, 13-18, 21-13 |||
| Pts: Jon Pollock 18 Rebs: Simon Munn 11 Asts: Jon Pollock 3 | | Pts: Justin Eveson 22 Rebs: Brad Ness 11 Asts: Justin Eveson 2 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)
Bronze medal game
* 16 September 2008 17:00
| United States | 77–85 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 22-19, 11-24, 30-24 |||
| Pts: Joe Chambers 25 Rebs: Joe Chambers 6 Asts: Mikey Paye, Jeremy Lade 3 | | Pts: Terence Bywater 32 Rebs: Simon Munn 13 Asts: Jon Pollock 5 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Max Kindervater (GER)
Gold medal game
* 16 September 2008 19:30
| Canada | 60–72 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 15-12, 15-26, 13-18 |||
| Pts: Patrick Anderson 22 Rebs: Patrick Anderson, Joey Johnson 12 Asts: Patrick Anderson 6 | | Pts: Troy Sachs 19 Rebs: Troy Sachs, Justin Eveson 7 Asts: Brad Ness 8 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (NED)

## Classification 5-8

| Classification round | Classification round | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 15 September 2008 | 15 September 2008 |
| Iran | 0 |
| Iran | 0 | 16 September 2008 | 16 September 2008 |
| Israel | 20 | 16 September 2008 | 16 September 2008 |
| Israel | 20 | Israel | 54 |
| 15 September 2008 | 15 September 2008 | | Israel | 54 |
| 15 September 2008 | 15 September 2008 | Germany | 63 |
| Japan | 57 | Germany | 63 |
| Germany | 71 | | |
| Germany | 71 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 16 September 2008 | 16 September 2008 |
| | | Iran | 0 |
| | | Japan | 20 |
Source: Paralympic.org
Classification
* 15 September 2008
* Iran DNS
| Iran | 0–20 | Israel |
| Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: - | | Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: - |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 15 September 2008 11:15
| Germany | 71–57 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-16, 21-11, 12-16, 22-14 |||
| Pts: Dirk Passiwan 30 Rebs: Dirk Kohler-Lenz 14 Asts: Lars Lehmann 8 | | Pts: Reo Fujimoto 20 Rebs: Akimasa Suzuki 7 Asts: Shingo Fujii 3 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)
Fifth place
* 16 September 2008
| Israel | 54–63 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-19, 13-14, 12-12, 12-18 |||
| Pts: Dotan Meishar 19 Rebs: Dotan Meishar 14 Asts: Roei Rozenberg, Liran Hendel 7 | | Pts: Dirk Passiwan 22 Rebs: Dirk Kohler-Lenz 10 Asts: Lars Lehmann 4 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11204 Referees: Jonathon Blake Burford (USA)
Seventh place
* 16 September 2008
* Iran DNS
| Iran | 0–20 | Japan |
| Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: - | | Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: - |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

## Classification 9-12

| Classification round | Classification round | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 12 September 2008 | 12 September 2008 |
| Brazil | 75 |
| Brazil | 75 | 16 September 2008 | 16 September 2008 |
| Sweden | 56 | 16 September 2008 | 16 September 2008 |
| Sweden | 56 | Brazil | 68 |
| 12 September 2008 | 12 September 2008 | | Brazil | 68 |
| 12 September 2008 | 12 September 2008 | South Africa | 46 |
| South Africa | 67 | South Africa | 46 |
| China | 60 | | |
| China | 60 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 14 September 2008 | 14 September 2008 |
| | | Sweden | 63 |
| | | China | 45 |
Source: Paralympic.org
Classification
* 12 September 2008 09:00
| Brazil | 75–56 | Sweden |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-11, 16-12, 16-16, 18-17 |||
| Pts: Jose Marcos Silva 20 Rebs: Leandro Mirando 17 Asts: Everaldo Lima 6 | | Pts: Peter Kohlstrom 20 Rebs: Joachim Gustavsson 5 Asts: Joakim Linden, Robin Meng 2 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8854 Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (CAN)
* 12 September 2008 11:15
| South Africa | 67–60 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 19-15, 19-27, 16-4 |||
| Pts: Richard Nortje 22 Rebs: David Nathaniel Curle 10 Asts: David Nathaniel Curle 5 | | Pts: Hai Ding 20 Rebs: Hai Ding 15 Asts: Lei Yang, Pengcheng Li 4 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8854 Referees: Jonathon Blake Burford (USA)
Ninth place
* 16 September 2008 11:15
| Brazil | 68–46 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 18-11, 19-9, 12-9 |||
| Pts: Jose Marcos Silva 18 Rebs: Leandro Mirando 11 Asts: Everaldo Lima 3 | | Pts: Richard Nortje 18 Rebs: Richard Nortje 6 Asts: Nicholas Taylor, Jeremy Nel 2 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11204 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)
Eleventh place
* 14 September 2008 15:45
| Sweden | 63–45 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 17-17, 14-13, 16-2 |||
| Pts: Hussein Haidari 19 Rebs: Hussein Haidari 14 Asts: Hussein Haidari 10 | | Pts: Hai Ding 14 Rebs: Hai Ding 9 Asts: Haijiang Chen 3 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Jorg-Ulrich Otto (GER)

## Ranking

| Place | Team |
| | Australia |
| | Canada |
| | Great Britain |
| 4. | United States |
| 5. | Germany |
| 6. | Israel |
| 7. | Japan |
| 8. | Iran |
| 9. | Brazil |
| 10. | South Africa |
| 11. | Sweden |
| 12. | China |